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Anthony Joshua predicts ‘phenomenal’ rival to win Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk fight

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British heavyweight Anthony Joshua has tipped Oleksandr Usyk to beat Tyson Fury when the two world champions collide in their undisputed title fight in Saudi Arabia next month

Anthony Joshua believes Oleksandr Usyk will prevail in the seismic undisputed heavyweight title fight between the Ukrainian and Tyson Fury.

Usyk, the reigning WBA, WBO and IBF world champion, will put his straps up against Fury’s WBC title to crown an undisputed kingpin of the heavyweight division next month in Saudi Arabia.

The fight will finally take place on May 18 after a serious cut sustained by Fury prevented the two from donning their gloves on the original date earlier this year. And while plenty believe the bout is too close to call, Joshua has tipped Usyk to conquer his domestic rival.

READ MORE NEWS :Anthony Joshua hints mega clash with Tyson Fury will happen in September and says ‘it’s coming, most definitely’

After being asked for a prediction, Joshua told talkSPORT: “I’ve fought Usyk so I can only speak on what I’ve experienced with him – phenomenal fighter, I would say he’s gonna do a really good job.

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“I’ve never fought Fury, so I can’t speak on what it’s like to face him. Only speaking on what I know, I have to say Usyk will be victorious.”

Joshua came up short against Usyk on two separate occasions, the first of which saw him lose his belts. And although he produced an improved showing in a rematch, the Brit was soundly beaten on points by the former undisputed cruiserweight champion.

Joshua and Fury have both teased a mega domestic showdown for years but nothing has materialised to date. Joshua, however, is itching for a return to the ring after destroying former UFC champion Francis Ngannou just before Christmas and has refused to rule out the possibility of locking horns with Fury in the future.

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He revealed earlier this week that his next bout is likely to take place at Wembley Stadium in September. And while his opponent has not yet been determined, he could finally face off with Deontay Wilder with a view to meeting Fury further down the line.

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Joshua said: “On June 1 in Saudi Arabia they’ve got the 5 vs 5 card. You’ve got Filip Hrgovic vs Daniel Dubois, and you’ve got Zhilei Zhang vs Deontay Wilder. So providing one of those looks good – the one who looks the best, His Excellency, Turki Alalshikh said to me, ‘I want you to fight [him].’

“What he says is, ‘In the future I want people to look back at your record and say that you took on the best.’ I said, ‘Now you’re speaking my language.’ So out of that pool, I believe that’s who I’m gonna be fighting, one of those.

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“We’re on the same page and he’s on the same page as the fans as well. He’s trying to deliver what the fans want, I know they want that big fight with Tyson Fury and he’s working on it.

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“But Fury’s got his obligations with Oleksandr Usyk so I’ve gotta make sure I stay focused and disciplined, keep steamrolling through opponents so I can get closer and closer to having the opportunity of me vs Tyson Fury.”

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EXCLUSIVE :Ryan Garcia says he will move up to heavyweight and wants to fight Anthony Joshua: I’m going to kick his ass…

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Ryan Garcia continues to live his moment of fame after his surprise win over Devin Haney last weekend, and he’s even already thinking about a heavyweight fight against Anthony Joshua.

For some time now, Garcia has been in the middle of controversy for his behavior and his controversial comments through social networks, which have even made many people worry about his mental health, or that they thought he was not taking his fight against Devin Haney seriously as he seemed to spend too much time posting messages on the networks

But the 25-year-old stunned the world by dominating The Dream, turning the night at the Barclays Center into a nightmare for his Californian rival who still holds the WBC Super-lightweight title.

READ MORE NEWS :Anthony Joshua hints mega clash with Tyson Fury will happen in September and says ‘it’s coming, most definitely’

Now he’s aiming to punch higher, literally, as he calls out Anthony Joshua who is the former unified heavyweight champion of the world who recently knocked out Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia.

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“However, we want AJ [Joshua]. I want AJ I want AJ,” Garcia said during a livestream on X.com, formerly Twitter. “I want to fight AJ, come on.

“I’m going up to heavyweight. Give me about three years, I’m going to kick his ass. Hey, when I knock AJ out, what would they [haters] say then? After that, they won’t be able to [hate me].”

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It’s going to be tongue in cheek otherwise it would be an insane thing to attempt to pull off as Joshua enjoys an eight-inch height advantage, 12-inch reach advantage and weighed 111 pounds more than Garcia did against Haney, when he took on Ngannou recently.

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Garcia’s victory over Haney reassured the boxing world that he is still a serious force to be reckoned with after Gervonta Davis knocked him out in early 2023 and now he’s looking to his next target but who might that be?

The Mexican-American is set to step up to a different weight class entirely as he could face off with Tim Tszyu at 154 pounds in a super-welterweight face-off, with Sebastian Fundora being unavailable due to injury and Tszyu is pushing for it to happen.

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“By the time he makes his way up to 154lbs, Timmy will be the champion across everything,” George Rose of No Limit Boxing told Sporting News. “I hope he does come up because he’s an absolute superstar of global boxing.

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“He’s a guy who can fight, can absolutely fight, can punch, can mix it with the best and Timmy Tszyu’s going to be the best in the 154 division all over again. I would happily see Ryan Garcia come up to 154 and we’d love to accommodate him.”

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Andy Ruiz Credits Anthony Joshua, Proposes Trilogy Fight After Aug. 3 Date

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Former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz thinks that Anthony Joshua is finally starting to show the aggression that once defined his career, before he ran into a chunky power puncher with fast hands.

Ruiz was an athletic question mark before he dropped Joshua four times and stopped him to capture three heavyweight titles in their 2019 slugfest in Madison Square Garden. Joshua seemed to emerge from the first fight a little gun-shy, a little tentative. He won the rematch with Ruiz in a carefully calibrated, cautious performance, and his temperament seemed to be more safety-first than full-speed ahead. With two recent knockouts – including a whiplash, highlight-reel KO of Francis Ngannou – Joshua, Ruiz believes, is starting to regain his offensive-minded form.

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“He’s getting his momentum back,” Ruiz said on Wednesday before a press conference in Manhattan, New York, to announce his bout with Jarrell Miller on Aug. 3 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, as part of a stacked card headlined by Terence Crawford and Israil Madrimov. “He’s getting his confidence back. I think that’s the most important thing. He’s doing what he’s supposed to do. I think he’s doing his thing. I’m just happy for him. I would love to have that trilogy with him. He gave me that opportunity. I gave him back that opportunity, and there’s one more. I want to become a two-time heavyweight champion of the world.”

READ MORE :Anthony Joshua hints mega clash with Tyson Fury will happen in September and says ‘it’s coming, most definitely’

Ruiz (35-2, 22 KOs) qualified his remarks by saying that Joshua’s offensive success could be due in part to his opponents. Joshua dominated a very skilled but somewhat unproven commodity in Otto Wallin last December in a fifth-round stoppage and then blasted out a boxing novice in Ngannou in March in just two rounds.

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“AJ’s been doing good. He’s been taking out the guys that he’s supposed to,” Ruiz said. “I’m not saying they’re super-good opponents that have really good skills. I’m sure if he fought someone else that had more skills, that wanted to win the fight and aren’t just facing him for the payday or the exposure, they want to win the fight and do whatever it takes – and I feel that should be me,” he said with a chuckle. “I give it all I have. I die inside that ring. But he’s been doing good and he’s been doing his thing.”

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Ruiz hopes to return to the ring again in December following his bout with Miller (26-1-1, 22 KOs). Ruiz hasn’t fought since he decked Luis Ortiz three times on his way to a unanimous decision in September 2022. Ruiz underwent surgery on a torn rotator cuff last year.

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“I have to climb up the ladder again,” Ruiz said. “After I do these fights and get back into the groove, I’d love to fight Joseph Parker, [Deontay] Wilder and Joshua. The main thing is training and staying in shape. After this fight, I plan on training and training and come back in December.”

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Anthony Joshua hints mega clash with Tyson Fury will happen in September and says ‘it’s coming, most definitely’

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ANTHONY JOSHUA has dropped a huge hint that he could fight Tyson Fury in September.

AJ was cheering on runners at the London Marathon when he was asked by the BBC when he could be back in the ring.

Joshua confirmed he is waiting in the wings to face the winner of Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk.

The undisputed heavyweight title fight is set for May 18.

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And the world champion could be set for another mega-money fight – potentially worth £200million against AJ.

Joshua said: “Boxing is changing a lot, there is a new player, Turki Alalshikh, who is taking the world by storm.

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“He is doing what he wants for the fans, it’s amazing.

So if the fans demand it, I know that he will deliver. I know the fans want me and Fury, I want that.

“I’m not going to give away plans, but he is a man of action.

“It’s coming, most definitely it’s coming.”

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Asked if that is going to be his next fight, Joshua replied: “To be honest, he said be ready for September.

“Why he said that is because they have got a fight on June 1, all the heavyweights, five vs five, Eddie Hearn vs Frank Warren.

“And they have got Fury vs Usyk in May. And then they will have me in September. It’s unbelievable.”

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Joshua’s latest update on the potential bout comes just days after meeting up with Saudi promoter Alalshikh.

Supporters have long been desperate for the two British heavyweights to go head-to-head – but AJ’s defeats to Usyk in 2021 and 2022 halted the chance of it happening.

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However, talks appear to be alive again with the 34-year-old now on the comeback trail.

He has won his last four fights, including a demolition of Francis Ngannou back in March.

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The UFC star-turned-boxer knocked Fury to the canvas in a narrow defeat just four months earlier.

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SunSport understands Alalshikh and events group Sela – who sponsors Newcastle – could branch out to the UK and potentially host Fury vs Joshua at Wembley.

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BREAKING NEWS : Anthony Joshua Confirms Next Fight Date

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Anthony Joshua has confirmed he will return to the ring in September following his KO win against Francis Ngannou.

Former two-time heavyweight world champion Joshua extended his unbeaten streak to four fights last month when he dropped Ngannou twice before stopping him for good in the second round. ‘AJ’ has been promised a shot at the undisputed world titles in his next fight, which Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are competing for next month.

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When asked about his next fight on The Jonathan Ross Show, ‘AJ’ said: “Around September is when I’ve been told. I was hoping June. I’ve got some time to go on dates now and mingle a little bit. I’m training at the minute, I’ve got two months before I get into training camp.”

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Queensbury Promotions are hosting a Wembley Stadium event later this year, according to Derek Chisora, and he recently claimed Joshua will be headlining the card. “He will fight the winner of Daniel Dubois and [Filip] Hrgovic in Wembley.

aI’ve got a big mouth.That’s the plan. It’s gonna be a sick, a little adventure for Turki Alalshikh to bring it back to London,” Chisora told iFL TV.

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Dubois and Hrgovic have been linked to fight on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol’s undisputed clash, which takes place in Saudi Arabia on June 1. The IBF world title could be on the line if the organisation forces Fury or Usyk to fight mandatory challenger Hrgovic.

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Joshua fought three times last year as he won an unentertaining decision against Jermaine Franklin before KO’ing Robert Helenius and Otto Wallin. ‘AJ’ made his professional debut over a decade ago and when asked about his retirement plan, he said: “I’ve always said 35. I’m 35 in October, I’m thinking another two years or so if my body holds out.”

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Anthony Joshua backed to ‘wipe the floor’ with Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury by Derek Chisora due to key change

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Derek Chisora believes Anthony Joshua will rise to the top of the heavyweight division under Ben Davison.

The Watford powerhouse has looked phenomenal since joining forces with his new trainer a little under six months ago.

AJ started working with Davison ahead of his dominant stoppage win over Otto Wallin in December.

It was a much-improved performance to his previous two outings against Jermaine Franklin and Robert Helenius, which were overseen by former head coach Derrick James

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Joshua has been criticised for being too gun-shy in many of his recent fights, but since linking up with Davison the Brit has seemingly rediscovered the fire in his belly.

Following Joshua’s win over Wallin, the pair joined forces again for his second-round demolition of Francis Ngannou.

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The Cameroonian cage fighter had caused Fury all kinds of problems five months prior but there were no such issues for Joshua as he dispatched the former UFC heavyweight champion with ease.

Chisora likes what he has seen from his old pal lately and backs Joshua to beat Oleksandr Usyk now that he is working with Davison, despite the fact he lost back-to-back fights against the Ukrainian in 2021 and 2022.

“AJ would wipe the floor with Usyk under Ben Davison, I don’t think it would go six rounds,” Chisora told Crypto Casino LTD.

“He chucked a couple jabs against Otto Wallin [in December] and everything else was power and he’s mixing up head and body.

“He’s a friend and we went to the same amateur club, but his power will be too much for Fury, he’d have so much ferociousness saved for that fight, and you must remember that Ben Davison knows Tyson Fury very well, so I think AJ [wins].”

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Joshua may have the opportunity to prove himself against whoever gets their hand raised in Usyk and Fury’s inaugural undisputed clash on May 18 if a step-aside fee is accepted by the loser.

Fury’s US promoter, Bob Arum, has already teased that this could take precedence over an immediate rematch.

“There’s always a chance [of a step-aside] when there’s one entity putting up the money, as in this case the sovereign (wealth) fund [the Public Investment Fund], the [General Entertainment Authority] in Saudi Arabia, they can have a tremendous influence on the fighters, and maybe if Fury is successful they can make it worthwhile to Usyk to step aside to allow a Joshua fight to happen this year,” Arum told Sky Sports.

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Deontay Wilder says Anthony Joshua fight will be revived with big win over Zhilei Zhang

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Deontay Wilder says he is “90%” sure a fight with Anthony Joshua will happen in the future.

The American heavyweight faces Zhilei Zhang on 1 June, six months on from his shock defeat by Joseph Parker.

The loss to Parker derailed a planned fight against Joshua, but Wilder says the long-awaited bout can still happen.

“People are always going to want to see that fight no matter what,” Wilder told BBC Sport. “I put it in the high 90s [percentage chance of happening].”

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Joshua and Wilder both fought on the same night last December, with a view to meeting in April 2024, but the Briton was forced to fomer UFC champion Francis Ngannou instead after Wilder’s defeat.

Wilder, 38, says the loss was in part down to his 14 months of inactivity leading up to the Parker fight, but said a big win will resurrect interest in the contest.

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“I always said it before, it’ll be a shame if we never fought,” Wilder said of Joshua.

“It only takes that one fight, that one night. June 1st is going to be that night, that one fight.

“Deontay Wilder knocks [Zhang’s] head off and the world goes crazy.

“And there we go again, Wilder versus Joshua. They want it [again].”

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Wilder will fight Zhang as part of the five-versus-five Matchroom Promotions v Queensberry Promotions card on 1 June in Saudi Arabia.

The heavyweight contest was the surprise addition as Wilder signed a one-fight deal with Matchroom to be part of the event.

Frank Warren describes Deontay Wilder as a ‘shot fighter’ and does not see him ever fighting Anthony Jos

Zhang, 40, also comes into the fight off the back of a defeat by Parker, and both men would face an uphill battle to a world title shot with another loss.

Wilder said he lost his “desire and hunger” going into his fight with Parker, saying his “body wasn’t responding like my mind”.

“That monster wasn’t there no more,” Wilder said.

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“It was one of those boring fights where if anyone did any type of action they won.

“That’s how I look at that fight. Joseph Parker is definitely not better than Deontay Wilder, at all. He was just the better man on the night.”

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Anthony Joshua Waits in the Wings for Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk to Play Out

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Anthony Joshua joked that he barely had time to enjoy Christmas before fight brokers reminded him ahead of New Year’s Eve that he would soon be turning from his late-December stoppage of Otto Wallin to meet former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in March.

Joshua’s destructive second-round knockout demonstrated that his activity was high and the union with trainer Ben Davison was going swimmingly.

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And now Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) will wait to see what transpires May 18 when the man he lost his three heavyweight belts to, Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs), steps into a ring in Saudi Arabia against Joshua’s countryman, Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs).

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Although a rematch clause exists between Usyk and Fury, Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has said he would like to stage the long-awaited Joshua-Fury bout in the interim, should Fury defeat Usyk.

In discussing Joshua’s future on Friday’s episode of Pro Box TV’s “Deep Waters,” analyst and former welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi said that he believes Joshua has fully resurrected himself from those consecutive losses to Usyk in 2021 and 2022.

“The new-look Joshua with [former Fury trainer] Davison … I’m buying what they’re selling,” Malignaggi said. “I really feel he’s a threat to Usyk if they fought a third time.”

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Joshua’s ability to so convincingly defeat a problematic southpaw in Wallin, who opened up a gash on Fury that required 47 stitches to close, and then destroy Ngannouy after the former UFC heavyweight champion knocked down Fury and took the bout to the scorecards, is a significant turn.

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“I’m back on the Joshua train,” said Chris Algieri, another “Deep Waters” analyst. “If I’m making a video game character of a heavyweight, I’m making that guy. He’s got everything: the look, the power, the technique; the attitude is back.”

While Joshua lost some luster in losing his U.S. debut in a stunning TKO loss to Andy Ruiz Jr. at Madison Square Garden in 2019, his revival in this Saudi doubleheader makes him the top challenger to whoever emerges victorious May 18.

The wrinkle is the Usyk-Fury rematch clause, and if that takes precedence following a tightly contested May 18 bout, then Joshua should turn to unbeaten Croatian Filip Hrgovic (17-0), should he defeat Daniel Dubois on June 1 in Saudi Arabia, said Malignaggi.

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“Can we start mentioning Filip Hrgovic and make this an actual sport?” Malignaggi roared. “Hrgovic has been avoided. The Joshua-Hrgovic and Fury-Usyk winners should fight.”

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Algieri agreed that if Hrgovic “washes, dismantles” Dubois, then he deserves that opportunity to test Joshua’s chin.

“We’ve seen [Joshua] be inconsistent, and that inconsistency starts here,” Algieri said, motioning to his head. 

A heavy blow to Joshua’s head “can happen anytime, and it’s like what Mike Tyson said: your life changes with one punch. It’d be very easy for [Joshua] to revert to that guy who struggled against Andy Ruiz.”

With Davison in his corner and a major bout looming, the presence of Joshua adds to the anticipation of activity in the sport’s most compelling division.

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Tyson Fury gives extremely weird answer about Anthony Joshua’s boxing improvements

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Tyson Fury did the media rounds on Wednesday at a press conference ahead of his fight against Oleksandr Usyk, which will take place on May 18.

Although Usyk is the main focus, the topic of Anthony Joshua came up. Joshua could very well face the winner of Fury-Usyk, although he’s already lost twice to Usyk.

Tyson Fury calls Anthony Joshua a “fat sausage”

A fight against Fury could be on the cards whether Fury beats Usyk or not, and it sure sounds like Fury is already trying to promote that one. First, Fury called Joshua a “useless sausage“.
Fury himself even said that he expects to fight Joshua not once but twice following the Usyk fights.
He then followed up later by claiming there’s no bad blood between the two boxers. But then he delivered an eyebrow-raising quote when prompted on what he thinks of Joshua’s recent improvement since hiring a new trainer.
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Fury loves delivering ear-catching quotes, and that was certainly one of them. If he’s set to fight Usyk and Joshua a total of four times combined over the next couple of years, we’ll be in for many more great quotes.
On May 18, the Brit’s highly-anticipated undisputed showdown with Oleksandr Usyk will finally take place, live on TNT Sports Box Office.
The battle for all the marbles was pushed back from its February 17 date after Fury pulled out due to a cut above his right eye sustained in sparring.
At a press conference in his hometown of Morecambe, the reigning WBC champion was told by Alalshikh: “Tyson, you are the diamond in world boxing. You know I want you to be our crown jewel for 10 more fights.”
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A NOU DAWN Francis Ngannou closes in on first fight since brutal Anthony Joshua KO with star to make MMA return after two years out

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FRANCIS NGANNOU is set to return to MMA for the first time in two years following his brutal boxing loss to Anthony Joshua.

Ngannou walked out on the UFC last year to pursue a lucrative switch to boxing but he did so after signing with the Professional Fighters League.

The PFL gave the green light for the move to boxing and the ex-UFC champion faced Tyson Fury, 35, in October.

He sensationally dropped the unbeaten heavyweight boxer only to lose a controversial split-decision.

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Ngannou then faced Fury’s British rival Joshua, 34, in March but it ended in a sickening second-round knockout loss.

And the second successive boxing defeat looks to have sent the Cameroonian hero back to MMA for his next bout.

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PFL boss Donn Davis said: “We talked to Francis and he said before the fight in Saudi Arabia that he planned to come in MMA this year.

“It just depended on the outcome of that fight, he said if he lost that it’s be sooner and if he won it’d be later, so it’ll be sooner.

“He says he is recharging, he went home to Cameroon after the fight.”

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Brazilian Renan Ferreira, 34, knocked out ex-UFC star Ryan Bader, 40, in 20 seconds in February to earn a fight with the returning Ngannou.

SunSport understands another PFL pay-per-view is heading back to Saudi with Ngannou to top it.

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“It’s be a little over two years since we’ve seen in MMA and we are excited to see him in the SmartCage against Renan Ferreira.”

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