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Anthony Joshua injured during sparring session with children ahead of fight with Daniel Dubois

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Anthony Joshua suffered a petite cut while sparring at the hands of children ahead of his IBF heavyweight world title fight with fellow Briton Daniel Dubois. The two-time world champion, 34, stepped into the squared circle to jokingly spar with some of the youngsters at his amateur gym, Finchley ABC.

“Which one of you cut me? Was it you?” Joshua smiled, and the video shows a noticeable cut on his cheek. One of the children confessed and earned Joshua’s respect.

AJ will look to become a three-time world champion on September 21 at Wembley Stadium against Dubois, who received the belt after Oleksandr Usyk’s resignation. Tensions threatened to peak as AJ and Dubois came face to face, with the former threatening to throw a chair in his rival’s face, claiming he was being disrespectful.

The Brits have also been close in sparring before, with Dubois leaving his mark. Joshua revealed that his rival Dubois “smashed” him, but didn’t knock him out, in sparring a few years ago. “I knew Daniel from Team GB,” Joshua said.

“I had just turned pro but I stayed on the GB squad. I was still training there so we sparred. Good sparring. All that talk you’re trying to get at, he just blew me away with a good shot. But I was on my feet.

“I don’t know where this whole narrative came from that someone turned off my delicate. There were a ton of people at the gym that day. And they came out and said nothing happened.”

Joshua added: “Listen, people say what they say. In my case, it’s always been the inch that made the mile, but it’s all good. I’m not saying he has a chance to do it on September 21st, because sometimes what you’re talking about comes to pass, but I’m not going to let that happen and I’m going to show you how good I am, whether it’s sparring in the ring or fighting in the ring, I’m not going to let anyone manipulate me or try to take me down. No way.

Dubois will be looking to say goodbye to Joshua later this year in order to keep a close eye on Usyk’s rematch with Tyson Fury. Dubois was beaten by Usyk last year but had a good showing against the Ukrainian, unfortunately failing to register a knockdown as it was deemed too low. Like Joshua, Dubois isn’t drawn back to his past in previous sparring sessions.

“I don’t want to talk about not sparring or anything like that,” Dubois said. “This happened seven years ago and honestly, I don’t remember it. I’m not here to spar him, I’m here to fight him. So let’s stick to the fight.”

“I will say it was great to be there and share that experience with these guys who were at the top of their game. Another thing, speaking of sparring, people have mentioned sparring with me and it didn’t work out, so I don’t want bad luck to get to me!”

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Tyson Fury will receive almost half of the £60 million prize money after his fight with Oleksandr Usyk

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Tyson Fury will lose almost half of his earnings after the highly anticipated rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. The 36-year-old British boxer is expected to earn around £60 million for fighting the Ukrainian in Saudi Arabia.

However, if Usyk, who handed Fury a split decision victory in their first meeting in May, wins again, it won’t be the only thing Fury will lose. According to data analyst JeffBeta, Fury will receive almost £30 million in prize money deducted by the taxman for income tax and national insurance, which he will have to pay when he returns to the UK.

In total, around 47 per cent of his winnings will go to HM Revenue and Customs. He will have to pay around £28 million in tax and an additional £1.2 million in National Insurance contributions.

The fight purse shared by Usyk and Fury is believed to be valued at a staggering £150 million. With a victory in the first fight, Usyk is expected to take home a larger share of the purse, estimated at around 60 percent.

Discussing the tax treatment of Fury’s earnings, a JeffBet spokesperson commented: “If you are a UK resident you must pay tax on your earnings abroad in the same way and this remains the same regardless of how much someone may earn.

“Good tax advice is always crucial and in this case you can be sure that the Fury camp will consider the most advantageous deal.”

While financial aspects play their part, Fury, better known as the Gypsy King, is determined to fix his only professional failure. He recently confessed that he had not spoken to his wife Paris for three months in order to maintain absolute concentration.

On his approach to the upcoming fight, Fury revealed: “If anything, a little more focus. More laser focus and less clowning around.

“If I put two things into my game plan, it will be a little more effective. There are no large advantages here. They only gave him a point [it could have been] either way, split decision, draw, whatever. So there’s not much we can change easily.

“But how about this one? How about I won the round 10-8 in round nine? This is no longer a draw or a one-point victory, it is a decisive victory. A little less cheating and a little more focus, laser focus and I should get my job done.

This article first appeared Take back the USA.

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Diego Pacheco will defend his WBO International super middleweight title against Steven Nelson at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan

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Pacheco (22-0, 18 KO) is getting closer to a world title as a challenger to the WBO world title. The Los Angeles star will headline his sixth straight appearance and second appearance in Las Vegas, where he defeated Shawn McCalman on points in April before returning to his home stadium in August to record his 18th victory at the distance in a nauseating KO victory over Maciej Sulecki via body shot – performances that further strengthened his position as one of the hottest talents in the game, as confirmed by ESPN’s ranking of Pacheco in 2nd place on the list of the best players in the category 25, second only to star player and stablemate Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez.

Nelson (20-0, 16 KO) was gearing up for a huge fight and now he has a chance to thwart Pacheco’s rise to the top and take the great position his adolescent opponent has achieved. The 36-year-old last got a taste of action in August in Los Angeles, defeating Marcos Rodriguez via fifth-round stoppage thanks to a victory over his good friend and fellow Omaha fighter, Terence Crawford.

“I am very excited to return to the ring in early 2025 against another undefeated opponent – ​​the DP show goes on,” Pacheco said.

“This is the type of fight I wanted, so I could show the world who I am,” Nelson said.

Diego Pacheco will defend his WBO International super middleweight title against Steven Nelson at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Saturday, January 25, live worldwide on DAZN – and Cuban Olympic star Andy Cruz will face Omar Salcido and Ernesto Mercado will face Jose Pedraza in his Matchroom debut.

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Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk separated from each other during a press conference

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Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk were separated after a long, intense staredown that turned into a heated exchange during a recent press conference.

Both fighters stared into each other’s eyes for more than 10 minutes, exchanging insults in a heated atmosphere ahead of this weekend’s long-awaited rematch.

Fury, 36, refused to step down, and Usyk, 37, firmly came to a bizarre conclusion about the pair’s relatively tranquil recent media appearance.

The press conference began with Usyk arriving with a live band and a vast group of vocalists, after which both players gave brief answers to questions.

Fury, however, took a more grave tone, stating: “I’m going to cause a lot of pain, definitely put that motherfucker in the injured locker. “I have nothing to say except it will be very hurtful and painful. The conversation was over.

“The first fight I talked about, I was joking. Throughout my entire career. This time I’m grave and I’m going to do some damage.”

Tensions rose as the pair faced each other at the end of the event, with the room filled with cameras and spectators jostling for a good vantage point. Looking down for a long time gave everyone ample opportunity to capture the moment.

The situation escalated when Fury began hurling insults at the WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight champion. Usyk retaliated, which seemed to enrage Fury even more, causing him to break out in a sweat as his team tried to drag him away from the scene.

When Usyk finally left the stage, he walked up a nearby staircase, pumping his fist in appreciation of the audience as some of his band members chanted his name.

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