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Boxing star Ebanie Bridges has offered her congratulations to Ryan Garcia after his upset victory over Devin Haney – as well as the chance to do an OnlyFans collaboration with her.

Garcia shocked the boxing world on Saturday night as he dropped Haney three times during their fight before being handed a majority decision victory.

Two judges scored the fight 114-110, 115-109 in his favour while a third had it down as a draw at 112-112.

Haney – the previously unbeaten world champion – was the favourite in New York but fell short as Garcia showed his quality despite a controversial build-up to the bout, where the troubled 25-year-old had posted a series of erratic, worrying and often defamatory posts on social media.

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Ebanie Bridges has offered Ryan Garcia (pictured) a collaboration on adult platform OnlyFans after his upset victory over Devin Haney

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Bridges, a former world champion, has a large following on social media and OnlyFans

Bridges, who has a huge following on social media and the OnlyFans platform, took to X to send Garcia a message on Sunday after the bout.

‘Hey @RyanGarcia Brilliant win… @Realdevinhaney couldn’t KO you… but let’s do a collab on OF, and KO @onlyfans too.’

Last week, Bridges lashed out at fight fans who have a ‘fantasy’ about her and Conor McGregor, fed up at having to continuously defend her friendship with the UFC legend.

McGregor and Bridges first met at Irish professional boxer and former footballer Katie Taylor’s opening bout against Chantelle Cameron last May and then went to see Anthony Joshua fight Robert Helenius a few months after that.

After the match, Bridges had to respond to criticism about her friendship with McGregor. Two months later, they confirmed their relationship by announcing a sponsorship agreement.

‘Yeah, it’s f**king annoying [that I have to defend our friendship] because it’s so clear to me,’ Bridges told instantcasinos.com.

‘Maybe I’m either really smart or I just think it’s common sense. I think they [fans] have this little fantasy that we’re f**king, and then they get excited about that and maybe go have a w**k.

‘I don’t know but that’s all I can think of. Because honestly if there was something going on, I feel like we wouldn’t be together in public if we were doing something like that.

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Garcia stunned the boxing world with his upset victory over Haney on Saturday

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Bridges and UFC superstar Conor McGregor (pictured) have a strong friendship and business relationship

‘I wouldn’t be wearing that branded clothing all the time and having a Forged Irish Stout in my hand all the time. It’s clearly promotion.

‘They want to think it up in their head for whatever reason, for their own little fantasies or to try and bring me down or to try and bring Conor down, because he has a lot of haters as well.

But in the end, the people that are saying that, they’re just trying to spread rumours and make things up or make themselves excited.’

A doctor has issued Mike Tyson with a health warning after the former heavyweight agreed to a fight with Jake Paul.

A doctor has issued Mike Tyson with a health warning after the former heavyweight agreed to a fight with Jake Paul.

Former unified heavyweight champion Tyson will take on YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul, who is 30 years his junior, in a bout scheduled for July 20.

While Tyson was one of the most ferocious heavyweights in the world, and the first ever to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles, he will be 58 when he enters the ring to take on Paul.

Indeed, Paul, 27, has received criticism from the likes of KSI, Eddie Hearn and Carl Froch for taking a fight with a boxer who has not competed professionally since 2005.

And in an article for The Conversation, a senior lecturer in medicine at Anglia Ruskin University has highlighted that the fight could see Tyson suffer fatal injuries.

Dr Stephen Hughes claimed that as an older man and recovering alcoholic, ‘Iron Mike’ is at risk of suffering a subdural haematoma, which is the tearing of veins in the brain.

“In older people, the brain tends to lose volume,” Hughes explained. “This lengthens the bridging veins and makes them more vulnerable to rupture.

“Bleeding from these torn veins causes a collection of blood that presses on the brain. This causes confusion, loss of consciousness, neurological disability and, in some cases, death.

“Alcoholism is known to accelerate brain shrinkage, and it appears that Tyson has this as a past risk factor.”

Hughes added that Tyson may be at risk of several heart conditions should he overtrain for the comeback fight.

Mike Tyson hasn’t boxed professionally since 2005 (Getty)

Hughes added: “Middle age sees an increase in the likelihood of cardiac events such as arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat), angina (reduced blood flow to heart muscles), and myocardial infarction (heart attack).

“Keeping fit protects against cardiovascular disease, and Tyson’s exercise regime will benefit him greatly. However, the temptation to overdo it in the gym is always there.

“Extreme exercise can lead to cardiac fibrosis (scarring of the heart muscles), which over time may lead to heart failure or, sometimes, sudden death.

“Coronary atherosclerosis (narrowed heart arteries) is common in middle age, even in seemingly healthy people. However, it can lead to sudden death during exercise.

“Although regular exercise reduces this risk, a cocaine habit elevates it considerably – and Tyson has been known to have used the drug in the past.”

Mike Tyson is set to earn a massive purse for his fight against Jake Paul, according to a UFC legend.

Mike Tyson is set to earn a whopping purse for his huge fight against Jake Paul.

Tyson will return to action for the first time since November 2020 when he takes on Paul.

His fight against the 27-year-old is set for July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, which will be aired on Netflix.

The 57-year-old sent a chilling message to his opponent ahead of their summer showdown.

His coach has also revealed how the former world heavyweight champion will approach his clash with ‘The Problem Child’.

And, according to UFC legend Henry Cejudo, Tyson will pocket a cool $20 million.

Cejudo, who dropped a decision to Merab Dvalishvili at last month’s UFC 298, made the claim on his podcast with Kamaru Usman.

“I mean, you know what I respect, Uncle Mike… But it obviously takes two to tango,” he said.

“I feel like there is probably a really good payday for Mike. He’s probably going to wind up making close to about 20 mil, and he’s about to turn 58 years old.”

Mike Tyson with Roy Jones Jr following their exhibition bout. Image: Getty

Tyson made a reported $10 million for his exhibition bout against fellow boxing legend Roy Jones Jr.

He’s set to earn double that amount for his fight against Paul.

Cejudo isn’t the only former UFC champion to have his say on ‘Iron’ Mike returning to the ring.

Former UFC double champion Daniel Cormier believes Paul is in a ‘no-win situation’ against Tyson.

“It might ruin you if he just beats on Mike Tyson. He’s in a no-win situation,” he explained.

“I don’t know that he thought this one through as much as he probably should have been, because if you just go out there and you just beat the sh*t outta Mike Tyson. Everybody’s gonna be really mad at you. I mean, really mad.”

One of Tyson’s old foes knew he was always destined for the top.

Lennox Lewis has previously detailed what sparring sessions would look like with a young Mike Tyson – and it sounds frightening, to say the least.

Lewis and Tyson would eventually fight in 2002, when both fighters were in the twilight of their prolific boxing careers – but they already had history.

Speaking on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, former world champion Lewis spoke about their rivalry.

He began: “I remember going to the Catskills. I won the World Junior Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and I remember the American team were like, ‘Oh you never fought the best.’

“I thought the Americans sent the best team? ‘Yeah but one guy, he doesn’t like taking planes and his manager don’t like taking planes either.’ They told me it was Mike Tyson and Cus D’Amato.”

Lewis continued: “So me and my trainer left Canada and we drove all the way up there [to Catskill.]

“While we were up there, [Donovan] Razor Ruddock was up there. They said, ‘Razor Ruddock didn’t spar with us’. So I said, ‘Okay, I’ll spar with you, I’m here for four days’.”

Lewis explained that a young Tyson would show respect to Lewis and even gave the Brit a glimpse of his incredible boxing knowledge.

“The first time Tyson actually met me he was a really nice guy, he took me to his room and showed me some old flicks that I have never seen before of old time fighters,” he added.

“He would tell me about each fighter, he studied them. This was where he get his style of fighting from.”

But Lewis admitted all that changed when he stepped into the ring with a 17-year-old ‘Iron Mike’.

“First day in the gym and when the bell went he came across and he was trying to kill me.

“I tried the Muhammad Ali thing obviously and stayed away from his power but the first day was really hectic, the second day was hectic but actually on the last day I got the better of him.

“I remember Cus D’Amato saying, ‘Mike! You’re gonna meet him some day, don’t you do that!’

“And that always echoed on my mind, ‘Will we ever fight?’. Because Cus D’Amato said we were going to fight, and it did happen.”

Lewis would eventually end up defeating Tyson via an eight-round knockout, when they faced off at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee.

Former UFC champion Sean Strickland called Jake Paul a ‘disgrace’ for fighting Mike Tyson.

Sean Strickland held nothing back when assessing the shock fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul.

Tyson vs. Paul is set for July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, which will be aired on Netflix.

It will be the boxing legend’s first appearance since his exhibition bout against fellow icon Roy Jones Jr back in November 2020.

As for the YouTuber-turned-boxer, he fought last month as he scored a big win over Ryan Bourland, improving his professional record to 9-1.

He’ll now be looking to claim the biggest scalp of his career when he takes on the former world heavyweight champion.

But the match-up between Tyson and Paul has not been received well by the fight community.

UFC boss Dana White pulled no punches as he shared his honest thoughts on Tyson returning to the sport.

Joe Rogan, however, has backed the 57-year-old to beat the 27-year-old.

Former UFC champion Strickland has had his say on summer showdown, too, and he’s dismantled ‘The Problem Child’.

He called Paul a ‘disgrace’ for fighting Tyson in a vicious rant.

Asked about Tyson vs. Paul, he replied: “It’s bullsh*t.”

The MMA star added: “How old is Mike Tyson?!”

He continued: “Jake Paul… you are a disgrace of a man. You are the epitome of weakness. You are the scum of the earth.”

Sean Strickland during his fight against Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297. Image: Getty

Strickland said Paul makes him ‘f**king disgusted’ as he kept on verbally destroying the boxer.

“The fact that you even have a platform or anything of that nature is a slight on society,” he exclaimed.

“You truly make me f**king disgusted.

“If I ever encounter you in real life.. I hope that I just don’t lose my sh*t… and go to prison.”

Strickland, meanwhile, hasn’t fought since surrendering the UFC middleweight title to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297 at the start of the year.

Lennox Lewis admitted he simulated Jake Paul versus Mike Tyson, with the bout ending in devastating fashion.

Lennox Lewis simulated Jake Paul versus Mike Tyson with the bout ending in devastating fashion.

Paul, 27, announced he will take on former unified heavyweight champion Tyson, 58, in Texas on July 20.

Tyson will be lacing up his gloves for the first time since an exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr in 2020, while he has not competed professionally since 2005.

Meanwhile, YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul will be competing in his 11th career fight, having so far notched a record of nine wins, including six knockouts as well as one defeat, which came against heavyweight Tommy Fury.

While much has been made of Tyson’s age, with the boxing legend set to be 31 years Paul’s senior at the time of the fight, former undisputed champion Lewis has shared how he thinks the contest will play out.

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In an intriguing social media post, Lewis shared a simulation of the fight, alongside the caption: “So I hear Mike Tyson will be fighting Jake Paul. Not quite sure how that will go but it could be something like this.”

In the clip, Paul and Tyson come face-to-face in the octagon in the UFC 5 video game.

Tyson comes flying out of the traps by landing a booming right hand which sends Paul crashing to the canvas with his very first punch.

Within seconds, Paul collapses on the canvas while Tyson has his hand raised in victory.

While that scenario seems highly unlikely, the likes of Joe Rogan have insisted Tyson still has the tools to dismantle Paul.

Rogan said on his eponymous podcast: “I don’t give a f**k if he’s 55, that’s still Mike Tyson. He trains with Rafael Cordeiro, who’s a legend in MMA. He runs Kings Mixed Martial Arts. Rafael is a world-renowned trainer. When you see him holding the mits for Tyson and Tyson is smashing the mits. Jesus! That guy can still f*** you up.

“In this world with hormone replacement and vitamins. He does all this electrical muscle stimulation recovery stuff.

“When they were training Mike for that Roy Jones fight they were using state-of-the-art science. I don’t give a f*** if he’s 55 years old that guy will hurt you. If Jake Paul’s on the other side of the ring and he sees Mike Tyson bobbing and weaving he’s going to have a recognition.

“He’s going to look over and go, ‘Oh my God, that’s really Mike Tyson.’”

Jake Paul imitated a legendary Mike Tyson picture ahead of their fight.

Jake Paul has been ruthlessly called out by boxing fans for his attempted imitation of a legendary Mike Tyson picture ahead of their fight.

Paul, who scored a big win over Ryan Bourland earlier this month, returns to action on July 20 when he takes on Tyson at AT&T Stadium.

Their Texas clash will be aired on Netflix – with a doctor issuing a health warning to the boxing icon ahead of his ring return.

Tyson, however, looks in supreme shape as he showed off his legendary power and hand speed in a new training clip.

UFC legend Chael Sonnen, though, has questioned the footage shared by the former world heavyweight champion.

Paul, meanwhile, is in confident mood and responded defiantly to Tyson’s chilling message.

Ahead of their summer showdown, ‘The Problem Child’ recreated a picture that he posted online.

He posted an image of himself in white pants, with a tiger on a leash – side by side with Tyson’s famous picture, accompanied with the caption: “Who did it better?”

But people on social media have called him out for using a ‘fake’ tiger.

One X user wrote: “Tyson’s wasn’t photoshopped.”

A second tweeted: “Is that a CGI tiger?”

A third added: “Yours was CGI.”

A fourth said: “The photoshopped tiger is comedy.”

Another commented: “You look scared of the animal. Tyson looks unbothered. Common Jake L.”

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At one point, Tyson owned not one but THREE Bengal tigers.

But as they grew, he donated two of the cats to a local sanctuary.

‘Iron’ Mike received the pets when they were babies, but they got bigger over time.

However, he kept one of the wild cats for 16 years.

Tyson said: “I had to get rid of her when her eyes and her head got bad.

“Oh and she ripped somebody’s arm off.”

Tyson and Paul will go at it on July 20.

Mike Tyson has changed the whopping purse he wants for his fight against Jake Paul.

Tyson will make an extraordinary return to boxing for the first time since November 2020 to face Paul.

He’ll fight the social media sensation on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The contest will be streamed live on Netflix.

The 57-year-old is already in training for his opponent, who is 30 years his junior.

‘Iron Mike’ sent a chilling message to Paul during a recent sparring session.

A fight with ‘The Problem Child’ has been rumoured for several years and it’s reportedly taken a big offer to get Tyson out of retirement.

UFC legend Henry Cejudo recently claimed the former world heavyweight champion will pocket a cool $20 million this summer.

“I mean, you know what I respect, Uncle Mike… But it obviously takes two to tango,” he said.

“I feel like there is probably a really good payday for Mike. He’s probably going to wind up making close to about 20 mil, and he’s about to turn 58 years old.”

Tyson pictured in 2023. (Image: Getty)

In 2022, rumours of a Tyson vs. Paul fight started to swirl. Tyson heard about it for the first time on his Hotboxin’ podcast and shot it down immediately.

He then suggested a figure he’d want to fight Paul, which is far higher than what he’ll actually be getting this year.

Tyson claimed: “Nobody told me that. Hey, I ain’t got no f**king money. So where’s the f**king contract?

“I ain’t know nothing about it. Listen, I’ve been smoking with him forever, I did some shrooms with him as well. But I’ve never heard this.

“I was with him in St Barts not too long ago partying and he never told me this. I’ve never heard this from nobody, I’ve just heard this from you guys.

Paul wants to knock Tyson out. (Image: Getty)

“We got to get some more man s**t, blue-eyed, blonde hair, that s**t is very expensive, we need to get some more money, man.”

When asked how much he’d actually want, Tyson immediately replied: “A billion bucks.”

Lennox Lewis, a former opponent of Tyson’s, recently shared a simulation of the fight to his Instagram page. It ended exactly how you’re expecting.

Francis Ngannou has once again bemoaned the late start time for his fight against Anthony Joshua.

Francis Ngannou claims he was ‘tricked’ ahead of his crushing knockout defeat against Anthony Joshua.

Ngannou succumbed to Joshua, who secured two knockdowns before landing a devastating punch to record a second-round victory in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

It’s his second defeat in a row in the world of boxing following his controversial loss against WBC title holder Tyson Fury last year.

Ngannou, who left the UFC to pursue a career in boxing, said he didn’t feel right in the dressing room moments before entering the ring.

He’s once again bemoaned the late start time, claiming he was ‘tricked’ as he waited for hours in the dressing room.

Speaking to Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour, he explained: “Listen, I think we both fight at 3am. It’s not like I fought at 3 a.m. and he fought at like midnight or something.

“We both fought at 3am.”

The 37-year-old added: “What I think, something that’s happened is that they get me to the arena very early. Like my pickup time was 10.30pm to go to the arena.

“And then when we get to the arena, they tell us that we are scheduled around 1.45am. right?”

Anthony Joshua drops Francis Ngannou during their bout. Image: Getty

The former UFC heavyweight champion arrived at the Kingdom Arena way before ‘AJ’.

At the time, he questioned his pickup time as Joshua had yet to arrive when Ngannou was warming up in the dressing room.

“They come to the locker around 1 and Joshua [was just arriving around 1],” he said. “I’m like, ‘OK, we are fighting at the same time, how come I have a pickup time?’

“We received a schedule, an email, and then for some reason I was there at least one hour before. But for the fight, at least two hours beforehand. They do this kind of trick to get you tired. I was like cool, I was like, ‘Bro, it’s OK’.

“I didn’t know how it was, how important that was, until the fight day that I have to get there two hours before.”

John Kavanagh has his say on Mike Tyson fighting Jake Paul.

Conor McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh did not hold back from voicing his disappointment about the fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul.

Tyson vs. Paul is set for July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, which will be aired on Netflix.

The 57-year-old started his training camp last week as he showed off his legendary power and hand speed on the pads with coach Rafael Cordeiro, who has revealed the approach the former world heavyweight champion will take in his return fight.

Dana White, who’s pals with the boxing icon, isn’t a fan of Tyson returning to the sport.

UFC star McGregor believes there’s no ‘interest’ in Tyson vs. Paul as he hit out at the match-up.

The Irishman’s coach has also questioned the bout, claiming the audience won’t be ‘high-level’ boxing fans.

“I just think the majority of those people are not going to be really high-level boxing aficionados,” he told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour.

“What are they really watching it for? They want to see a good press conference, maybe a bit of shoving and shouting… whatever else they put on.

“They will want to see a spectacular event; lighting, fireworks and great walkouts.”

John Kavanagh with Conor McGregor ahead of UFC 194. Image: Getty

Kavanagh added: “But once it goes click… they don’t really know what they are looking at or have massive interest. Their stomachs wouldn’t be able to see hard fighting.

“I just think majority of people watching this is going be for the entertainment side of it… so put on an entertaining show.”

Tyson vs. Paul continues to be widely condemned by high-profile figures in the combat sports world.

It will be the ageing legend’s first appearance in a ring since his exhibition bout against Roy Jones Jr back in November 2020.

As for Paul, he recently scored a big win over Ryan Bourland to improve his professional record to 9-1.