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    Boxing legend Mike Tyson to face Jake Paul in exhibition fight

    Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will return to the ring to face Youtuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in an exhibition bout screened on Netflix, organisers announced on Thursday.Tyson, 57, and Paul will face off at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, on July 20, Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) announced.

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    Rags-to-riches Ngannou targets Joshua heavyweight shock

    Francis Ngannou once toiled in a sand mine, scavenged for food to avoid starvation and slept rough in a car park, so facing former two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua on Friday is just another stop on his epic rags-to-riches journey.Despite an early fascination with Mike Tyson, Ngannou graduated towards Mixed Martial Arts and in 2021 became the UFC world heavyweight champion. 

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    Ford beats Kholmatov in thriller for WBA featherweight title

    American Ray Ford clinched the vacant WBA featherweight world title with a thrilling 12th round last-minute stoppage of Uzbekistan's Otabek Kholmatov on Saturday.Earlier, Luis Alberto Lopez retained his IBF featherweight title beating Japan's Reiya Abe by eighth-round stoppage.

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    U.S. boxer Johnson, Canadian ice hockey player Leipsic get Russian citizenship

    Russian newspaper Izvestia reported in September that heavyweight boxer Johnson had asked Putin for Russian citizenship, shortly after Johnson adopted the Russian-style patronymic Vladimirovich - a decision he said he took in honour of the Russian leader. Leipsic, who was sacked by the Washington Capitals in 2020 after making misogynist comments and inappropriate remarks about other players, has since played for Russian ice hockey teams.