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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 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.

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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.

Kerry Katona has defended her pal Katie Price after fans called her out for a “dangerous parenting” move.The former Atomic Kitten singer was forced to speak up after her friend had to delete a video of her daughter Bunny from TikTok.Katie Price, former glamour model and reality star, shared an innocent video of her daughter on the content sharing website but soon after was bombarded with messages from fans asking her to take it down.READ MORE: Kerry Katona brutally compares Anthony Joshua speech to slurred This Morning chatShe was warned about “creeps” that are online as eight-year-old Bunny was filmed licking a lollipop.41-year-old Kerry, who has been close friends with Katie since they burst onto the scene in the early 2000s, has addressed the issue with OK! Magazine.She said: “It was obviously just a really innocent video of her daughter and it’s sad, totally wrong, that it can be perceived otherwise.”The clip was captioned ASMR, which stands for autonomous sensory meridian response, which are amplified noises that can soothe people.Kerry even admitted that her children like to listen to these types of sounds before drifting off to sleep.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here .Katona continued: “You do have to be careful when it comes to posting your kids online because you don’t know who’s watching.

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.

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.

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 "felt ashamed and anxious" after his emotions took over in a bizarre post-fight rant.The British heavyweight boxer suffered the third defeat of his professional career on Saturday night after he was beaten via split decision by Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia. Following the bout, Joshua stunned fans as he launched into an emotional rant inside the ring, which fans have since compared to Delia Smith's infamous Norwich City speech.A body language expert has now given their thoughts on Joshua's antics after the fight and believes he was feeling "ashamed and anxious" after he had finished his rant.READ MORE: Anthony Joshua hits out at Mike Tyson telling legend he's 'not f***ing 14 stone'Darren Stanton explained to MyBettingSites: “I have studied Joshua at great length in his personality and he’s a very humble, emotional guy who tends to wear his heart on his sleeve.

Anthony Joshua's defeat to Oleksandr Usyk have been revealed - and boxing fans are furious.Usyk deservedly won the rematch in Saudi Arabia on the judges' scorecards, although the fact it was a split decision surprised many. While one of the judges gave the Ukrainian the verdict 115-113 and another scored it 116-112, judge Glenn Feldman somehow scored the contest in favour of Joshua by two points (113-115). If that wasn't shocking enough, Feldman's scorecard also showed that he gave the British fighter the first three rounds of the contest, despite clear consensus among boxing fans that he had lost them.

Anthony Joshua still earned a mouth-watering fee on Saturday night despite losing to Oleksandr Usyk again.The British fighter was beaten via split decision in Saudi Arabia after rematching Usyk for the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles. Despite the loss, though, Joshua still took home an eye-watering amount of money thanks to a whopping fight purse provided to both fighters by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.According to The Independent, both Joshua and Usyk were paid more than they earned from their first fight back in September 2021, which the Ukrainian won via unanimous decision in London.READ MORE: Bizarre Anthony Joshua post-fight rant in full after he 'stole Oleksandr Usyk's moment'Joshua earned £15million from the first bout, with Usyk paid a base fee of £5million for the fight at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.The 32-year-old signed a £100million deal with DAZN between the two fights, however, the streaming service did not have the rights to broadcast Saturday night's rematch.Sports Zion report, via AS, that the two fighters split a $150million purse down the middle, which had been provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and is equivalent to £127million.Joshua was emotional following his loss to Usyk, the third defeat of his professional career, but was backed by his promoter Eddie Hearn during the post fight press conference.Who should Anthony Joshua fight next? Let us know in the comments section below.Hearn slammed "social media d********" as he spoke to the media post-fight, explaining: "I just want him to be happy.

Boxing fans predicted Anthony Joshua's defeat to Oleksandr Usyk after catching a glimpse of the British fighter looking "nervous" chewing on a mystery object before the clash. Joshua was unable to avenge his first defeat to Ukrainian at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 11 months ago on Saturday night, losing his world-title challenge by split decision.

Tyson Fury has challenged world champion Oleksandr Usyk in a foul-mouthed blast after the Ukrainian saw off Anthony Joshua to retain his heavyweight belts - just months after Fury declared he was done with boxing.

Anthony Joshua couldn't hold back the tears after his devastating defeat to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night.Joshua put in a much-improved performance from his first defeat to Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 11 months ago, but it still wasn't enough to see him come away with the spoils. Although one judge scored the fight 115-113 in favour of Joshua, two others ruled for Usyk as the Ukrainian retained his belts in Saudi Arabia. Defeat was hard for the British fighter to take.

Anthony Joshua's rematch defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.Intense heat in Saudi Arabia meant the mat had grown slippery throughout the event, with temperatures in Jeddah still around 32 degrees Celsius come the main event. The previous bout had seen Filip Hrgovic and Zhilei Zhang go the distance, which didn't help the matter.And with Joshua and Usyk coming out all guns blazing for their second bout, the surface under their feet only worsened as the rounds went by.

Anthony Joshua has lost his rematch against Oleksandr Usyk on points after the pair once again went the distance in Saudi Arabia.The Brit put in an improved performance from their first bout at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last September but Usyk still proved to be too much for him across the 12 rounds, retaining his IBF, WBO, and WBA (Super) heavyweight belts, as well as picking up the Ring magazine title vacated by Tyson Fury, with a split-decision victory.One judge scored the fight 115-113 in AJ's favour, but the second had the same score to Usyk with the third making it 116-112 to the world champion. Joshua came out of the blocks with more intensity than 11 months ago, with neither man backing down in a thrilling rematch.This is a breaking sports story and is being constantly updated with the latest news, pictures and videos.

Anthony Joshua with many hailing it as ‘the worst atmosphere ever’ in Saudi Arabia. Back in April, promoter Eddie Hearn revealed he wanted the fight to go ahead at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - where their September bout was fought - as he believed a home crowd in London could inspire Joshua to victory.