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Oleksandr Usyk surprises everyone with an £80 purchase in Turkey
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Boxing heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk has admitted wearing a phony Rolex purchased in Turkey for just £80, despite pocketing a staggering £86m for his recent rematch with Tyson Fury. The Ukrainian sensation, who secured his position as the world’s top heavyweight with a unanimous decision victory over Fury in Saudi Arabia, is sporting a phony watch rather than the real thing.
Eschewing luxury, Usyk admitted to buying an imitation during his internship in Turkey. “I showed off my watch a bit and showed the cameraman. It’s a Chinese Rolex,” he revealed in an interview shared with Home of Fight.
Despite earning around £30m for his first fight with Fury in 2023, he couldn’t resist the lure of a seaside opportunity: ‘I was in Turkey training and saw guys selling Rolexes on the beach. I thought if I bought one, no one would guess it was phony, so I bought it for $100 (£80).”
Usyk has an unconventional approach to wealth, especially compared to the likes of Floyd Mayweather, who flaunt their wealth. His net worth is estimated at around £45 million, yet this titan of the ring channels his humanitarian efforts through the Usyk Foundation, supporting Ukrainian forces and citizens during the conflict with Russia.
Having had to evacuate his home due to the invasion, Usyk and his family faced immediate personal hardships, and his children experienced the terror of war.
He said: “My children ask, ‘Daddy, why do they want to kill us?’
“I don’t know how to answer this question. My family is not in Ukraine now, but many people I know and many of my close friends are in this country.
“I am in contact with them every day, I ask for the latest information. I didn’t want to leave the country. I want to live there anyway. I will return to Ukraine immediately after the fight.”
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Mike Tyson makes a disturbing admission of Jake Paul’s fight a few months after the fight
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January 30, 2025The boxing legend Mike Tyson raised his fears after confessing that he did not fully recover after his November with Jake Paul. The 58 -year -old former heavyweight champion, who initially retired in 2005, shocked the boxing sides when he announced a return to a professional boxing last year.
Tyson and Paul were originally to face in July, but the flare of ulcers forced Tyson to withdraw. Clash was postponed to November and despite the fact that it seems effective training, Tyson could not recreate his past glory on the night of fighting.
After the second round, Tyson began to mark and fought to land significant blows for the rest of the match, which led to Paul’s unanimous victory. The fight turned out to be a huge hit in Netflix, and the streaming giant reported that the impressive 60 million households watched a competition that also reached 65 million live streams.
However, Tyson revealed the physical influence of the fight, saying Novel York Post: “I feel quite good. I don’t know if I’m 100 percent recovered, but I feel good. ” In December, an experienced boxer confessed that he didn’t remember much about most of the fight, admitting to Fox Sports Radio: “I don’t remember the fight so much, in a sense I won.”
The fighter honestly shared the memories of the fight, saying: “I didn’t watch the fight. You know what I remember … Returning from the first round, and Jake was doing a bow … this is the last thing I remember. “He still described his experience after the fight:” I was not tired, I was not sweaty. I went to the house where we stopped, I left the house with my wife and children, then I went to the party he returned. “
In a surprising revelation, the American revealed that before the fight he met a life -threatening situation, suffering from ulcers during the flight. Thinking about the event, he expressed a positive look: “This is one of those situations when you lost, but you still won” and added: “I am grateful for being grateful that I am grateful [Friday] Night and do not regret that I get on the ring for the last time. “
He specialized his shocking tough health attempt, stating: “I almost died in June; I had eight blood transfusions. I lost half of my blood and 25 pounds in the hospital and I had to fight to fight fit, so I won. That my children would see me to stand up to my head and finish eight rounds with a talented warrior in the middle of my age in front of the packed Dallas Cowboy stadium is an experience that no man has the right to ask for. “
During the unexpected meeting, Tyson came across his former opponent in the inauguration of Donald Trump, where it was clear that there was no bad blood between them. The film published on the X – a platform previously known as Twitter – showed that Tyson is climbing the shoulders of his ancient rival among the shouts from the crowd. The 28-year-old effortlessly raised the former world champion in heavyweight, to the great joy of “Iron Mike”. They were both impeccably dressed in an affair with black tie. The “child’s problem” briefly signed the post with two words: “Best friends”.
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Tyson Fury breaks silence with the first public statement since its retirement
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January 29, 2025Tyson Fury broke the silence two weeks after the announcement of a retirement from boxing, but the fans were disappointed as “Gypsy King” used social media to connect the competition.
At the beginning of this month, the two -time world champion in bulky weight sent shock waves through the boxing community with his decision to retire, leaving Anthony Joshua – who was to face his friends Brit in the ring this year – in Lurch.
Fury started to social media to share messages in a tiny video: “Hi everyone, I will do it tiny and sweet”, began – I would like to announce a retirement from boxing. It was great great, I loved that I would end up. Currently enjoying life in the field, the 36-year-old spends time with his family. However, he recently published a video on his social media platforms.
Usually, Fury divides clips promoting their next fight or showing his demanding training system, but this time he chose a different path. On Instagram Fury announced a great competition in which fans could win Mercedes SL55, stating: “Hi boys, Tyson Fury HERE! Sign up to the Ring magazine today and get a chance to win SL55. All the best. Good luck and God bless you. “
The recent post led some fans to the wrong belief that Tyson Fury planned to return, with comments such as: “I thought that the return” and “I really thought there was no pension when I saw this movie.” Another enthusiast added: “I was hoping for a video back! Return to the Tyson ring! “
In fact, Fury enjoys a family trip to Disneyland Paris with his wife Paris and their seven children. “Gypsy King” devoted himself to the magic of the amusement park, sharing experiences from driving on cups with his daughter Valencia to watch the parade, along with characters such as Jessie from Toy Story. Paris captured their gleeful moments and published them on social media, noting that “their faces were worth chilly.”
Despite the full pleasure of the visit, the Stoic word of Fury while driving on the cup, made available on Instagram, was particularly comical, showing the boxing master holding its strenuous surface, even among the whim of Disneyland.
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David Benavidez vs David Morrell – Massive Fight Preview and forecasts
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January 29, 2025Intriguing airy showdown in hefty weight is located at the top of the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas this Saturday, as the fleeting WBC champion, David Benavidez and WBA “Regular” David Morrell, Clash to stay on the tails of leading lights in 175 pounds .
Amazon Prime Pay Per View is a place where you can see Benavidez vs Morrell.
Benavidez (29-0, 24 KO) is a former two-time WBC champion in Super Middle weight, losing the title due to a positive cocaine test in 2018, and then on the scales, before he defeated Roamera Alexis Angulo in 2020.
A inhabitant of Phoenix in Arizona won the fleeting version of the belt in 2022, driving David Lemuux in three rounds, and defended him twice, earning a win in the decision with Caleb Plant forcing Demetrius Andrade to retire After six rounds, their meetings in November 2023.
Benavidez moved to a slight heavyweight in June last year and took a fleeting WBC belt at his novel weight, beating the former world champion Oleksandra Gvozdyk based on the results.
Morrell (11-0, 9 KO) is a talented Cuban exile and prevailed as WBA “ordinary” title in Super Middle Wweight, before alone in August last year.
There he went for the second time for the second time as a professional, broadly overtaking Radivoje Kalajdzic over twelve rounds to get the “ordinary” WBA title.
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Figueroa and Fulton are running away
More actions of the world title can be found in the menu on UNDCard, and Brandon Figueroa (25-1-1, 19 KO) became the first defense of its title WBC Feather Wweight against Stephen Fulton (22-1, 8 Kos) in the rematch of his meeting 2021 , won by Fulton because of the majority decision.
After losing to the then head of WBO Fulton, with his super Bantam in WBC, at the same time, Figueroa rebuilt in the weight class above, and after he served as a fleeting WBC champion, the last defense of the ninth round of Jessie Jessie Magdaleno of Last May, he stayed updated to the full master.
Fulton would lose his belts at the superlative fist of Nayy Inoue in Japan in July 2023 through the eighth break in the round, and this caused a move to a pen ten.
Full preview of the card
In ten rounds, Isaac Cruz (26-3-1, 18 KO) can affect the defeat last time to win points in Super Lightweight against Angel Fierro (23-2, 18 KO), while at Featheweight, Mirco Cuello (14-0, 11 KO) may remain invincible with winning in the space over Christian Olivo Barred (22-1-1, 9 KO).
In the Super Internal Jesus Alejandro Ramos Jr (21-1, 17 KO) can take the scalp of the former world champion Jeison Rosario (24-4-2, 18 Kos) at a distance and medium prospects of Yoenla Hernandez (6-0, 6 Kos) He can win early, this time against Angel Ruiz Astorga (18-3-1, 13 KO).
The former contender for the title of the world Jose Benavidez Jr (28-3-1, 19 KO) returns after receiving 2024 and should have his average meeting with Danny Rosenberger (20-9-4, 10 KO), which was Detained only once, on results cards above eight.
Also, over eight Gallegos Kaipo (7-0-1, 6 KO) can stop Leonardo Padilla (24-6-1, 17 KO) in Super Feather weight, and in Super Middle Wweight, Daniel Blancas (11-0, 5 KO) Maybe be the winner of points against John Barjas (11-0-2, 7 KO).
Blue Chip Prospect Curmel Moton (6-0, 5 KO) sees the action, and lightweight talented may require all eight rounds to raise his hand against Frank Zaldivar (5-1, 3 KO).
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During six rounds of the meeting at Super Middle, John Easter (7-0, 7 KO) should win early with Joseph Aguilar (6-2-1, 3 KO).
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