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Tyson Fury was left floored after being kicked out of a pub just weeks after being downed by Oleksandr Usyk.

The Gypsy King fell to a split decision defeat in Saudi Arabia against the Ukrainian. It saw Usyk condemn Fury, 35, to the first defeat of his career.

A rematch is already scheduled for December 21 but in the time being, Fury has fully immersed himself in life back in the UK. Just days after the fight, he was pictured at the rubbish tip with his wife Paris, a visit that he had promised.

But he has now been treated to Usyk-like treatment following a trip to the pub that got slightly out of hand. Videos showed the former heavyweight champion of the world looking worse for wear in Nowhere bar in his hometown of Morecambe.

Two security staff were pictured encouraging him to leave the venue, where Fury was partying with friends and family on Friday evening, before helping him to the door. Having left the bar, more footage from outside showed Fury attempting to deal with the after-effects of his heavy evening in town.

He stumbled around, eventually falling to his hands and knees and appearing to hit his head on a nearby lamppost. Fury’s brother Tommy had recently given an update on him.

Speaking to iFLTV, he said: “He’s alright, all good, all good. Listen, at the end of the day it was a close fight, I did think Tyson did enough to win it.

“I thought the first half of the fight was a shutout and they picked up a couple of rounds after that, so I thought he won the fight. At the end of the day it’s boxing, decisions happen and he’ll be back for the rematch.”

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Asked about the rematch, Tommy backed Tyson for victory. He added: “One hundred per cent he’ll win the rematch. There’s not a doubt in my mind that when the rematch happens he’ll right that wrong and get the victory back and move on to the next.”

Away from his heavy night in Morecambe, Fury also chose to travel to Leeds to spend time with his wife Paris and his sister-in-law Montana. The former heavyweight champion had a grin on his face whilst posing alongside his family.

Meanwhile, Fury’s upcoming opponent Usyk has spoken out having compared him with Anthony Joshua. Speaking on the Three Knockdown Rule, he said: “Anthony Joshua has classy boxing.

“Greedy Belly, my friend Tyson Fury. It’s like sparkling water; when you open it without shaking, it’s good. If you shake it, it [blows]. Sparkling water is Tyson Fury, and still water is Anthony Joshua. Tyson’s arms are like two meters, like a rope.”

Asked if Fury was the toughest fight of his career, he replied: “I would say toughest fight, yes, but I think biggest punch, no. Derek Chisora, very tough guy. With Derek, I don’t remember which hand it was, left or right, but I would block it and it would be like a baseball bat. It was very dangerous.”

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Tyson Fury’s inner circle ‘concerned’ over how Gypsy King is dealing with his first professional defeat after footage emerges of heavyweight star, 35, collapsing outside Morecambe bar

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Tyson Fury's inner circle 'concerned' over how Gypsy King is dealing with his first professional defeat after footage emerges of heavyweight star, 35, collapsing outside Morecambe bar

Friends of Tyson Fury have told of their concern over how the heavyweight boxer is coping with his first ever defeat, after he was filmed being escorted out a bar before collapsing on the street.

The Gypsy King, 35, sparked fresh concern over his welfare on Friday evening after the boozy night in his hometown of Morecambe, Lancashire, which took place three weeks after losing his undisputed world heavyweight title to Oleksandr Usyk.

Tyson – worth a reported £300million – has previously turned to alcohol in a bid to drown out negative thoughts and cope with the baggage which comes with being a high-profile sportsman.

His fans will be hoping the incident inside the town’s Nowhere Bar is an innocent one-off, playing to an admission made during his Netflix reality series At Home with the Furys that it only takes ‘two or three pints’ to make him ‘senseless, speechless and drunk.’

But a friend told MailOnline that given the bender took place in the wake of such a hard-hitting defeat – the first of his career – there is extra concern for his well-being.

Regardless of concerns for his welfare, Fury appeared to shrug off the incident today as he took a seaside stroll along the promenade in Morecambe Bay with his father, John, 59.

‘But given he’s been drinking again after such a high-profile defeat, there is a fear within his camp that more than ever, his support network needs to be ready to safeguard him through what could be a particularly testing stage of his life.’

‘He has never lost a professional boxing match before so they’re in uncharted territory in regards to anticipating how he’ll deal with it.’

Seen today chatting with his father, it was the first time the 6ft 9in fighter had been spotted since he was escorted out the town’s Nowhere bar after having one too many drinks. Tyson was later pictured slumped outside the boozer.

An onlooker said: ‘He looked to have recovered from his Friday night session.

‘His dad looked to have a bit of a sweat on so they might have been for a run or done a bit of light training.’

The Gypsy King suffered a well-publicised fall from grace in 2015 following his shock victory over Wladimir Klitschko, which saw him balloon to 28 stone and sparked a three-year absence from the ring.

He sunk into a drink and drug fuelled depression as he struggled to deal with the fame and fortune the shock victory bestowed on him.

According to his wife Paris, the mother of his seven children, the signs had set in the previous year when she noticed his behaviour became erratic when binge drinking, on this occasion sparked by the double cancellation of his planned fight with David Haye in Manchester.

Speaking in her book Love and Fury: The Magic and Mayhem of Life with Tyson, Paris, 34, wrote: ‘Looking back, it was probably his first serious bout of depression.

‘As the disappointment of the Manchester non-event sank in, his mood darkened and he seemed to lose all his focus and motivation. Tyson also developed a drinking habit, which was totally out of character.’

Fury beat Derek Chisora, a late replacement for Haye, before his career-defining win over Klitschko in Germany.

Paris wrote: ‘Once the post-fight euphoria had worn off, within days of returning home to Morecambe, Tyson had sunk into a black hole of darkness and despair.

‘It was as if that glorious night in Düsseldorf, and those gleaming world title belts, meant absolutely nothing to him.’

As his mental health spiralled, he turned to drink and drugs.

He was famously seen downing shots and sinking beers with England football fans in France during Euro 2016 – famously racking up a €1,000 bar bill after buying 200 jagerbombs – and when back on home turf, he was regularly seen ‘trashed’ in Morecambe pubs. He’s been banned from his local, The Hest Bank in nearby Lancaster, three times.

He continued to pile on the pounds and was so out of shape, Tyson was deemed ‘medically unfit’ to take on Klitschko in their planned rematch.

In October 2016 he tested positive for cocaine during a random anti-doping test, which not only threatened to derail his career, but also his marriage.

Paris wrote: ‘I’d never felt so let down in my life – it truly felt like the final straw – and I wondered whether our marriage could survive this huge setback. But, like I’d done so many times before, I told myself to sit tight and ride the storm.’

Now without his rematch, Tyson hit all-time low when he considered attempting to take his own life by driving into a wall at high speed.

Thankfully a voice in his head stopped him from ending it all.

Speaking to Joe Rogan, Tyson explained: ‘I hit the drink, I hit the drugs and I was out all night with the women of the night.

‘I just wanted to die and I wanted to have fun doing it.

‘But when the drink wears off it just leaves you with a bad hangover and even worse depression.

‘When you have a goal in mind from being a child and you achieve it… I was lost, I didn’t know what to do.

‘I was waking up and didn’t want to be alive, I was making everyone’s life a misery; no-one could talk any sense into me at all. I would get very, very low at times and start thinking these crazy thoughts.

‘I bought a brand new Ferrari convertible in the summer of 2016.

‘I was in it on the highway and I got the car up to 190mph and was heading towards a bridge.

‘I didn’t care about nothing, I just wanted to die so bad.

‘I gave up on life but as I was heading to the bridge I heard a voice saying, ‘Don’t do this Tyson; think about your kids, your family, your sons and daughter growing up without a dad.

‘Before I turned into the bridge I pulled on to the motorway. I didn’t know what to do, I was shaking, I was so afraid.

‘I said I’d never think about taking my own life again.’

Hitting rock bottom appeared to inspire Tyson to turn his life around, proved by the boxer completing one of sport’s most remarkable ever comebacks when he transformed his body shape – losing an incredible ten stone – for his return to the ring against Albanian fighter Sefer Seferi in Manchester in June 2018.

After his fourth round victory, he then secured another win, via points, two months later against German boxer Francesco Pianeta at Windsor Park, Belfast, to earn a shot at WBC champion Deontay Wilder.

He drew the first of the epic trilogy in December 2018 in LA, before victories in Feb 2020 and October 2021 – both in Las Vegas – which saw him crowned the undisputed World Heavyweight Champion.

Despite his recent loss to Usyk, and his unconvincing win over UFC fighter Francis Ngannou in October last year, Tyson is still regarded as one of boxing’s biggest names with plenty of fights left in him.

His legions of fans will be hoping his latest blip does not trigger another lengthy boxing hiatus.

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Very brave bouncers drag Tyson Fury out of bar after ‘a couple too many’

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Tyson Fury was carried out of a bar by bouncers before falling down in the street after a heavy night out back home in Morecambe.

‘The Gypsy King’ recently fought Oleksandr Usyk in the biggest heavyweight boxing fight in a quarter of a decade, losing his WBC heavyweight title after a split decision defeat to the Ukrainian in Saudi Arabia. It was the first defeat of his professional career.

Fury will have the chance to become world champion for a third time with a rematch between the two already confirmed and scheduled for 21 December.

But before preparations begin for that fight, Fury enjoyed a night out in his hometown last Friday at Nowhere bar that left him a little worse for wear.

Footage circulating on social media shows the 35-year-old being escorted off the premises by two members of security staff.

As he reaches the entrance, Fury is then seen collapsing to his knees, appearing to hit his head off the pavement in the process.

The Sun report Fury was partying with friends and fans at the venue before security staff were forced to intervene and tell the former world champion to call it a night.

With their fight date originally scheduled for February, Fury travelled to Saudi Arabia days after Christmas to begin training.

A nasty cut suffered in sparring saw that date pushed back to May, with the former champion staying in camp as the wound healed.

Fury’s future in the ring briefly looked uncertain following his defeat in Saudi but any talk of retirement soon disappeared with their rematch now locked in for the end of the year.

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Tyson Fury hits the deck after being escorted out of bar by bouncer

Tyson Fury was left floored after being kicked out of a pub just weeks after being downed by Oleksandr Usyk.

The Gypsy King fell to a split decision defeat in Saudi Arabia against the Ukrainian. It saw Usyk condemn Fury, 35, to the first defeat of his career.

A rematch is already scheduled for December 21 but in the time being, Fury has fully immersed himself in life back in the UK. Just days after the fight, he was pictured at the rubbish tip with his wife Paris, a visit that he had promised.

But he has now been treated to Usyk-like treatment following a trip to the pub that got slightly out of hand. Videos showed the former heavyweight champion of the world looking worse for wear in Nowhere bar in his hometown of Morecambe.

Two security staff were pictured encouraging him to leave the venue, where Fury was partying with friends and family on Friday evening, before helping him to the door. Having left the bar, more footage from outside showed Fury attempting to deal with the after-effects of his heavy evening in town.

He stumbled around, eventually falling to his hands and knees and appearing to hit his head on a nearby lamppost. Fury’s brother Tommy had recently given an update on him.

Speaking to iFLTV, he said: “He’s alright, all good, all good. Listen, at the end of the day it was a close fight, I did think Tyson did enough to win it.

“I thought the first half of the fight was a shutout and they picked up a couple of rounds after that, so I thought he won the fight. At the end of the day it’s boxing, decisions happen and he’ll be back for the rematch.”

Will Tyson Fury beat Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch? Share your predictions in the comments below

Asked about the rematch, Tommy backed Tyson for victory. He added: “One hundred per cent he’ll win the rematch. There’s not a doubt in my mind that when the rematch happens he’ll right that wrong and get the victory back and move on to the next.”

Away from his heavy night in Morecambe, Fury also chose to travel to Leeds to spend time with his wife Paris and his sister-in-law Montana. The former heavyweight champion had a grin on his face whilst posing alongside his family.

Meanwhile, Fury’s upcoming opponent Usyk has spoken out having compared him with Anthony Joshua. Speaking on the Three Knockdown Rule, he said: “Anthony Joshua has classy boxing.

“Greedy Belly, my friend Tyson Fury. It’s like sparkling water; when you open it without shaking, it’s good. If you shake it, it [blows]. Sparkling water is Tyson Fury, and still water is Anthony Joshua. Tyson’s arms are like two meters, like a rope.”

Asked if Fury was the toughest fight of his career, he replied: “I would say toughest fight, yes, but I think biggest punch, no. Derek Chisora, very tough guy. With Derek, I don’t remember which hand it was, left or right, but I would block it and it would be like a baseball bat. It was very dangerous.”

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Tyson Fury: The good, the bad, the ugly, the undisputed?

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On Saturday evening in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, heavyweight boxing’s bureaucracy and politics will fizzle into insignificance.

Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk is pugilism’s World Cup final. The best versus the best. A cliffhanger episode to draw the eyes of the world.

Barring a draw, for the first time in almost a quarter of a century one man will stand tall as the undisputed champion of boxing’s glamour division.

For Fury, a man born into a fighting traveller family and named after former champion Mike Tyson, it could be his crowning moment as arguably Briton’s greatest export to the sport.

A Netflix reality show and appearances in the scripted world of wrestling entertainment – combined with a compelling comeback story after battling addiction and depression – have long since established Fury as a mainstream figure.

His rise, however, has been far from meteoric.

From a leisure centre in Wigan to a Norfolk showground, the slow-burning superstar has worked his way through smaller venues into the starkest of spotlights.

Over a 16-year-professional career, the only predictable thing about Fury has been his unpredictability.

Could Saturday be the climax of a career that has produced the good, the bad and, on occasions, the ugly?

Fury’s first coach, Steve Egan, knew he was on to a winner the moment he first laid eyes on a young Gypsy King.

At just 14 – standing 6ft 4in tall and weighing 14st – Fury towered over almost every adult in Egan’s gym in Wythenshawe, Manchester.

“This guy is going to be champion of the world someday,” Egan prophesied in 2006.

Gold medals at the 2007 European Junior Championships and the 2008 English Nationals signalled Fury’s potential as Great Britain’s Olympic selectors began to take notice.

Liverpudlian David Price, who would later become a fierce rival, recalls meeting an 18-year-old Fury for the first time.

“I had just won gold at the Commonwealth Games and was in a training camp in Sheffield before the European Championships,” Price tells BBC Sport.

“My team-mate Frankie Gavin came into my hotel room and said there’s a young kid here saying he’s here to take your place in the Olympics. He says his name is Tyson Fury.

“I was like ‘what?’ – I’d never heard that type of talk in the amateurs. It was always so respectful, never had I come across someone that brash.”

When Price sparred Fury just a few weeks later, he saw signs that his fellow Briton had the bite to back up his bark.

“He was really young, just a raw novice, so I can’t say I knew he’d go on to become a two-time world champion,” Price says.

“But I’d sparred with other upstarts at the time and you could always land big shots to let them know but it wasn’t as easy to do so on Tyson. He was always switched on.”

A few months later the pair faced each other in the north-west finals of the Amateur Boxing Association finals. Price noticed considerable improvements in such a short space of time, but his experience, pride and a burning desire to shut Fury up prevailed.

“Fury had written a letter to the Boxing News magazine that he was going to knock me out in the ABA Championships,” Price explains. “As soon as I heard that I had a bit between my teeth and wanted to teach him a lesson.”

Price won their bout on points and would go on to take bronze for Great Britain at Beijing 2008.

After a failed attempt at making the Ireland team, Fury’s Olympic dream was over.

His amateur career ended with an impressive 31 wins from 35 fights. However, without the profile of an Olympic podium, it was Price who turned professional amid hype of being Britain’s next big heavyweight hope.

On size alone, Fury should be a clear favourite against former cruiserweight king Usyk, but a lacklustre performance and controversial points win against boxing debutant Francis Ngannou in October has tightened the odds.

Fury has been here before though. His ability has consistently been questioned and each time he has come up with answers.

It wasn’t seven straight stoppage wins that attracted attention in the early part of his career. Instead an uppercut that glanced off journeyman Lee Swaby’s guard and into Fury’s own face became an unwanted viral moment.

In his eighth bout, Fury was fortunate to be awarded a points win over John McDermott – who Price later knocked out in the first round – for the British title.

“McDermott definitely should have won,” Price says.

“After that performance people were leaning towards me as the Brit to go on and do better things. Tyson just didn’t appear to be very technically well-rounded. He seemed a bit clumsy.”

Fury’s unbeaten run continued but his credentials to challenge at the very top appeared lacking when he was dropped by the unknown Neven Pajkic in 2011 and by blown-up cruiserweight Steve Cunningham two years later.

“Nobody back then thought Tyson could win a world title,” says Northern Ireland’s Carl Frampton – who knew Fury from the amateurs and was well on his way to winning the first of his two world titles at the time.

But Fury’s defensive skills, elusive agility and remarkable power of recovery have kept him rising and his record running. He has 34 wins from 35 professional fights, with a 2018 draw against Deontay Wilder the only slight hiccup.

When Ngannou’s overhand left sent Fury crashing to the canvas for the seventh time as a professional in October, he rose to his feet, regrouped and did the job.

Just as he did against Pakjic, Cunningham and on four occasions, across three fights, against Wilder.

Price believes Fury performs best when his back is up against the wall.

“That close call against Ngannou was probably the best thing that could have happened to Fury at this stage,” Price says.

“He has that chip on his shoulder again. The one he had early on his career when he wanted to prove people – including me – wrong.”

Fury’s two wins over Wilder have defined his second coming, following two and a half years out of the ring to deal with his mental health, drugs and alcohol struggles.

For purists though, his greatest achievement was the win that immediately preceded him stepping away from boxing – a November 2015 success over Wladimir Klitschko in Dusseldorf.

“People forget about the Klitschko fight,” Frampton says. “For me that is one of – if not the – greatest wins for a British fighter ever.”

Fury’s showmanship stepped up in the build-up. Dressed as Batman in a news conference, he told Klitschko that he had “as much charisma as my underpants”.

World champion Klitschko was a clear favourite, unbeaten in 11 years and fighting with home advantage in his adopted Germany.

But Fury’s unrelenting mind games continued right up to fight night.

Just hours before the opening bell, Fury complained about the softness of the ring canvas, arguing it would hinder his footwork and that Klitschko had begun wrapping his hands without a member of Fury’s team present.

A layer of foam was removed from the surface, Klitschko rewrapped his hands, and, having had his demands met, Fury shone in the ring.

“He boxed Klitschko’s head off. He took him to school,” says Fury’s promoter Frank Warren.

The victory handed Fury the IBF, WBA and WBO world titles – three of the belts that Usyk is putting on the line in Riyadh this weekend.

“Tyson changed the landscape of the heavyweight division,” Warren adds. “And if he hadn’t vacated the belts because of his personal problems after the Klitschko fight, he would still have all those belts today.”

Aesthetically, Fury does not resemble a typical elite-level athlete.

“You couldn’t beat a fat man,” he mocked Klitschko before a scheduled rematch that never happened.

Taking his top off and proudly parading his paunch is a regular occurrence in Fury’s news conferences.

In many ways the lack of bulging muscles or six-pack has endeared him to the British public.

He has been lauded as the peoples’ champion, taking phone calls from fans when his mobile number was leaked online by his wife or buying shots for England football fans at Euro 2016.

But not everyone wants to be represented by him. Controversy and, occasionally, apologies have been a constant throughout Fury’s career.

Fury has made disparaging comments towards women, the Jewish community and homosexuals during his career.

After beating Klitschko he tested positive for a banned steroid, blaming it on consuming uncastrated wild boar.

He has links to suspected Irish gangster Daniel Kinahan, who had been a personal adviser to the boxer.

But Fury has been nimble outside the ring as well as inside it, slipping on to the next thing.

A Christmas single with Robbie Williams and numerous appearances on prime-time talk shows have kept him front and centre as one of boxing’s biggest stars.

“I think people identify with him because of the ups and downs of his life,” Warren says.

“He’s gone through a lot of what other people go through. Everybody knows somebody who’s had problems in their life. Everybody knows someone who’s had a drug problem, or a booze problem.

“They have seen how he’s dealt with it, come back from it.”

With his global fame, Fury has become less open with the media – but he has found other avenues for his trash talk.

Fury has directed expletive-laden social media posts at Usyk before their meeting, repeatedly describing his fellow champion as a “foreigner”.

Price, who has seen Fury slowly back up all his teenage bravado, sees a common thread.

“Deep down he is probably the same Tyson he has always been,” Price says.

“If he’s got it in for someone, the old, nasty mouth will come out.

“He gets personal. If he’s threatened by someone, he will get a bit nasty.”

Fury may not be able to break the iron-willed Usyk – a man who defended his native Ukraine against the Russian invasion five months after becoming champion.

If he does, securing a career-defining win and a full house of heavyweight belts, some have suggested the 35-year-old may retire.

But the man himself has suggested otherwise, promising at least a rematch against Usyk, plus two fights against Anthony Joshua before another meeting with Ngannou before he hangs up his gloves.

Predicting Fury’s next move is as tricky as ever. However long he has left in the sport, though, the blend of good, bad and ugly is sure to continue.

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Claressa Shields, the current women’s IBF, WBA, WBC, and WBO world middleweight boxing champion, is currently threatening legal action against fans and networks after a video surfaced showing her being dropped in training by Arturs Ahmetovs, a retired male professional boxer with a record of 6-1-0.

Ahmetovs released the 2018 sparring footage on December 6, which showed him flooring Shields with a crisp jab-cross-hook combination.

Shields quickly took to X, alleging that Ahmetovs removed padding from his gloves after Shields “embarrassed him earlier that week.”

The discourse continued on Shield’s feed, with many fans reminding “the GWOAT” that she was getting her just desserts after past remarks that she would beat Keith Thurman and Gennadiy Golovkin in boxing.

Ultimately, Shields released a statement on her Instagram story, threatening legal action against fans and networks claiming she got KO’d in the footage.

 

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Ryan Garcia sets social media on fire and proposes to Claressa Shields that they have a ‘superhuman baby’

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yan Garcia has resumed his bizarre behavior, but this time, the controversial fighter seems to have taken things to the next level by proposing to boxer Claressa Shields that they have a baby, despite the fact that she is engaged.

While Garcia is embroiled in the scandal of testing positive for drug tests twice during his fight against Devin Haney, and has requested a B sample test, scheduled for May 22, Garcia made the bold proposal to Shields, who is engaged to boyfriend Tony Rich.

Since his fight against Haney was announced, Garcia has been linked to numerous women, some famous and some relatively unknown; however, each date seemed aimed at the purpose of gaining Shields’ attention.

In a post on the X-platform, Claressa Shields shared a screenshot of her text message exchange with Randy said, “Boy oh boy! I run 6 miles, do 100 ab wheel rollers, train my SCOC boxing kids….then I wake up to s*** like this @RyanGarcia and all I’m doing is minding my business.”

Meanwhile, in text messages, Garcia appears to have made the initiative, saying, “If we had a baby, the baby would be superhuman.” To this, Shields maintained her polite demeanor and responded, “You need help Ryan,” referencing Ryan’s erratic behavior.

But, of course, ‘The Flash’ wasn’t about to let up, as he continued his string of messages.

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Jake Paul-Mike Tyson update: Latest on fight date, timeline and Tyson’s health

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For months now, the biggest upcoming fight in professional boxing was the bout between 27-year-old Jake Paul and 57-year-old Mike Tyson. The fight, originally scheduled for July 20, was set to be streamed on Netflix, and had captivated the entire boxing world. Unfortunately though, as of May 31, the fight has been postponed.

Everyone’s worst fear has come true. The biggest worry leading up to this fight was whether or not Tyson would be medically cleared, and it seems that he is at the moment in no position to fight.

In all fairness, Tyson’s team and all reports claim that this was a flare-up, and that Tyson had been feeling as good as ever right before. However, other reports would indicate otherwise.

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When was the fight rescheduled to?

As of right now, no new date for the fight has been given. That said, on Friday, May 31, both Paul and Tyson said that they will announce a new date for the fight the following week, which would be in the coming days.

We will update when there is a definitive date.

Tyson suffered medical scare on May 27

Four days before the fight was officially postponed, Tyson reportedly suffered a medical emergency on a plane scheduled to fly from Miami to Los Angeles. According to the New York Post, Tyson’s representatives say that Tyson became nauseous and dizzy — stemming from an ulcer flare up — about thirty minutes before the plane landed.

The scare wound up delaying passengers from leaving the plane for 25 minutes while medical professionals tended to Tyson. However, after all was said and done, Tyson’s representatives said that the former heavyweight champ was “doing great.”

It is believed that this is the event that ultimately led to the fight’s postponement. In a statement from the fight promoter, it read, “During a follow-up consultation on Thursday with medical professionals on his recent ulcer flare-up, the recommendation is for Mike Tyson to do minimal to light training over the next few weeks and then return to full training with no limitations.”

Of course, with Tyson unable to train, he will be in no position to fight a boxer like Jake Paul. Tyson had been training feverishly before this though. Since the announcement that the fight would be rescheduled, Tyson has come forward to reiterate that he’s still in excellent shape, and has even claimed “my body is in better overall shape than it has been since the 1990s, and I will be back to my full training schedule soon.”

What health risks does Mike Tyson face?

USA Today’s Josh Peter wrote Friday that he’d interviewed seven doctors “who specialize in gastroenterology, which defined by the Mayo Clinic involves ‘preventing, diagnosing and treating the digestive tract.’ That includes treating ulcers.”

Although none of those doctors are treating Tyson personally, they recommended between three and six weeks of recovery for Tyson in order to fully treat the issue. One of the doctors explained that an untreated ulcer can require emergency surgery, which would be a worst-case scenario for Tyson. Given that Tyson has already postponed the fight, it doesn’t appear that it will go untreated.

What could have caused the ulcer?

According to Peter’s report, the leading cause for ulcers is bacterial infection and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Of the seven doctors Peter spoke to, five allegedly raised the possibility that Tyson was taking NSAIDs for pain caused by his excessive training, leading to the ulcer.

Reactions to Paul-Tyson postponement:

Dana White: “No comment”

In a press conference, White, a good friend of Tyson’s, told reporters that he was not going to talk about the Tyson-Paul fight publicly. “For the first time probably ever in my life, I have no comment on something. That’s Mike’s world, and you know, he gets pissed at me every time I talk about that stuff. Good for him, and they’ll figure it out.”

White had been a staunch advocate that Tyson should not return to the ring to fight Jake Paul, and it appears he got his wish for now. White’s statement “Good for him” referring to Tyson, hints that White is at least glad that Tyson is taking his doctors’ advice and not pushing through a serious medical issue for his own pride.

Jake Paul: He still hopes to knock Mike Tyson out

In an Instagram video, Jake Paul expressed his disappointment in the news of Tyson’s health problems. Paul, never one to worry about coming off arrogantly, was actually surprisingly respectful of Tyson, iterating that Tyson’s health comes first and foremost over the fight. Paul called the news “devastating” but remained adamant that the fight will still happen. “This may have bought you some time,” Paul said. “But in the end, you will still be knocked out.”

 

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Mike Tyson (ulcer) forced to postpone bout vs. Jake Paul

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Mike Tyson (ulcer) forced to postpone bout vs. Jake Paul

The upcoming boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson on July 20 has been postponed.

Tyson experienced a health issue on a flight from Los Angeles to Miami that required medical attention Sunday. Initially, it didn’t appear that it would affect the fight, but that has changed after Tyson’s most recent health checkup.

“During a follow up consultation on Thursday with medical professionals on his recent ulcer flare up, the recommendation is for Mike Tyson to do minimal to light training over the next few weeks and then return to full training with no limitations,” read an official statement.

A new fight date is expected to be announced June 7, and AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, remains the desired location.

“I want to thank my fans around the world for their support and understanding during this time. Unfortunately, due to my ulcer flareup, I have been advised by my doctor to lighten my training for a few weeks to rest and recover,” Tyson said in a statement. “My body is in better overall shape than it has been since the 1990s and I will be back to my full training schedule soon. Jake Paul, this may have bought you some time, but in the end you will still be knocked out and out of boxing for good. I appreciate everyone’s patience and can’t wait to deliver an unforgettable performance later this year.”

Tyson vs. Paul was sanctioned as a professional bout scheduled for eight two-minute rounds and contested at heavyweight with 14-ounce gloves. Tyson, 57, hasn’t won a professional boxing match since 2003. If and when they step into the ring, the fight will feature the largest age gap in professional boxing history with Tyson turning 58 on June 30 and YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul being 27.

The fight was to be livestreamed on Netflix.

“I fully support postponing the event so Mike Tyson has no excuses come fight night,” Paul said in a statement. “My fans know I don’t want to face Iron Mike at anything but his best, but let there be no mistake — when he steps into the ring with me, I will be ready to claim my W with a sensational finish. Paul vs. Tyson will be one for the ages, and I promise to bring my best for this once-in-a-lifetime matchup.

Shakur Stevenson is a free agent; what does his future look like?

  • Shakur Stevenson captured Olympic silver at the 2016 Games in Rio De Janeiro and, eight months later, made his pro debut with Top Rank.

    Bob Arum, Top Rank’s founder and CEO, signed Stevenson as a 19-year-old, the only promoter the champion has ever worked with. Seven years later, their relationship is bound to change following Stevenson’s successful WBC lightweight title defense vs. Artem Harutyunyan on Saturday.

    Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) was dominant — he was a -3,500 favorite, per ESPN BET — but failed to deliver the thrilling victory he sought. There were boos down the stretch as Stevenson cruised to a unanimous decision victory against an overmatched opponent for the second consecutive fight. This time, the boos were from his hometown fans at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

    Stevenson, 27, said the jeers were aimed at Harutyunyan (12-2, 7 KOs) because “he ain’t really try to make the fight.” And while it’s true that neither Harutyunyan nor Edwin De Los Santos — Stevenson’s last opponent in November — truly pressed the action, the onus was on the supremely gifted Stevenson to find a way to finish his opponent.

    Now, Stevenson will test free agency on the heels of an uneventful victory, not the statement-making performance he needed.

  • Stevenson turned down a five-fight extension with Top Rank, sources told ESPN, that would have guaranteed the boxer $3 million per bout.

    He could sign with a rival promoter — PBC, Matchroom, Golden Boy, etc. — or remain a free agent and enjoy the flexibility that brings fighters such as Devin Haney or his mentor, Terence Crawford.

    “I want to honestly start my own promotional company and just work with promoters and do a lot of short-term things so that way I’m not locked in and stuck to somebody,” Stevenson told ESPN on June 30.

    Stevenson lamented that he didn’t score the KO, and while he blamed Harutyunyan, he also looked inward. The champion said he needed to improve his ability to cut off the ring.

    Outside the ring, Stevenson will navigate uncharted waters. Eddie Hearn, chairman of Matchroom Sport, has publicly expressed interest in a deal with Stevenson. Surely, many other promoters will pursue Stevenson, too. He is, after all, an undefeated champion rated No. 8 by ESPN pound for pound.

    Now, it appears Stevenson is ready for a change.

    Going into Saturday’s fight, Stevenson felt Top Rank didn’t do enough to promote his fight with Harutyunyan because he turned down the extension.

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Floyd Mayweather reveals boxing caused him irreparable damage: Mentally I’m not 100 percent

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Floyd Mayweather reveals boxing caused him irreparable damage: Mentally I'm not 100 percent

nown for his excellent defense that left him virtually untouched in his fights, 47-year-old Floyd Mayweather Jr.has revealed that he is starting to experience the early effects of his brilliant boxing career.

He acknowledged that he has begun practicing mental agility exercises to prevent neurological deterioration, similar to what other members of his boxing family have suffered.

In the Mayweather family, both Floyd Sr. and his uncle, Roger, require special care due to neurological damage that has resulted in memory loss. This problem has also started to affect Floyd Jr.

“The memory loss could be from boxing, or it could be something that runs in the family,” he said in an interview on the podcast Come and Talk 2 Me with Ma$e, Cam’ron, and Treasure ‘Stat Baby’ Wilson.

“For example, my uncle Roger (Mayweather), it got really bad for him, so I ended up hiring someone to take care of him, and the same thing is happening to my dad (Floyd Sr.

Throughout his career, ‘Money’ was known for his elusiveness, primarily using the ‘shoulder roll’ technique – a sideways stance that his father and uncle also popularized in the 1980s, allowing them to dodge opponents’ punches with quick waist movements.

Mayweather Jr. took this further, achieving an undefeated career with 50 fights and 27 knockouts.

“It might be something genetic in the family. Even I feel that mentally I’m not 100 percent like before. I like to do different exercises, puzzles, word games, to keep my mind healthy,” said Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Life After Boxing for Floyd Mayweather

Mayweather Jr. retired at 40 in August 2017. Since then, he has participated in some exhibition matches, though he has declined to fight former boxers, stating that he has accomplished everything in boxing. In his exhibition bouts, he tries to avoid taking significant damage from his opponents.

However, it seems the former boxer has started to show signs of erratic behavior. Recently, he missed two scheduled commitments in Mexico without any explanation.

Mayweather was supposed to hold a press conference to promote an exhibition fight at the Arena Ciudad de México and conduct a mass boxing class for city residents.

Mayweather failed to show up and did not inform the organizers in Mexico. He even deleted the promotional content for his fight in Mexico from his social media.

After several days, he reappeared and reposted the event poster: “Mexico, I’ll see you soon. Stay tuned for details about the upcoming exhibition,” he wrote on his Instagram account.

However, in the new poster, the fighter did not announce who his opponent would be, leaving the organization of the event unclear.

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