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Lennox Lewis has questioned whether Anthony Joshua ‘deserves’ a shot at the undisputed heavyweight title if he defeats Francis Ngannou.

The British boxing legend, 58, is a three-time heavyweight champion and the last to hold the undisputed championship.

Joshua could potentially have a chance to become the best heavyweight on the planet after he fights former UFC champion Ngannou in Saudi Arabia in March.

Just a month earlier, Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are fighting to become the divison’s undisputed champion.

Writing on social media, Lewis doubted whether Joshua should be given the chance to fight the winner of these two.

He said: ‘OK, Eddie Hearn, I know this is the promoter in you speaking, so I’ll break it down like the boxing fan I am.

Anthony Joshua

‘If AJ beats Ngannou, which he should, does that elevate him to a shot at undisputed? Beating Wallin and Ngannou? There’s a much better case for the winner of Joseph Parker vs Zhilei Zhang.

‘And if AJ gets through Ngannou, and Usyk wins undisputed, is the appetite for Usyk vs Joshua 3 out there? If Fury becomes undisputed, the man says he’s vacating all belts but the WBC and Ring so Fury in effect becomes last undisputed until someone else can Thanos them back together.

‘I still want to see AJ fight Fury and Wilder… those are big fights. But like I told Mike Tyson, if you keep fighting guys like Lou Savarese, you will NEVER be ready for me.’

Earlier this week, it was revealed that Frank Warren is prepared to make a sensational million pound bet with Eddie Hearn over their rival Matchroom and Queensberry companies.

The legendary boxing promoter was speaking with Mail Sport’s Charlotte Daly after the Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou press conference in London.

‘We’ve got to sort out the weights,’ Warren said. ‘Because there’s five fights, there will be a winner one of the teams will win unless we get a draw.

‘To make it a little bit more spicy, I’d like to have a wager on it with [Hearn] as well. [I’d be willing to bet] a million pounds.’

Gervonta Davis and Devin Haney are the latest names to be targeted for fights in Saudi Arabia in the near future.

Less than six months after entering the sport, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh (chairman of Saudi’s General Entertainment Authority – GEA) has made a serious impact.

The first two shows backed by the GEA have seen Tyson Fury, Francis Ngannou, Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder all travel to fight in Riyadh, supported by several other top names from the sport.

Fury will now fight Oleksandr Usyk there on February 17, and this will be followed shortly afterwards by AJ vs Ngannou on March 8.

And the plans don’t stop there as Alalshikh has made it clear that he wants to stage Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol in June.

Now, in an interview with DAZN, he has spoken in depth about his plans and revealed that Davis and Haney are two names he wants to bring to Saudi.

“I want him [Davis] and I send message now to Al Haymon [Davis’ advisor] – let’s do the job brother,” Alalshikh said.

Gervonta Davis

“I want to see Haney in my country and I send message now to him. I will try to do it in 2024.”

Asked if he would like to match them against one another, Alalshikh indeed gave a nod of approval.

However, he is not the first person to stage big-time boxing in Saudi Arabia.

Previously, Skill Challenge Entertainment hosted fights such as the Joshua vs Andy Ruiz rematch and the Joshua vs Usyk rematch in the country.

They also staged Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury in Diriyah last year.

There won’t be any further such YouTuber boxing events moving forwards though, as Alalshikh is adamant that he’s a boxing purist.

“Please, we don’t want any YouTuber fights again,” he insited.

“I want fighters, this is what I support. For me, inside my heart, I want the fighters.”

There might not be a fight in sight for Gervonta Davis yet, but he keeps his fans entertained. Today, the Baltimore native turned to social media, sharing a bunch of life updates with his devoted fans. Of late, ‘Tank’ has been engrossed in a social media scrap with his fellow undefeated boxer Devin Haney regarding a potential fight between them.

After refusing $20 million last year, the Saudis have offered a lucrative opportunity for Davis and Haney to get in the ring and put an end to the debate of who is the best. However, the stars don’t seem to be aligned the right way, as nothing has come out of it yet. Resulting in ‘Tank’ receiving hate from the community, so the 29-year-old had something to say through his Instagram post.

Gervonta Davis: “I cannot be sitting ‘round stressed”

Among everything else, Davis’ post included a picture of himself in the gym, sitting by the wall, boxing gloves on, talking to someone outside the frame. A right swipe away, ‘Tank’ had a message for his haters. He wrote, “I come out on top and escape s**t. I cannot be sitting ’round stressed. Even when I’m down, I know how to play it.”

A couple of swipes more, and there’s an intense clip of Davis hitting the pads at supersonic speeds. Keep swiping – there’s a unique Cartier watch and more swipes, a tweet from Glory Boy that read, “These ni**as is too C**k sucker.” Davis’ posts have always needed a cipher to decipher, but that did not stop his fans from expressing their excitement through the comment section.

Fans demand to know the fight date

Gervonta Davis

The responses to the post ranged from questions about his return to the ring to comparisons with Devin Haney. One user demanded Davis to announce his next fight. “Announce your next f**ken fight already,” wrote the user. While a fight with Haney is possible, no one is sure if Davis would take up a difficult fight after being out of the ring for eight months at this point.

Another user questioned Davis about an ankle monitor. The user wrote, “Ankle monitor?” Davis is currently serving his prohibition, stemming from a guilty plea regarding his November 2020 car crash that injured four people.

Someone else revealed they were looking for a fight date, swiping through the images Davis shared. “Me swiping through the thread fast af thinking it’s a date in there somewhere,” wrote the user. There obviously wasn’t a date in there, resulting in more wait for the fan

The next user asserted Davis vs. Haney is a fan-favorite fight, urging Davis to make the fight happen. The user’s comment read, “You and Devin, a real fight, fan favorite, make it happen, tank.” As per Davis’ actions of late, that fight might not happen very soon.

One devoted fan boldly declared Davis was better than Devin Haney. “Better than devin haney,” wrote the user.

After Davis expressed his thoughts and emotions through the Instagram post, some fans were left excited while others – not so much. What did you think of the post?

Devin Haney and Gervonta Davis are probably the biggest names in the current sport of boxing. The rivalry between the two has been going on for a long time now. Last year it seemed like the two would end up facing one another as the talks between them started heating up after Haney’s victory over Regis Prograis. So how come the two didn’t manage to secure the fight?

Ultimately the fight ended up getting scrapped and Haney moved to Ryan Garcia after getting no indication from Davis of the fight moving forward. Bill Haney claimed that Davis had turned down a $20 million offer for the fight. This caused a lot of fans to blame Tank for ducking Haney. However, it seems that Davis has found a way to prove that he is not afraid of Haney. Here’s what he claimed as he brought up his sparring session with the former world champion, Shawn Porter.

Gervonta Davis uses Shawn Porter to prove his ability

Shawn Porter appeared to be full of praises for Tank as he shared his rationale during the session. Porter claimed that he was more focused on assessing if Davis lived up to his reputation or not. He acknowledged that “Tank is the real deal”, though he chalked his performance up to him focusing more on analyzing Tank and it seems that Davis wasn’t too happy with his comments.

Here’s what Davis wrote as he took to Twitter, “Now, ask Shawn this question. if I beat his a** in the gym and he was over 147lbs… why tf would I be scared to fight a *f w just a nose… sh*t not adding up!”. Through this statement, Davis is conveying that he doesn’t fear opponents in higher weight classes thus claiming that he is not afraid to face Haney. Interestingly, Haney has another contender looking for a potential bout.

Adrien Broner calls out Bill Haney

Gervonrta Davis

In a recent exchange of words, Bill Haney, father and manager of rising boxing star Devin Haney, expressed a desire for high-profile fights for his son. However, the unexpected counterpunch came from Adrien Broner, known for his boldness, who took the battle to Instagram. Broner’s post featured a visual comparison of their boxing records, emphasizing his own impressive 35-4-0, with 24 KOs, against Haney’s undefeated 31-0-0 record, with only 15 KOs.

In a confrontational caption, Broner challenged Bill Haney. He wrote, “Ah @billhaney__ if you wanna get your son @realdevinhaney f**ked up send the contract I ain’t never ran from no man in boxing why would I run from your son he can’t punch himself out a wet paper bag stop all that cap cause I’m with the sh*t and I want all the smoke show me the dotted line!!!!!”.

This unexpected twist unveils a deeper game at play. Beyond the fight negotiations, it brings attention to the narrative building around the potential bout. Will Broner end up fighting Haney next? Only time will tell. In the meantime do share your thoughts about the situation in the comments below.

Phil Mickelson said again that LIV Golf is here to stay, and this time he brought strong evidence to support his opinion.

On Wednesday, the three-time Masters champion joined the Pat McAfee show on ESPN and explained why Jon Rahm’s recent signing with the Saudi-funded league is a clear sign that LIV isn’t going anywhere.

Mickelson, a fellow Arizona State alum and close friend of Rahm’s, said that Rahm’s decision created a “bridge” for the PGA Tour and LIV Golf to forge a path towards unification.

Although Mickelson reminded viewers that he is not involved with the ongoing PGA Tour and Saudi Public Investment fund negotiations, he is certain that Rahm’s move altered those conversations.

“With Jon Rahm signing on, what it’s done is create a bridge and an opportunity for us to come together,” Mickelson explained. “Because the realization is, LIV isn’t going away. That’s what the talk is. It’s ridiculous.”

Mickelson said Rahm’s move to LIV should prompt organizations to rethink their vision for the future of pro golf—including the four major championships and the PGA Tour.

phil mickelson

“If we’re the majors and we want to have the best field and keep on the tradition of these great events, we’re going to have to have the best players in the world and create a qualifying system for these players to get there,” Mickelson continued. “If you’re the PGA Tour and you realize that your most important asset is the quality of field and your players, and you are going to keep losing players if you don’t work together—this is a bridge that is now opening those conversations to start Workimg Together

Jonathan Owens, husband of American Olympian Simone Biles, knows a thing or two about being the butt of a joke on a podcast.

But he probably didn’t expect for the latest people to crack a joke about his controversial statements about his relationship with Biles to be a duo of fellow NFL players: Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce.

On the latest episode of their chart-topping New Heights Podcast, the entertaining brothers proved that not even fellow NFL players are safe from their jokes.

Kelce brothers joke about Jonathan Owens

As they looked over the nominees for the People’s Choice Award Athlete of the Year award, which Travis Kelce was nominated for, Jason saw Biles in the same category and couldn’t pass up a chance to rip on Owens.

How is Simone Biles on this but her boyfriend isn’t?” the older Kelce brother said in typical deadpan fashion.

He has proved repeatedly on the podcast that he is clued into trending social media topics, such as the Owens and Biles discourse. He is well known for dropping Easter eggs to Swifties on the show about Travis’ relationship with Taylor Swift.

The joke referenced Owens’ claim on The Pivot podcast that he was the “catch” in their relationship and that he did not who Biles was when they first met, despite her massive popularity and athletic achievement, especially compared to his.

Biles and Kelce nominated for debated People’s Choice Award

Biles inclusion in the Athlete of the Year nomination alongside mega stars like Kelce, LeBron JamesStephen CurryCoco Gauff and Lionel Messi underlines why many questioned Owens for not being aware of his future wife’s career.

Biles inclusion in the Athlete of the Year nomination alongside mega stars like Kelce, LeBron JamesStephen CurryCoco Gauff and Lionel Messi underlines why many questioned Owens for not being aware of his future wife’s career.

Simone Biles’ gymnastics journey started at the age of six during a day-care field trip.

Nellie and Ronald Biles adopted Simone Biles after spending three years in foster care. The American gymnast visited a gymnasium at the age of six when she discovered her love for the sport. Biles soon registered for an optional training program at Bannon’s Gymnastics, as recommended by the instructors.

At the age of eight, she began training under coach Annie Boorman. Biles is the most decorated gymnast of all time. She has earned seven Olympic medals, including four gold, one silver, and two bronze medals across two editions. Biles has also earned 30 World Championships medals so far in her career.

At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Biles made her Olympic debut as a 19-year-old. She secured five medals, four of which were gold. She topped the three individual events – all-around, vault, and floor exercise. The ace gymnasts also contributed to the American squad’s victory alongside Laurie Hernandez, Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman, and Madison Kocian.

Further, Simone Biles earned a bronze medal in the balance beam event. Three years later at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Biles took home a silver medal along with the squad and a bronze medal in the balance beam event.

The legendary gymnast withdrew from competing in further events after experiencing twisties, putting her mental health first.

Simone Biles, the famous Olympic gold medalist gymnast, recently joined Serena Williams‘s latest venture. The world’s former number-one expressed her admiration for the wig company, named Parfait, which specializes in artificial intelligence-driven technology. Williams’s Serena Ventures has funded the company since it is also a black woman-led organization. Now Simone Biles’ presence will make this organization’s growth faster and stronger.

Visioned by founders Isoken Igbinedion and Ifueko Igbinedion, Parfait aims to connect fashion and technology in a revolutionizing way. Now, with Serena Williams and Simone Biles’s graceful presence in the brand, this company is expected to make its mark soon in the wig industry.

In her official Instagram story, Serena Williams recently shared Parfait’s Instagram post, which had Simone Biles wearing the company’s custom-made wig. Sharing the image, Serena wrote-“ @simonebiles stunning in her @my.parfait wig!” 

Now with careful observation, fans could spot that Parfait’s image was primarily shared by Serena Ventures’s Instagram account. Nonetheless, Serena Williams’s acknowledgment surely made Parfait’s image a bit more glamorous. Now that Simone Biles also joined the list, this black women-led company is on the verge of achieving a great feat.

The former world number one’s love for this particular company is not unknown to her fans. She once shared on her Instagram profile saying that- “Love sisters doing amazing things,”. In an interview, Williams further praised the company and showed great hope for its future endeavors– “Parfait’s mission to leverage Al to solve core issues for both the tech industry and communities of color is something we, at Serena Ventures, have believed in since the beginning.”

Serena Williams’s Parfait craze seemed more apparent when she said further in that interview-“It’s been inspiring to witness their incredible achievements so far, and we’re proud to invest in this next phase of Parfait’s growth,

Williams’s investment venture for Parfait

Serena Williams’s company Serena Ventures recently invested in Parfait. Serena Ventures is already associated with almost fifty companies led by black women or women of color. However, for Parfait, Serena Williams’s love showed with the whopping $111 million that she funded for this AI-driven wig company’s future objectives. With this support, Parfait aims to disrupt the huge $13 billion wig market and invest more in diversity.

Simone Biles’s addition to Parfait’s list will surely excite fans more to try out their products. What do you think about it?

Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens’ love always shines when the gymnastics queen makes an appearance at NFL games. From mushy side-line love to numerous “Go Pack Go” updates. To even custom-design her outfits for each game, Simone Biles is the perfect supporter and goes all out to cheer her man.

But did you know that alongside these custom fits, she even has glittery tokens of love that she holds close to her heart? Most recently, she added one such symbol to her collection at the Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys showdown.

Simone Biles adds an icy drip to the Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys game

Simone Biles took to Instagram on January 16, 2024, and showed off her outfit specially made for the showdown at the AT&T Stadium. The caption of her post read, “We dem packerz,” and was accompanied by a three-image carousel that dropped jaws. In the post, Simone Biles donned a black co-ord set paired with a black leather jacket bearing the inscription “Mrs. Owens 34” in rhinestones on the back. Biles completed the look with Packers-themed boots courtesy of Claire Kittle, wife of San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle. And as the frost took over Arlington, Texas, so did Simone Biles’ icy diamond collection.

and diamond necklace, she sported another necklace featuring a sizable “J” studded with glittering diamonds. Displayed proudly in the snap were also her famous $300,000 engagement diamond ring and her diamond-studded wedding band. This newly added necklace is now a cherished part of a treasure trove of frosty tokens of love, all dedicated to her husband.

All Biles’ symbols of love for Jonathan Owens

Simone Biles’ most iconic piece of jewellery is the $300,000  engagement diamond ring custom-made by jeweller Zo Frost and designed specifically by Jonathan Owens, with which he proposed to the gymnastics queen. Equally special is her diamond wedding band. Among her array of accessories, Mrs. Biles also owns a Cartier love ring, a Dior revolution ring, and her iconic “OWENS” necklace, which she often wears. Notably, she has added a matching ring inscribed with “OWENS,” mirroring her beloved necklace.

And to top it all, there is also another addition by Biles, which is a simple silver band with the letter “J” added as a charm. Another significant piece is also a necklace with the number “34,” Jonathan Owens’ jersey number, which she sported at the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants games. Now the diamond “J” necklace has been added to this collection as her love for Jonathan Owens continues to grow. There is a timeless saying, “Diamonds are forever,” and Simone Biles’ enduring love and tribute to Jonathan Owens in diamonds encapsulates this sentiment.

Gymnastic phenom Simone Biles stands against all odds to extend unending support for her husband, Jonathan Owens. Whether a ‘catch’ or not, the 4x Olympic gold medalist pays minimum heed to the unpleasant comments surrounding Owens. The Olympics is just six months away and amid her National Training Camp hype, she didn’t skip to cheer on her man at the recent game. Though the Dallas Cowboys were hot favorites, the Green Bay Packers secured a resounding victory.

While Owens’ lady luck is favoring him consistently, the Olympian also makes sure she slays it in her fashion game. Recently, she showed off her ‘J’ necklace to the media. In this NFL season, she had several other additions to her embellished list as well. But we can’t miss out on her on fleek make-up game too. She recently summoned a legion of experts from the makeup realm, and here’s why.

Simone Biles confers with hair and makeup pundits

After claiming victory over the Dallas Cowboys, the Green Bay Packers’ men are returning to lock horns with the San Francisco 49ers. Scheduled to take place in Santa Clara, the players will execute their best in the NFL Divisional Round. But the NFL wife isn’t quite sorted before the game yet. Resorting to her Instagram story, the Olympian has posted a photo alongside sister Adria Biles with the caption, san fran hair and makeup artists looking for someone available this Saturday“. There’s also an additional box in the story that reads, “send reccs”, which asserts that the 26-year-old desperately needs aid.

Simone Biles, being an ideal cheerleader, has gathered the other NFL wives oftentimes. Sometimes, it’s a pre-game drinking jollification or a post-win celebration. But the recent win at the AT&T Stadium saw Biles post a story immediately after.

Biles’ unceasing energy didn’t match that of her comrades

Sharing a video of Owens, the 7X Olympic medalist wrote in her story, “Let’s Go 34. I love you so much & I’m so proud of you”. Though Biles could see her partner overrule the Cowboys, her gymnastic comrades rooted for the other team, and not the Packers.

In response to Biles’ “We are coming for you Dallas”, Cecile Landi, her beloved coach from the WCC, issued a quirky competitive note writing, Let’s Go Cowboys”She paired it up with a quirky add-on, writing, “Sorry @simonebiles”. Moving on, even compatriot Jordan Chiles’ combative note to Biles read, Game On @Simonebiles” which she teamed up withDiff gonna be a fun game!! Cowboys Let’s Get it!”. Though the 26-year-old feels sorry for Landi and Chiles now, she’s equally stressed about the San Francisco bout.