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Mike Tyson's red Ferrari expected to reach at least £3.7million at auction

Mike Tyson's old Ferrari F50 is set to fetch a fortune at auction 26 years after he bought the limited edition model during the peak of his boxing powers in 1996. Iron Mike was the second owner of this particular F50, which has just 6,200 miles on the clock and has recently had £70,000 worth of renovations at a Ferrari dealership in Florida.With this F50 being one of only 349 ever built and one of only 55 that were made to United States specifications - it is set to fetch between an astonishing £3.7billion and £4.53b. READ MORE: Boxpark bouncer Julius Francis 'more than willing' to take on Mike Tyson rematch The car is being put up for sale by Gooding & Company, who are using Tyson's former ownership as one of it's biggest selling points.
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Former Mike Tyson opponent delivers one-punch knockout while working as Boxpark security
London pub picked the wrong security guard to mess with after being knocked out in one punch by a former opponent of Mike Tyson.Julius Francis, a 57-year-old former British champion boxer who fought Tyson in 2000, now works as a security guard at BOXPARK Wembley.But after being out of the profession since 2007, Francis still packs a brutal punch after he was caught on a video wiping out a man yelling obscenities at venue staff.In the clip, the troublemaker wearing a blue du-rag was heard shouting “f**k you!” and “I’ll f**k you up!” as he shoves multiple people.Security guards try to nudge him away from a set of guardrails and appeared to be walking away. But suddenly the rabble-rouser turns to raise his fists at Francis, he is met with a vicious right hook that knocked him clean out.The viral video was shared on Twitter on June 13, by talkSPORT's boxing editor, Michael Benson, who wrote: "Former British heavyweight champion Julius Francis (who fought Mike Tyson) now working as security at BOXPARK Wembley and dealing with some trouble today…"Sports Illustrated and DAZN boxing reporter Chris Mannix also added: "When your mouth writes a check…"Other boxing fans went wild over the clip, as one user tweeted: "Everyone is a “tough guy” until they are not."Another wrote: "Self defence he was about to attack him." For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here. A third wrote: "That was f**king beautiful.
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Brit boxer who beat Mike Tyson in 2004 is still fighting and has lost four of last five
Mike Tyson is still competing despite losing four of his last five encountersDanny Williams is yet to finally throw in the towel on a 25-year career in the ring that was full of ups and downs - including a victory over Tyson.The fighter retired in 2020 after losing his 29th bout, going down to Sergei Kharitonov in Russia - but he then came back to face off last month, losing a four-round decision against Serdar Avci in Kyiv, Ukraine.Williams' biggest achievement is certainly beating Tyson in 2004 - though he conquered Iron Mike when the legend was a bit past his prime.The London-born fighter - who is now 48 years old - won his first 15 fights as a professional - losing his first fight to Julius Francis in 1999.His record was a decent 31–3 when he went into the fight against Tyson, who was the favourite going into the bout.At the Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky, Williams defeated Tyson by knockout at 2:51 of the fourth round.Tyson had got to his feet again - but the referee had already counted him out.What's the biggest boxing upset you remember? Give us your thoughts in the comments section.Williams four just one of his last five fights, losing four - and he currently has a record of 54-30, with one no contest.Williams told boxingnewsonline: “I’m not being disrespectful but Mike Tyson is not the most handsome-looking man, and with all that money, women he would only [previously] dream of having coming to him came to him. What was he going to do?.“One hundred per cent I believed I’d win.
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