Anthony Joshua still earns mouth-watering fee despite losing to Oleksandr Usyk again

Oleksandr Usyk despite watching the Ukrainian beat Anthony Joshua for a second time.Alvaraz suffered a second career defeat when stepping up to light-heavyweight against Dmitry Bivol in May and many fear a further step up in weight to cruiserweight would be too far, but the Mexican is up for the fight.“It’s difficult, but I don’t care. I like that kind of challenge," said Alvaraz when jokingly asked about a rumoured fight against Usyk.

An agreement for Tyson Fury to face Oleksandr Usyk is believed to have moved a step closer, as the pair are said to have agreed a 50:50 purse split for their unification bout. In addition, the fight will not take place before the end of this year, with a proposed bout taking place early next year.

Tyson Fury will lose a £1million bet with Piers Morgan if he comes out of retirement to face Oleksandr Usyk.The Gypsy King has claimed on numerous occasions that his victory against Dillian Whyte in April was the final fight of his career, though is believed to be in talks with Usyk over a title unification bout following the Ukrainian's win over Anthony Joshua on Saturday.Speaking about his bet with Morgan, Fury continued to insist that he was retired, though promised to pay the former Good Morning Britain host should he be tempted back into the squared circle.READ MORE: Tyson Fury sets Oleksandr Usyk deadline after naming 'obscene' asking price"I'm going to owe Piers Morgan a million pounds, in pound coins," he admitted on talkSPORT.Fury claims he wants £500million to fight Usyk, and has given potential financiers a deadline of September 1 to come up with the money."To all the suitors out there who want to make the fight, I'm going to give you all seven days, until September 1 to come up with the money; if not, thank you very much, it's been a blast and I'm retired," the 34-year-old said.Which would you rather see: Fury vs Usyk or the look on Piers Morgan's face when he's told he's not getting £1million? Let us know in the comments section below.Should Fury and Usyk agree a deal it will be the first time since 1999 that the heavyweight division would be unified - and the first time in the five-belt era.Fury's promoters, Bob Arum and Frank Warren, are confident the undisputed fight can be made. December 17 is being plotted as a potential date, though Warren is reportedly put off hosting it in the UK due to the lack of available venues."At the end of the day, it’s where the most money can be generated.

Olympic Games despite criticism of 'sportswashing' by the state. Saudi Arabia has ramped up its involvement in sports over the past decade, staging massive boxing events and its PIF group purchased Newcastle United.

Tyson Fury has set a deadline for a fight with Oleksandr Usyk and has asked for proof of funds of an offer for £500 million from Saudi Arabia for him to fight the Ukrainian.

Anthony Joshua is 'self-entitled' resulting in an outburst after his defeat by Oleksandr Usyk.Speaking after Joshua was beaten by a split judge's decision, Jordan said the British heavyweight was 'exasperated' by a second Usyk defeat leading to his in-ring outburst. Joshua first walked out the ring before then grabbing the microphone in a post-fight rant."He was exasperated and frustrated that he couldn't better this guy," said Jordan on talkSport.

Oleksandr Usyk gave a short response after being spotted on his way back from his win over Anthony Joshua. The Ukrainian fighter successfully defended his IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight world titles with a split decision victory in his highly anticipated rematch against Joshua at the Jeddah Super Dome.

Kerry Katona has jokingly compared Anthony Joshua's passionate post-fight speech to her infamous interview on This Morning and claimed he definitely "topped" it.Following his recent boxing defeat which saw Ukrainian fighter Oleksandr Usyk win on points over the weekend, Anthony took the mic to share his thoughts on the match and his overall boxing journey.But many fans were rather shocked by his rambling tirade, with some complaining that his emotional outburst was unprofessional. READ NEXT: Kerry Katona says she couldn't afford kids' school uniforms during bankruptcy concerns And although the boxer went on to congratulate Oleksandr, Anthony, 32, could be seen throwing his winning belts out of the boxing ring.Seeing his speech unfold, I'm A Celeb star Kerry had a lot to say about it.Jumping onto her Instagram story, Kerry wrote: "AJ's speech at the end of his boing match tops my This Morning interview," followed by a string of laughing emojis.Kerry's infamous speech on This Morning in 2008 saw her slurring her words during an interview while speaking to presenters Phillip Schofield and Fern Britton.Due to her mannerisms and speech being rather slow, there was speculation that she was drunk while on the live ITV show.Despite the rumours, Kerry later claimed that the medication she was on for her bipolar disorder caused her speech to be slurred at the time.Last year, mother of five Kerry said her infamous This Morning speech left her feeling suicidal and blamed presenters Phil and former host Fern for not asking whether she was ok.She said: "Never once did they say to me, ‘Oh, oh right - what’s bipolar and what’s the medication you’re taking? I didn’t get any of that."Next day, front page of the papers, ‘Sherry Kerry’,

Jake Paul has alleged that fight judge Glenn Feldman’s decision to score in favour of Anthony Joshua over Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night was an ‘Eddie Hearn special’. The boxing world watched on as Usyk defeated Joshua for a second-successive time to retain his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles in Saudi Arabia.

Conor McGregor has spoken out in defence of Anthony Joshua after his post-fight rant was widely criticised by boxing fans.Joshua took the microphone following his second successive defeat to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday (August 20) night and proceeded to make a lengthy speech to the crowd in Saudi Arabia. Viewers felt he had stolen Usyk's moment, with some labelling his comments about Ukraine "disrespectful".But UFC star McGregor believes AJ did nothing wrong. Taking to Twitter, the Irishman wrote: "You are all going on ridiculous over this.

Eddie Hearn has ripped into Tyson Fury for his reaction to Anthony Joshua's defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.Eddie Hearn called out the Gypsy King and accused him of hypocrisy after Fury's own mental health battles when defending Joshua, who broke down in the ring after the fight before going on a bizarre rant. Joshua stole all the headlines following the loss, decided by split decision, when he flung two of Usyk's belts out the ring.He then returned to give an odd and confusing speech to fans both in the arena and at home, with the Brit being slammed by fans for comments on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, calling it "not nice". Since, the boxer has apologised publicly, showing remorse on his social media pages.

Joshua showed aggressiveness but could not match the strategic wiliness of Usyk, who is unbeaten in his 20 professional contests. Two judges scored the fight 115-113 and 116-112 to Usyk, while the third gave it to Joshua 115-113. READ MORE: Tyson Fury mocks 'rubbish' Anthony Joshua with new Instagram post Joshua got off to a good start as he began the bout with intent but Usyk’s tactics were brilliant and thwarted the Brit.

Tyson Fury has taken to social media to mock Anthony Joshua after his second loss in a row to Oleksandr Usyk.The Heavyweight World Champion took to Instagram to have a laugh at Joshua's expense after the British boxer lost via a split decision against the Ukrainian fighter last night. Despite the loss, it was Joshua's antics that stole the headlines, with the boxer flinging two of Usyk's belts out the ring after the fight before storming out the ring himself.

Anthony Joshua had admitted he "let himself down" with his post-fight ring rant after he lost his rematch against Oleksandr Usyk.The Brit tweeted: "I wish @usykaa continued success in your quest for greatness. You are a class act champ. Yesterday I had to mentally take myself into a dark place to compete for the championship belts! I had two fights, one with Usyk and one with my emotions and both got the better of me."I’ll be the first to admit, I let myself down.

Anthony Joshua has already announced plans to return to the ring in November or December after his second straight defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.The loss put an end to the two-time world champion's hopes of regaining his heavyweight belts, with him now expected to work his way back up the pecking order. And it seems he wants to waste no time in getting back to the title scene.Per journalist Michael Benson, he declared his intention to fight again before the year is out. "I will become three-time world heavyweight champion," he added.READ MORE: New footage shows raging Anthony Joshua fume 'f*** that s*** good boxing has to win'It's been over seven years since AJ has been in a non-title bout, with promoter Eddie Hearn also keen to see him back in action sooner rather than later.

Anthony Joshua beating Oleksandr Usyk, was confronted by a fan after the bout. Joshua lost to the Ukrainian in Saudi Arabia as Usyk retained his belts via split decision.

Anthony Joshua shouting "f**k that s**t" when Vasyl Lomachenko tried to console the heavyweight loser.The British boxer took on and lost to Oleksandr Usyk in a dramatic rematch that needed a split decision to decide the winner, although it was the aftermath that has stolen the headlines. Joshua went on to sling two of Usyk's belts out the ring before storming off.

Piers Morgan, Mo Gilligan, and Nicola Adams are among those who have reacted to the Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk fight – and many viewers have been left divided.After a tense bout, Ukrainian fighter Usyk triumphed over AJ. While many commended the British fighter’s performance despite his defeat, others were left puzzled at AJ’s post-match speech, which saw him throw two of his opponent’s belts out of the ring.Broadcaster Piers branded AJ’s behaviour ’embarrassing.’‘Embarrassing antics at the end by Joshua,’ he tweeted. ‘He was beaten by a superior fighter who put on a magnificent performance of highly-skilled, supremely resilient boxing.

Anthony Joshua has been slammed for his comments on the war in Ukraine after he labelled it "not nice" in a bizarre rant.The Brit suffered his third career loss, and his second to Ukrainian heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk, with it taking a split decision to decide the outcome of the fight before Joshua went on to cause a scene when he threw two of Usyk's belts to the ground and stormed off. When the fighter returned to the ring, he took hold of the microphone and went on a rambling speech that left viewers baffled.