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Whet Wednesday

THIS week kicked off with a resounding message from Tyson Fury, who suggested that all talk of his demise have been greatly exaggerated.

“I keep hearing talk about me retiring,” he bellowed into his phone, from what appeared to be the inside of the Wardrobe that leads to Narnia. “I ain’t retiring anywhere. I’ve got two fights with Usyk, then I’m going to fight AJ once, maybe twice… then I’m going to fight Ngannou again. And that’s just the start. There’s five little fights for you to whet your appetite with. I ain’t going nowhere. I’m 35 years old and in the prime of my life.”

Two blokes who are not quite in their prime yet, but are both being tipped for big things, were nudged closer together by the EBU as they officially ordered Adam Azim to defend his

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