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James Findlater & Kadeem Simmonds

Boxing headlines as Tyson Fury leads Jake Paul fight team and 'Anthony Joshua's life saved'

Your boxing headlines from MEN Sport on Wednesday, November 10

Tyson Fury leads Tommy training team for Jake Paul fight

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is putting half brother Tommy Fury through the paces as he gears up for his clash with Jake Paul, with a video being released of a gruelling training drill.

Fury steps into the ring against YouTube star Paul in Las Vegas on December 18.

The duo verbally sparred on social media for months following Paul's win over Tyron Woodley in August and finally agreed a date for the two to meet in the squared circle next month.

With the date getting closer, Tommy has stepped up his training and in a video shared on social media, Tyson is seen throwing a medicine ball at Tommy who is lying on a gym floor.

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Anthony Joshua told to 'make a change' to help secure Fury fight

Anthony Joshua has been told he needs to change his team if he’s to have a chance of a unification bout with Tyson Fury.

The former heavyweight champion has been travelling in the United States recently as he speaks to a number of American trainers following his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk back in September.

Joshua has faced calls to ditch his current support team, including long-time trainer Rob McCracken, as he prepares for his rematch with the Ukrainian in April.

The former Olympic champion looks as though he may be heeding that advice, having visited a number of gyms during his time Stateside.

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Joshua told McCracken 'saved his life' vs Oleksandr Usyk

Joshua has been told by Tyson Fury's dad that his trainer saved his life in his defeat to Usyk.

Joshua lost his WBA, IBF and WBO titles in September on points to the Ukrainian.

It was a heavy loss to take, with the Brit having no answer to Usyk's masterful game plan and in the aftermath Joshua's trainer McCracken came in for heavy criticism.

However, one man who backed the thought process in London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is John Fury.

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