TYSON FURY has hit back at Eddie Hearn’s claim that Anthony Joshua is the world’s best heavyweight – and vowed to make the fight happen.
Fury was ringside in Saudi Arabia to watch Joshua brutally knock out MMA superstar Francis Ngannou in two rounds.
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Tyson Fury hit back at Eddie Hearn’s claim that Anthony Joshua is the world’s best heavyweightCredit: Reuters
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Joshua at the F1 Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia after his victoryCredit: Getty
It was in the same arena just five months earlier that he was floored by Ngannou and deemed fortunate to escape with a split-decision win.
So Hearn stated AJ’s stunning stoppage punched him to the top of the heavyweight division.
But Fury – who faces the man who twice beat Joshua in Oleksandr Usyk – was quick to shut down the promoter.
He said on BBC: “Congratulations to Joshua, but listen we all know styles make fights and Eddie Hearn’s shouting he’s the best heavyweight in the world, we know he’s not.
“He’s already been beaten by Usyk twice and I’ve got to deal with that problem for him.
“So after I’ve done that – twice – and if he’s still available, we’ll get it on. Get it on like Donkey Kong!”
Fury was due to unify all four belts – for the first time in heavyweight history – on February 17 until he suffered a cut in sparring two weeks out.
The freak injury has instead backdated the historic title bout to May 18 and the WBC champion insisted the gash is healed up.
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Fury said: “Can’t see it because it’s gone, the cut’s gone. So it is what it is. I’m ready to roll and roll. I’ll see you on May 18th.”
Joshua’s promoter Hearn has thrown his support Fury’s way so that the Battle of Britain can finally commence. Fans spot Tyson Fury’s ‘terrified’ reaction immediately after Anthony Joshua’s explosive KO of Francis Ngannou
He said: “You are looking at the baddest man on the planet. The No 1 heavyweight in the world.
“There’s a brilliant fighter down there in Tyson Fury. Please beat Oleksandr Usyk, because you will get the biggest fight of all time.”
Selena Gomez Shares How End Of 8-Year Relationship w/ Justin Bieber Led To Her Instagram Exit: ‘I Had Just Gotten My Heart Broken’
Selena Gomez went on an extensive hiatus from Instagram five years ago — and now, we know why.
The Rare Beauty founder has revealed that her choice to leave the social media site coincided with her official split from Justin Bieber in 2018. The pair called it quits in the spring of that year, marking the end of an eight-year on-and-off relationship.
Justin Bieber‘s relationship with Hailey Baldwin, the daughter of Stephen Baldwin, was announced shortly after, and things moved quickly for the two. After a month, they were engaged and in September 2018, married.
Selena Gomez said, “I had just gotten my heart broken. I didn’t need to see what everyone was doing.”
She added, “Then there were those moments of not feeling positive about how I looked because of what I’d see on Instagram. Wow, I wish my body looked like that.”
The Wizards of Waverly Place star discussed how it was challenging to deal with physical changes as she grew out of her “teenage body.” She added, “None of the sample sizes fit, and I would feel ashamed about that. But how irrational is it to think a normal woman’s body won’t change?” Selena Gomez — who has been romantically linked to Zedd, Charlie Puth and The Weeknd in the years after — was also dealing with the effects of having bipolar disorder in the same year she and JustinBieber split. In 2020, she disclosed her mental illness during Miley Cyrus‘ Instagram live show Bright Minded.
Gomez said, “I grew up being a people pleaser. I had a responsibility at a very young age – young people were looking up to me. I didn’t know who I was. Having that responsibility would make me walk on eggshells a lot.”
She added, “I thought maybe it would be damaging to tell people who I am. It started to become a threat that freaked me out. Well, if you’re not right, then you can’t work.”
As previously reported, the Only Murders in the Building star shared earlier this year that she took an IG break because she was frustrated with receiving hurtful comments comparing her to an ex-boyfriend’s current partner, presumably Hailey Baldwin.
Gomez explained, “I never got the chance to go to an actual high school. The world was my high school for the longest time, and I started getting inundated with information that I didn’t want. I went through a hard time in a breakup and I didn’t want to see any of the [feedback]—not necessarily about the relationship, but the opinions of me versus [someone] else.”
She continued,
“People can call me ugly or stupid and I’m like, Whatever. But these people get detailed. They write paragraphs that are so specific and mean. I would constantly be crying. I constantly had anxiety…I couldn’t do it anymore. It was a waste of my time.”
At the time, Gomez revealed that TikTok was the only social media platform that she had on her phone, saying she found it to be less hostile. She added, “There are wonderful things about social media—connecting with fans, seeing how happy and excited they are and their stories. But usually that’s filtered through [for me now]. I created a system. Everything I do I send to my assistant who posts them. As far as comments, my team will put together a few things that are encouraging.”
IT’S being billed as the most bizarre fight of the century.
In the red corner is the former world undisputed heavyweight champ “Iron” Mike Tyson, 57, who was using a walking stick in footage from 2022 unearthed this week.
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Boxing champ ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson will fight internet star Jake PaulCredit: Instagram / @jakepaul
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The fight is expected to generate £234millionCredit: Instagram/jakepaul
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Tyson is the former world undisputed heavyweight champCredit: Getty
The ferocious former “Baddest Man On The Planet”, who retired in 2005, has released his first clip of training footage, leading fans to fear he is in trouble.
In the blue corner will be internet star Jake Paul, 27, whose fighting career includes bouts with other YouTubers, and MMA fighters.
He was beaten last year by boxer and former Love Islander Tommy Fury, younger brother of reigning WBC champion Tyson.
The fight is expected to generate £234million but has been criticised by UFC president Dana White and fighter Conor McGregor.
The clash, which will be aired on Netflix in July, is being billed as a battle between boxing’s old guard and a new breed.
But the two boxers have more in common than you might think – as Grace Macaskill reveals.
SEX ABUSE SCANDALS
TYSON was sentenced to three years in jail for the rape of Desiree Washington when she was 18.
The victim, Miss Black Rhode Island at the time, said he assaulted her in an Indiana hotel room in 1991.
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Tyson’s police mugshot in 1995Credit: Rex Features
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Tyson served three years in jail for the rape of Desiree Washington when she was 18Credit: Rex
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Paul is worth an estimated £31millionCredit: Instagram/jakepaul
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Paul stands in the ring during the fifth round of his fight against Nate Diaz in 2023Credit: Getty
An A&E doctor who examined her confirmed her injuries were consistent with being raped.
Tyson is a registered sex offender under federal law for life.
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Flash Paul faced abuse allegations from two women in 2021, although no charges have been brought.
TikToker Justine Paradise, 30, released a 20- minute YouTube video claiming he forced her to perform oral sex in his bedroom in July 2019.
She alleged they danced and kissed consensually at first but then he got physical with her.
Paul denied the allegation on Twitter, calling it “manufactured” and denied he ever had a sexual relationship with Justine.
Actress and model Railey Lollie came forward shortly after Justine’s allegations.
She accused Paul of groping her without consent in 2017, according to the New York Times.
The 24-year-old alleges that when she was 17, he would call her “jailbait”.
COMEBACKS
THERE will be a lot at stake for both men when they square up.
Ageing Tyson is attempting to show the world he still has what it takes to win, while Paul wants to come back from his defeat to Tommy Fury in February 2023.
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Jake Paul fought Tommy Fury in Saudi ArabiaCredit: Reuters
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Tyson leaves the ring after receiving a split draw against Roy Jones Jr. in 2020Credit: Getty
In 1986, age 20, Iron Mike became the youngest man ever to win a world heavyweight title — but his career spiralled out of control due to sex, drink and drugs.
He hasn’t boxed since an exhibition against Roy Jones Jr in November 2020, which ended in a draw, and his last professional bout was 15 years earlier when he was beaten by Kevin McBride.
Two years ago, Tyson was pictured using a walking stick, and this week he released a training video which one fan reckoned showed he had “weak jabs”.
When Paul took on Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia it was one of the most anticipated-ever boxing contests between two novices.
Despite the former Love Island star being knocked down by the YouTuber in the eighth round, Tommy won on a split decision.
Paul later said: “Tommy didn’t win the fight — I lost it. I was not good, I was not on my A-game.
“I didn’t implement my game plan. My legs were weak going into the fight — but I don’t want to sit here and make excuses.”
LOVE LIVES
FROM fake weddings to a wife who cheated with Brad Pitt, the course of true love hasn’t run smooth for either man.
Iron Mike has been married three times, while Paul has staged two marriage ceremonies for his 60million-plus social media followers.
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Tyson’s first marriage, to actress Robin Givens in 1988, lasted just a yearCredit: Time & Life Pictures – Getty
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Tyson was married to paediatrician Monica Turner from 1997 to 2003Credit: Las Vegas Sun
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Tyson is currently married to Lakiha SpicerCredit: Getty
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Paul faked his first wedding to fellow internet star Erika Costell in June 2017Credit: Getty
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In 2019 Paul announced his engagement to YouTuber Tana Mongeau and they married a month later in Las VegasCredit: The Mega Agency
Tyson’s first marriage, to actress Robin Givens in 1988, lasted just a year.
According to the heavyweight boxer, they quickly tied the knot when Givens told him she was pregnant.
He gave her and her mum £3million to buy a New Jersey estate and put £6.5million in her bank account.
But Tyson claims Robin told him she had miscarried shortly after the money was exchanged.
They filed for divorce but carried on seeing each other — until he walked in on her having sex with Brad Pitt.
Tyson later claimed Pitt begged him not to hit him.
He said: “You had to see the look on his face. He looked like he was ready to receive his last rites.”
Givens, who admits to dating Brad, says the story is untrue.
From 1997 to 2003, Tyson was married to paediatrician Monica Turner after meeting her at a party thrown by comedian Eddie Murphy.
She visited him in prison after he was convicted of raping 18-year-old Desiree Washington — and when he was released in 1992 the pair set up home in Maryland.
Turner filed for divorce in 2002, claiming adultery.
Tyson is currently married to Lakiha Spicer, 47, better known as Kiki, who met him aged 18 when they were introduced by boxing promoter Don King.
They started dating in the early noughties and married in 2009.
They exchanged vows in 2009, two weeks after the dad-of-seven’s daughter Exodus, four, choked to death in a freak accident.
Despite being obviously in love, Tyson recently admitted he has only been faithful to Kiki for the past two years of their marriage.
His wife has also had problems with the law.
You had to see the look on his [Brad Pitt’s] face. He looked like he was ready to receive his last rites
In 2008 she was given six months in federal jail for defrauding £60,000 from a company owned by her dad.
Paul faked his first wedding to fellow internet star Erika Costell in June 2017, before the pair released a song together.
Three months later he admitted the ceremony wasn’t real and they weren’t even dating.
But the next year their relationship went from staged to reality when they were filmed shopping and holding hands in his documentary The Secrets Of Jake Paul.
In 2019 Paul announced his engagement to YouTuber Tana Mongeau and they married a month later in Las Vegas.
Then they admitted that they weren’t officially married either and it was all a show.”
Paul and 28-year-old brother Logan have a fierce rivalry now the latter has also taken up boxing.
According to Jake, Logan slept with his ex-girlfriend Alissa Violet before the older sibling boasted on a music video: “She used to be your chick, now she’s on my team.”
Alissa and Paul met in 2017, when she was a singer in his manufactured band Team 10.
Both accused each other of cheating, while Alissa claimed Jake had physically and mentally abused her, which he denied.
In a now-deleted tweet, Jake accused Alissa of sleeping with Logan, writing: “Alissa f***ed my brother . . . that’s why I kicked her out. Oopsie — I just told them the truth.”
Logan then added fuel to the fire in a diss track called The Fall Of Jake Paul.
DODGY PASTS
TYSON has had his fair share of drama in the ring — and outside it.
In his 2013 autobiography, Undisputed Truth, he admitted he was high on drugs during some of his fights.
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One of Tyson’s lowest points came when he bit off part of opponent Evander Holyfield’s ear during a bout in 1997Credit: Sky
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Paul claimed Covid was a ‘hoax’ and threw a huge party during the pandemicCredit: youtube/Logan Paul
He said he had taken cocaine and cannabis before a fight against Lou Savarese in Glasgow in 2000, but avoided being caught by using a “fake penis where you put in someone’s clean urine to pass your drug test.”
His lowest points came when he bit off part of opponent Evander Holyfield’s ear during a bout in 1997 and being knocked out by underdog Buster Douglas in 1990.
Tyson blew his £401million fortune on luxury cars — including a Cadillac and Lamborghini — £1.75million on a solid gold bathtub and paying a trainer £80,000 a year to look after his two pet Bengal tigers.
While Tyson can’t seem to leave his boxing career behind, Paul has also been desperate for the limelight.
Nicknamed “The Problem Child”, Paul was filmed rapping the N-word to a song in 2018.
Two years later he was allegedly seen with vandals and looters during the Arizona protests against George Floyd’s death at the hands of a cop in Minnesota, although he insists he was only there to film.
The FBI raided his home in California in 2020 in relation to the incident but no charges were brought.
My life was pretty much ruined. YouTube demonetised me, every brand dropped me
Jake Paul
Paul, who is worth £31million, claimed Covid was a “hoax” and threw a huge party during the pandemic at his LA mansion.
His brother Logan, also a social media star, was forced to deny accusations he scammed fans with his cryptocurrency game project Cryptozoo.
Jake also got flak after Logan posted an insensitive video depicting the body of a man who had hanged himself in Japan’s Aokigahara “suicide” forest.
After advertisers wanted nothing to do with either brother due to the shocking footage, Jake revealed he thought about suicide.
He said: “My life was pretty much ruined. YouTube demonetised me, every brand dropped me.
“I’m sitting there at 21, I lost basically all my income because of something my brother did, I’m blacklisted.
“Everything in my life was falling apart. Dark thoughts come into your head of like, ‘I don’t wanna be here on earth any more’.”
TYSON FURY joked he spent all his money on a Lamborghini after showing off his new motor.
Fury gave his 6.9million Instagram followers an inside look into a day in the life of the Gypsy King.
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Tyson Fury joked he spent all his money on a Lamborghini after showing off his new motor
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The Lambo costs £190,000Credit: https://www.instagram.com/tysonfury
And in a separate video posted to his Instagram account, the WBC champion revealed his stunning green 4×4 Lamborghini.
Wife Paris asks: “What are you doing?”
Fury then said: “I ain’t got no time to waste, Paris. I’m in quite a rush. Business to attend. Laters.”
He then sped off out of his drive in the super-car, which appears to be a Lamborghini Urus, worth nearly £200,000.
Fury has a passion for fast cars with his collection including two Rolls-Royces and a Ferrari GTC4Lusso worth around £250,000.
But he has always reminded fans that his easy-to-drive Passat is among the favourites on his driveway.
Later on in the day, Fury went food shopping with wife Paris and was on the bargain hunt.
Fury then hilariously refused to pay the premium £6.10 for Nutella spread and instead opted for Asda’s own.
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He said: “Decisions, decisions. Do you spend £6.10 on a jar of Nutella or do you spend £1.85 on some chocolate spread? I think we’ll take this one, Paris.”
The couple instead settled for Asda’s cheaper Hazelnut chocolate spread, costing £2.75 and saving them £3.35 from Nutella. Tyson Fury and Paris spend £140 bargain hunting in Asda and says ‘Boris Johnson would be proud’ of his savings
Paris said: “Boris Johnson would be proud.”
Fury – understood have made close to £100million in the ring – continued his saving spree after refusing to let Paris buy a box of Ferrero Rocher ice lollies for £5.
He said: “Put them back! They’re a fiver for some ice lollies. I don’t think so! Five pound for some ice lollies, get them ones that are a quid.”
They settled on some £1 Vimto lollies after Fury said: “Value for money.
“After spending all the money on the Lambo, Paris I think we need to save some money on the shopping.”
Fury returns on May 18 in an undisputed title showdown against Oleksandr Usyk, 37, in Saudi Arabia.
The bout was set for February 17 until Fury suffered a cut in sparring but he has insisted the gash is healed up and training is back underway.
Fury comes into it having been dropped by ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou, 37, in October before winning a controversial split-decision.
He also walked away a winner at the bank after making around £39m for the crossover clash.
FRANCIS NGANNOU has chimed in as an expert on the debate of who will win between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.
Ngannou was brutally knocked out by AJ in two rounds following three knockdowns and one final ruthless right hand.
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Tyson Fury controversially beat Francis Ngannou on pointsCredit: Getty
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Joshua knocked out Ngannou in two roundsCredit: Getty
But just five months earlier on his boxing debut he floored Fury only to lose a controversial split-decision.
So the nature of the two performances and results leaves the MMA superstar siding with Joshua, 34, in the Battle of Britain.
Ngannou, 37, told iFL TV: “I don’t know, I would give it to AJ for right now.”
Fury, 35, returns on May 18 in an undisputed title showdown against Oleksandr Usyk, 37, in Saudi Arabia.
The first ever four-belt heavyweight unification was postponed after the Gypsy King suffered a horror cut in sparring two weeks out from the bout.
And the two unbeaten champions are signed to a two-fight deal, meaning AJ faces a year wait to fight Fury.
Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn pleaded with Fury to do the double over Usyk so they can get the super-fight settled.
Hearn said: “You are looking at the baddest man on the planet. The No 1 heavyweight in the world.
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“There’s a brilliant fighter down there in Tyson Fury. Please beat Oleksandr Usyk, because you will get the biggest fight of all time.”
Fury hit back on BBC: “Congratulations to Joshua, but listen we all know styles make fights and Eddie Hearn’s shouting he’s the best heavyweight in the world, we know he’s not. Tyson Fury hits back at Eddie Hearn’s claims Anthony Joshua is best heavyweight in world and vows to make fight happen
“He’s already been beaten by Usyk twice and I’ve got to deal with that problem for him.
“So after I’ve done that – twice – and if he’s still available, we’ll get it on. Get it on like Donkey Kong!”
Taylor Swift has joined the “Chiefs Kingdom” and been welcomed by the team throughout her relationship with tight end Travis Kelce, according to Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
“We made a few jokes at first, but she’s now a member of Chiefs Kingdom. “She’s on the team,” Mahomes told Nate Burleson on “CBS Mornings.”
“It’s great that she has accepted Brittany (Mahomes’ wife), and they’ve formed a bond as well. For me, it’s just Travis. He’s fortunate to be with a great girl and a great woman.”
The public reveal of Swift and Kelce’s connection became one of the year’s most memorable pop culture moments, attracting the attention of both NFL fans and Swifties.
Swift, who was just awarded Time’s Person of the Year, attended a Chiefs game in September following weeks of rumors that the two were dating, during which Mahomes stated that the squad first left Kelce alone.
“At first, everyone kept aside and let him do what he was doing. “And then he started bringing Taylor around when he realized how cool she is,” he said.
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – OCTOBER 22: The Kansas City Chiefs Travis Kelce #87 and Patrick Mahomes #15 converse before their game against the Los Angeles Chargers at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on October 22, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri. (
Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes converse before the game.
Swift and Kelce’s bond has also allowed the two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback to swap notes with someone at the pinnacle of their career.
“It’s been cool to interact with her because she’s top-tier at her profession,” Mahomes was quoted as saying. “Seeing how she drives, she becomes that…”Now I see everything through Brittany andTravis’ eyes.”
Swift has since attended at multiple Chiefs games, while the defending Super Bowl champions have had a disappointing season, ranking third in the American Football Conference (AFC) with a 9-5 record.
They will next play on Christmas Day, hosting the Las Vegas Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium.
CARL FROCH claimed Anthony Joshua’s knockout of Francis Ngannou was evidence Tyson Fury is “on the decline”.
Ngannou was brutally knocked out by AJ in two rounds following three knockdowns and one final ruthless right hand.
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Francis Ngannou knocked down Tyson FuryCredit: Getty
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Joshua knocked out Ngannou in two roundsCredit: Reuters
But just five months earlier on his boxing debut he floored Fury – only to lose a controversial split-decision.
The differing performances and results leaves ex-world super-middleweight champion Froch convinced Fury’ time at the top is up.
He said: “Fury must have just been having a really bad night – or, like I think, Fury’s past his best. He’s seen better days.
“I study the sport and I study the fights, and Tyson Fury used to throw 30-plus feints a round.
“Feint, feint. Draw his opponent in, feint. Double jab, right hand. He’s not doing the feints anymore. He’s doing four or five feints.
“He’s slow on his feet. He’s been knocked down five times [in recent years].
“When you’re hitting the floor and getting hit on the chin and not throwing feints and not as busy as you used to be, that means you’re past your best and you’re on the decline and you’re on the slide.”
Fury, 35, returns on May 18 in an undisputed title showdown against Oleksandr Usyk, 37, in Saudi Arabia.
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The first ever four-belt heavyweight unification was postponed after the Gypsy King suffered a horror cut in sparring two weeks out from the bout
And now Froch – speaking at the Boxing Writers Club – questions if the WBC champion will ever make it to the historic title bout.
Tyson Fury and Paris spend £140 bargain hunting in Asda and says ‘Boris Johnson would be proud’ of his savings
He added: “I don’t think the Usyk fight happens.
“If it does, [Fury] must love the pound note, because he’s got enough money. He don’t need to fight.
“If he fights Usyk, he’ll get beat – unless I’m totally wrong and Fury’s just not taking the sport seriously.
“When I watched that Netflix series – he’s up and down mentally. If he takes it seriously and he fancies it and he’s happy and on a high, he trains properly.
“You might see the last, best Tyson Fury. He might get in there with Usyk and be too big for him and too quick, and beat him and dominate him, and then I hope he retires.
“But, one, I don’t think the fight will happen. Two, if it happens, I think – unless he rekindles the old flame – he’s going to get easily beat. I don’t think it’ll be a knockout or anything like that.
“I just think it’ll be a points job, or maybe a late stoppage, because Usyk is a lot smaller than him, and a bit lighter.
“But he’s growing into the weight now. But he’s an old man himself. He’s past his best.”
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Froch with The Sun’s Colin Hart at the Boxing Writers Club
Travis Kelce is expanding his real estate portfolio. The NFL-star-also-known-as-Taylor-Swift’s-new-love-interest recently purchased a $6 million home in Kansas City, Missouri. It’s apparently a major upgrade from his current residence, which is basically a Mojo Dojo Casa House.
Kelce bought the swanky new property for better privacy while dating Taylor Swift, according to TMZ. As public fascination with the new couple continues to grow, it’s no surprise that the athlete is serious about protecting their relationship by investing in a paparazzi-free hideaway. (Given Kelce’s Kansas City-based career, the lovebirds can’t exactly shack up in one of Taylor’s many properties—plus, she’s already lent her Watch Hill, Rhode Island home to another publicity-shy new couple, Bradly Cooper and Gigi Hadid.)
Sources told TMZ that Kelce’s existing house was “simply far too accessible” and “starting to become a tourist attraction.” It’s easy for paparazzi to park right outside of the place, and the situation was reportedly making Kelce uncomfortable. Understandable!
According to the New York Post, Kelce was also “a little self-conscious with his pretty modest pad and wanted something a bit more grandeur to impress his new love interest.” (As Taylor herself might say, we know that it’s delicate.)
His new home reportedly boasts six bedrooms and six bathrooms, spanning thousands of square footage. While it’s unclear what neighborhood the home is located in (and that’s probably for the best!), the property exists in a gated community with a host of amenities including a pool with a waterfall, a tennis court, a pickleball court, and a mini golf course, per TMZ.
There are no reports yet on Kelce’s plans for his other Kansas City home. Located in the Briarcliff West neighborhood, that residence cost him $995,000 in 2019. Perhaps we’ll see it on the market soon! In any case, his new home purchase barely compares to Swift’s $150 million real estate portfolio. But it’s a good start! And, who knows, maybe the kickoff of a new era?
TYSON FURY has been given the green light by the WBC to fight Anthony Joshua if he defeats Oleksandr Usyk.
Fury faces Usyk in the heavyweight division’s first ever four-belt unification on May 18 but the pair are also contracted to an immediate rematch.
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Tyson Fury with WBC president Mauricio SulaimanCredit: Reuters
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Anthony Joshua reacts after knocking out Francis NgannouCredit: Getty
The two-bout series threatens to see Fury tied up for the whole year, KOing hopes for a Battle of Britain bout with AJ.
But Mauricio Sulaiman – president of the WBC in which Fury is champion – would give the go-ahead to face AJ after Usyk.
Sulaiman told Sky Sports: “The WBC was presented a sanction request which was to fight for the undisputed.
“The WBC accepted that sanctioning and we accepted the rematch they have requested.
“But, if it is not anything to do with contractual or promotion, we would absolutely accept the winner to fight Joshua.
“The WBC has been very much attentive to this matter. So we have completely freed the ground for the undisputed, for a rematch, and for another fight of that level.
“The WBC position right now is very open to support the undisputed champion taking on the fights that the fans want to see.”
Fury was ringside in Saudi Arabia to watch Joshua knock out Francis Ngannou in two rounds.
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It was only five months earlier that the MMA superstar, 37, floored Fury only to lose a controversial split-decision.
So AJ’s stunning stoppage had his promoter Eddie Hearn hailing him as the world’s best heavyweight.
Tyson Fury hits back at Eddie Hearn’s claims Anthony Joshua is best heavyweight in world and vows to make fight happen
But Fury – who faces the man who twice beat Joshua in Usyk – had something to say about that as he vowed to set the super-fight up.
He told BBC: “Congratulations to Joshua, but listen we all know styles make fights and Eddie Hearn’s shouting he’s the best heavyweight in the world, we know he’s not.
“He’s already been beaten by Usyk twice and I’ve got to deal with that problem for him.
“So after I’ve done that – twice – and if he’s still available, we’ll get it on. Get it on like Donkey Kong!”
Travis Kelce Mesmerized by Taylor Swift’s Performance in Australia: “She’s My Personal Piece of Paradise”
As Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” continues to captivate audiences around the world, her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, found himself swept away by her mesmerizing performance during her recent show in Australia.
The Kansas City Chiefs’ star tight end couldn’t help but express his profound admiration for Swift’s talent and beauty.
In a heartfelt statement shared after the concert, Kelce gushed about the experience of watching Swift perform live on stage. “It’s almost surreal to believe that this embodiment of beauty and talent is mine,” he remarked. Kelce’s words reflected the awe and wonderment he felt while witnessing Swift’s captivating performance.
For Kelce, Swift’s presence on stage was more than just a musical performance; it was a testament to her artistry, dedication, and passion for her craft. “She makes me feel like the luckiest person alive,” Kelce continued, “as if I’ve found my own personal piece of paradise.”
The couple’s relationship has been a source of inspiration and admiration for fans around the world. Kelce’s unwavering support and admiration for Swift have been evident throughout their time together, both publicly and privately.
As Swift continues to grace stages across the globe with her enchanting performances, Kelce remains her steadfast supporter, cheering her on from the sidelines and celebrating her successes with pride.
Kelce’s heartfelt words serve as a reminder of the power of love and admiration in a relationship, as well as the profound impact that Swift’s music has on those who have the privilege of experiencing it live.
As the “Eras Tour” continues to unfold, fans can expect more magical moments and unforgettable performances from Taylor Swift, with Travis Kelce cheering her on every step of the way, proud to call her his own personal piece of paradise.
