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FOUR mega-wealthy sports stars look bang on the money with a Saudi mogul in a billion-pound line-up.

Boxers Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou were joined in Riyadh by footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and promoter Turki Alalshikh.

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Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou were joined in Riyadh by Cristiano Ronaldo and Turki Alalshikh
It was a rare joint appearance by Joshua — said to be worth £200million — and his £125million rival Fury.

Their combined fortunes are just over half the estimated £600million amassed by Ronaldo.

Meanwhile, Alalshikh, dubbed His Excellency for his ability to tie-up fight deals, is worth an unconfirmed £70million while Ngannou is the pauper of the group at £5million.

A boxing source said: “This is literally a billion dollar picture.

He posted online: “I want the winner after I smash the rabbit.”

Alalshikh also teased an upcoming project with Ronaldo, who is the highest-paid footballer in history following his move to Saudi club Al-Nassr in 2022.

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The Portuguese megastar has a reported £173million salary, plus multiple deals with sponsors including Armani and Tag Heuer.

AJ — who has said he wants to become a billionaire — is raking in about £10million a fight, and the bankable star enjoys a string of commercial tie-ups.

This is literally a billion dollar picture

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Fury’s earnings rocketed when he beat then-world champ Wladimir Klitshcko in 2015.

The Gypsy King now commands huge purses for each fight, with claims he will bank about £100million for the Usyk showdown.

Cameroon-born Ngannou was reportedly paid about £500,000 for his last UFC heavyweight bout – but his earnings have soared since he switched to boxing.

He knocked Fury down in their fight last October before losing on points.

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Fury and Ngannou battled each other in Saudi last year.Credit: AFP

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Joshua will face Ngannou this week after the UFC champ managed to knock Fury down in their fight

FRANCIS NGANNOU had even fans frightened of him after his press conference clash with Tyson Fury.

Ngannou faces Anthony Joshua tomorrow night in Saudi Arabia, five months after his boxing debut against Fury.

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Francis Ngannou clashed with Tyson Fury at his press conferenceCredit: Getty

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Fury gatecrashed the press conference in Saudi ArabiaCredit: Getty
The MMA superstar floored heavyweight world champion Fury only to lose a controversial split-decision.

It has kept the bad blood brewing between the pair as the Gypsy King gatecrashed Ngannou’s press conference.

And Ngannou quipped: “I’m just getting started.

“I’m looking for the victory on Friday, I don’t think it will be a statement because the road is still long.

“I want one more over Tyson, because I had the first one over him and I intend to have a second!”

Fury heckled Ngannou from the crowd and claimed he would beat the ex-UFC champion in the ring or octagon.

But Ngannou hit back: “I’m going to wipe the ring with your a*** again – there was blood in the ring!

“Your only chance is in the boxing ring with boxing rules, when you step out the ring you better stay five metres away because if I lose it, you’ll have a really bad time my friend.

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“Respect the fact boxing rules are protecting you, because you are nothing in front of me. I’ll beat you every day, twice on Sunday!”

The savage blast had fans convinced Ngannou put Fury in his place as one said: “That little switch there at the end from Francis….. everybody looked like they had seen a ghost. He’s a scary man.”
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Another added: “Ngannou has completely wrecked him here. Fury Camp looking very quiet!

One agreed: “That silence from Fury camp! They know what’s up, Francis Ngannou is the literally the baddest man on the whole planet.”

Fury, 35, faces Oleksandr Usyk, 37, for the undisputed title on May 18 after he pulled out of their February 17 date with a cut sustained in sparring.

The pair are set for a rematch after but the winner between Joshua, 34, and Ngannou, 37, have then been promised a shot at the belts afterwards.

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Joshua facing off with Ngannou

OVER the years Tyson Fury has cemented his name in boxing history.

But the WBC heavyweight champion is not the only boxer in his family.

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Tyson Fury has four brothers including Tommy FuryCredit: PA

Who are Tyson Fury’s brothers?

Born on August 12, 1988, Tyson Fury is the son of John Fury and his first wife Amber.

He has built a successful career for himself as a professional boxer and has amassed a huge fortune along the way.

The star, who has held the World Boxing Council heavyweight title since 2020, boasts an impressive net worth of £50million thanks to his fights and endorsement deals.

Tyson also comes from a huge brood of siblings – some of which are famous in their own right.

Tommy Fury

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Tommy Fury is also a boxer as well as being a Love Island starCredit: Getty
Tyson and Tommy Fury are half brothers, who share the same father – John Fury – but have different mothers.

Tommy was born on May 7, 1999, to John’s second wife Chantal.

Following in his brother’s footsteps, Tommy is a professional boxer and, as of 2023, is unbeaten during his career.

His fights include Jake Paul, Daniel Bocianski, Anthony Taylor, and KSI.

Despite being a boxer, Tommy first found fame on Love Island 2019, where he met his fiancée and mother of his child Molly-Mae Hague.

Away from the boxing ring, Tommy and Tyson seem to have a close relationship.

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As well as training together, the pair are often seen spending quality time together.

Tommy appeared in Tyson’s Netflix series Meet The Furys where they supported each other in their professional and personal lives.

He is engaged to Molly Mae and they have one child together, a daughter Bambi.

Roman Fury

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Roman Fury has followed in the family footsteps of being a boxerCredit: Instagram
Another one of the Fury brothers is Roman Fury.

He is the son of John and Chantal, making him Tommy’s brother and Tyson’s half-brother.

Born on November 3, 1996, like his famous siblings he is a boxer and lives near to Tyson in Morecambe.

In my opinion, Tyson is the best heavyweight ever made. The size, stature of him, he shouldn’t be able to do what he can do but he’s a proper fighting man.

Shane Fury
Roman announced in 2020 that he was the ninth Fury family member to take up boxing.

He told iFL: “When lockdown happened I had nothing else to do.

“I had no work on, as many people didn’t, and I had the opportunity to go and train.

“So I did it, got fit, lost a bit of weight and I just fell in love with it.”

Shane Fury

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Shane Fury, second from right, is supportive of his brothersCredit: Instagram
Shane Fury tends to stay more under the radar than his other brothers.

Despite not being a boxer, he is incredibly supportive of his siblings’ careers.

Speaking to iFL TV after Tyson’s fight with Deontay Wilder in 2020, Shane said: “In my opinion, he [Fury] is the best heavyweight ever made.

“The size, stature of him, he shouldn’t be able to do what he can do but he’s a proper fighting man.

“He’s proved it tonight that he’s the best in the world.”

Shane is married to wife Helen.

Hugh Fury

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Hugh Fury is into his fitness and works out regularlyCredit: Instagram
Hugh Fury is also Tyson’s brother, and although he isn’t a boxer, he is very much into his fitness.

He tends to post his work out routines on Instagram, and keeps his followers up to date with his training.

He also seems to be into running and fitness like his brother Tyson and dad John.

Hugh is married to his wife Tiffany Fury and according to Instagram is involved in home improvements and driveways.

He is not to be confused with Tyson’s cousin Hughie, who is a boxer.

John Fury Jr

John Fury Jr began as a boxer, but is no longer fighting.

He is married to Shirelle Fury and they reportedly have six children together.

Unlike his brothers, he tends to stay out of the spotlight.

Does Tyson Fury have any sisters?

It has been reported that Amber gave birth to a daughter, Ramona, in December 1997.

She died shortly after.

Tyson himself was born prematurely.

TYSON FURY will be ringside to watch Anthony Joshua fight Francis Ngannou knowing their paths could be destined to meet.

AJ returns against MMA star Ngannou TONIGHT in Saudi Arabia with Fury making the trip to Riyadh to watch it.

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Tyson Fury faces Oleksandr Usyk in his next boutCredit: Getty

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Anthony Joshua can earn a fight with Fury by beating Francis NgannouCredit: AFP
The Gypsy King is in camp for his rearranged May 18 undisputed bout with Oleksandr Usyk having pulled out of the February 17 date due to a cut.

And the winner of the unified title fight will then be lined up to face either Joshua or Ngannou.

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Despite the winner between Joshua, 34, and Ngannou, 37, being promised a shot at the undisputed crown, it is not that simple.

That is because Fury, 35, and Usyk, 37, have agreed to a two-fight deal, meaning they will box twice this year.

So it rules out AJ potentially challenging Fury until 2025 at the earliest.

What would be on the line?

If Fury prevails from his double header against Usyk, he should do so with all four heavyweight belts.

But he also faces being stripped of the IBF version after his first fight as Filip Hrgovic is the mandatory challenger.

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So if Fury rematches Usyk and is stripped, Joshua is being lined up to fight Hrgovic for the vacant IBF belt, which he could in theory then defend against the Gypsy King later down the line.
Tyson Fury arrives in Riyadh to meet with promoter Turki Alalshikh
Joshua has refused to comment on any other business except Ngannou – but Fury has been a lot more vocal.

He said: “Turki (Alalshikh), I was talking with him last night about it and he said the winner of this fight, will get the winner of you and Usyk.

“After me and Usyk fight and have a rematch, then the winner of this will get a shot at that.

“So me and Usyk have two fights lined up this year. So the winner of that fight will get to fight the winner of this fight. So there’s a lot on the line.”

AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn reckons they could slide in to fight Fury before an Usyk rematch but will settle for Hrgovic and the vacant title if needed.

He told Boxing News: “You know that if AJ knocks out Ngannou and Fury beats Usyk His Excellency will have the opportunity to make the biggest fight in the sport, one of the biggest fights in the history of the sport [and] it’ll be very difficult for him not to do it.

“We’ve been told that if we beat Ngannou we’ll get the undisputed shot, that was prior to the Fury cut.

“If we have to fight Hrgovic in the meantime for the world title no problem as well.”

TYSON FURY has revealed how much Francis Ngannou pocketed from their bout before labelling him an “ungrateful f***er”.

The UFC champion switched the octagon for the ring back in October for their heavyweight clash.

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Tyson Fury believes Francis Ngannou should be thanking him for his huge paydayCredit: Instagram

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Francis Ngannou wants a rematch with the Gyspy KingCredit: AFP
He knocked Fury to the canvas in his first boxing fight – but the Gypsy King still won via a split decision.

Ngannou now faces Anthony Joshua tonight – but his war with Fury is far from over.

The duo clashed during the pre-fight press conference after the 35-year-old WBC belt holder heckled from the crowd to say he would win if they fought again.

Ngannou hit back, saying he wants a second chance to “wipe the ring with his a***” and only boxing rules stopped him leaving Fury battered and bruised.

His comments angered his rival, who added further fuel to the fire.

Fury said: “All of his UFC career, he made about $1million.

“I made him – it was about $6m or $7m.

“So he should be grateful really – instead I’ve had to tell him off in front of a load of people.

“He’s having a lot to say on camera after I’ve given him his biggest payday by about a million times.

“I don’t know, just like he’s an ungrateful f***er.”

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Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou go at each other during AJ vs Ngannou presser – former UFC champ tells Fury I’ll wipe the ring with you a**
Fans were convinced Fury looked sheepish after Ngannou’s menacing warning at the press conference.

Ngannou said: “I’m going to wipe the ring with your a*** again – there was blood in the ring.

“Your only chance is in the boxing ring with boxing rules, when you step out the ring you better stay five metres away because if I lose it, you’ll have a really bad time my friend.

“Respect the fact boxing rules are protecting you, because you are nothing in front of me.

“I’ll beat you every day, twice on Sunday.”

BOXER Louis Greene scored a stunning first-round knockout against Jack McGann – and won his brother a pretty penny in the process.

Greene came into the bout having lost just once in his last five, a thriller against Sam Gilley.

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Louis Greene scored a stunning first-round knockout against Jack McGannCredit: Getty

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Greene celebrates his KO winCredit: Getty

But still McGann – who entered the ring unbeaten in ten bouts – was the betting favourite in Saudi Arabia.

Although Greene cared little as a right hook in the first round landed on the money for Greene and left McGann out for the count.

And he revealed his brother capitalised on his underdog status with a cheeky punt on a first-round KO.

He said: “I knew I was going to do it, I was confident all week.

“I’m not a betting man, my brother just won a couple of grand on me because he bet this round!”

Greene, 31, revealed he left his day job digging holes and fitting water mains to focus on training full time for the fight of his life.

He said: “I train hard, I gave up work for this. I jump from job to job to fit around providing for my kids and being able to fight for a living.

“And for this one I gave up work completely to come here and put on a show.”

ANTHONY JOSHUA has climbed up Ring Magazine’s rankings after his devastating victory over Francis Ngannou.

AJ wasted no time in the ring against the MMA superstar as he secured a brutal second round knockout earlier this month.

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Anthony Joshua has risen up the heavyweight standings after beating Francis NgannouCredit: Reuters

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Tyson Fury has laughed off the new rankingsCredit: Getty
The former heavyweight champion sent his rival to the canvas in the opening round and then hit the deck again before his lights were put out with a powerful right-hand.

Joshua has now has now won four bouts in a row against Ngannou, Otto Wallin, Robert Helenius and Jermaine Franklin after his back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk.

His strong recent performances have seen him climb up from third to second in the Ring Magazine heavyweight rankings.

Joseph Parker has also risen up the list following his two huge victories over Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang.

Tyson Fury laughed at the new rankings, saying on social media: “I’m the craziest MF out there.

“I gave up Ring belt so I could win it three times.”

Oleksandr Usyk maintains the Ring magazine title, having first secured the crown in his second win over AJ in 2022.

He is ready to put that belt as well as his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO titles on the line as he faces Fury on May 18.

Daniel Ricciardo has experienced the highest of highs in F1 racing, but he has also plummeted to the lowest of lows – admitting ahead of the Australian F1 Grand Prix that his struggles robbed him of his passion for the sport.

Throughout his career, Ricciardo has achieved eight Grand Prix victories and 32 podium finishes, marking him as one of the sport’s better competitors.

But those results have become hard to come by in recent years, with podium finishes drying up during stints at Renault from 2019-2020 and a troubled partnership with McLaren from 2021-2022.

When Ricciardo split from McLaren, he had no team to go to and faced a major career crossroads.

When former teammate Sebastian Vettel was given his retirement send off, Ricciardo was at an incredibly low ebb.

‘Seb got the big goodbye he completely deserved, but I didn’t know at that stage if 2022 was the end or not for me too,’ Ricciardo told The Age.

‘At that moment it wasn’t something I cared too much about, mostly because I didn’t like the way my career had ended if that was it.’

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Ricciardo admitted he hit a career crossroads with McLaren in 2022 and he began to fall out of love with the sport

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The Aussie enjoyed a strong start to his F1 career but quickly faced a harsh reality with his failed moves to Renault and Mclaren

The uncertainty began to grind on Ricciardo. Publicly he would flash his trademark smile and say he wasn’t concerned about the future, but as the poor results with McLaren stacked up, his love of the sport was bleeding out.

‘From that mid-point of 2022 when I basically didn’t have a job and was unsure what I was going to do, I was almost wishing the races away, wanting the season to be done with,’ he admitted.

‘I found it hard to be very present in that time. I had to fight to actually enjoy the job.

‘Coming back last year, I found that I wasn’t thinking about anything else because I was truly happy doing what I was doing.

‘I was in love with the sport again, with driving and competing. In 2022, I struggled with that and just wanted it to be over.’

To find his mojo, Ricciardo had to go back to his roots and spend significant time back at his family farm in Perth, Western Australia.

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Ricciardo (pictured with Australian cricket star Marcus Stoinis recently) enjoys coming back home to Western Australia where he can rediscover his focus and drive

It was there he managed to get rid of the ‘clutter’ in his life, refocus and prepare for his comeback with Red Bull’s sister team AlphaTauri – now rebranded as RB.

‘It’s had a long-lasting impact. I got my energy and my excitement back by pushing a few things to the side, cutting out a lot of clutter,’ Ricciardo said of his time back home.

‘I wanted to be able to fall back in love with training again, but to train and to train well, you need to get some time back in your life to do that properly.

‘You can’t do a million other things, because you have no window to train, and then maybe you’re not as strong or as healthy or as fresh as you should be, and it spirals.

‘I wanted to get that feeling back again, to bring out the old me. Racing and training are my priorities right now, and all of the other stuff is secondary.’

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Ricciardo comes into the Australian F1 Grand Prix enjoying the benefits that experience brings – but struggling badly with his pace

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While it has been a slow start to the season, Ricciardo is hoping for a big showing at his home Grand Prix in Melbourne

Re-energised, Ricciardo enters the Australian F1 Grand Prix driving an improved RB vehicle with the hope of finishing his career with the Red Bull main team.

While the results haven’t come yet, with finishes of 13th and 16th so far this season, he has adopted a new way of thinking that he believes will carry him a long way in the twilight of his career.

‘I’ve been in F1 a long time, driven a lot of cars, seen a lot of things. My knowledge … I probably underestimated that,’ he said.

‘The team was struggling a bit at the time, and I could see that my experience was helping. The way the team responded to what I had to say, the questions they asked … I grew to really enjoy that aspect of it.

‘You realise with age that you have the power to change how a garage feels, how a team responds.

‘There’s hundreds of people that work with these teams, but you’re one of two people who the world watches to see how the team performs.

‘We don’t just drive the car, we have the ability to alter the atmosphere in the room and that’s something I’m definitely more aware of.’

Boxing fans are worried for Tyson Fury after training footage emerged online ahead of his blockbuster fight against Oleksandr Usyk.

Fury meets Usyk in a big undisputed showdown on May 18 following the postponement of their February clash.

The WBC, WBA (super), WBO and IBF world heavyweight titles will be on the line when the two heavyweight stars collide in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Fury is back in training camp after a nasty cut forced him to withdraw last month.

Footage of the self-proclaimed ‘Gypsy King’ in preparation for his fight against Usyk has surfaced online.

And fight fans are concerned for the unbeaten British star, who went through his paces in a strength and conditioning session. Check it out below:

The clip shows him on sled pushes and performing squats, leaving people on social media unimpressed.

One X user wrote: “Oh crap he looks awful. Please let him beat Usyk.”

A second tweeted: “That is genuinely some of the least impressive jumping up and down I’ve ever seen.”

A third added: “He looks like it’s first ever time in a gym every time.”

Another commented: “He jumps up and down like a toddler.”

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk go head-to-head in a pre-fight press conference. Image: Getty

Fury hasn’t fought since his underwhelming victory over former UFC champion Francis Ngannou last October.

He beat Dereck Chisora in the last defence of his WBC title as he looks collect the other three belts in the division.

If he beats Usyk, then an all-British showdown against Anthony Joshua could be next.

Joshua brutally stopped Ngannou earlier this month, but his victory didn’t impress Fury.

“I’m still dismissive of him,” he said. “AJ’s made to measure for me. Just because he knocked out Francis Ngannou – it’s not the same. He couldn’t land any of those rights on Usyk, a way smaller and lighter man. Styles make fights and his style is made for me.”

Mike Tyson has said he wants “a billion bucks” to box Jake Paul, with the former heavyweight champion suggesting that he has “no f***ing money”.

Tyson and YouTube star Paul have hung out on numerous occasions, and the latter has even suggested that he could fight his fellow American.

Tyson, 55, has said that he has heard nothing about such a bout, however.

“Nobody told me that,” Tyson said on his podcast. “Hey, I ain’t got no f***ing money. So, where’s the f***ing 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.”

Tyson’s last professional bout took place in 2005, when “Iron Mike” was stopped by Kevin McBride, though Tyson returned to the ring in 2020 for an exhibition draw with Roy Jones Jr.

Meanwhile, 25-year-old Paul has gone 5-0 as a professional boxer in recent years, knocking out every man he has faced – including former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley last time out.

When Tyson was asked how much money he would want to fight Paul, the former heavyweight champion said: “A billion bucks.

“We got to get some more [money] man. S***, blue-eyed, blonde hair… that s*** is very expensive.

“We need to get some more money, man.”