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The Irish Sun
22-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Oleksandr Usyk ready to ‘completely restructure' his career for shock Jake Paul fight… with talks underway
OLEKSANDR USYK is ready to "completely restructure" his career in order to fight Jake Paul. The boxing legend has called out YouTuber-turned-prizefighter Paul 3 Jake Paul has been called out to an MMA fight by Oleksandr Usyk Credit: The Mega Agency 3 Usyk is ready to 'completely restructure' his training for the fight Credit: Getty Usyk has experience in grappling as a youngster but has no training in MMA - despite challenging the American to a fight in the cage. Sergey Lapin, a member of Usyk's camp, told "Imagine the announcement - an undisputed boxing champion stepping into the cage to fight under MMA rules against a guy who's beaten several MMA fighters in the boxing ring. "That would be something fans would love to would need to completely restructure our training camp - bring in wrestling and kickboxing experts to master the techniques needed for the cage. READ MORE IN boxing "But we saw the reaction from Jake Paul's team - they're into the idea. Usyk said, 'Why not? It's cool - I love challenges.' "He even mentioned he used to wrestle and take part in hand-to-hand combat as a kid. It would be a great fight in the cage. "But right now, our main focus is the undisputed fight on July 19 in London. After that, we'll revisit discussions with Jake Paul's team." Usyk, 38, returns at Wembley Stadium to rematch Daniel Dubois, 27, who he beat in 2023. Most read in Boxing CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS And it will be for the undisputed heavyweight titles following the Ukrainian's two points wins over Tyson Fury, 36, last year. Usyk has warned he has just two fights left and has called out UFC star Alex Pereira, 37, in the past. Moses Itauma, 20, lined up for sensational world title fight against Oleksandr Usyk this year Paul, 28, meanwhile faces former middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 39, It comes off the back of his points win in November against Mike Tyson, who controversially made a comeback aged 58. Paul is also signed to the Professional Fighters League and eyes an MMA debut next year He said: "That's something I'm super, super interested in and I think it would be a very, very big spectacle. "Nate Diaz is still ducking but we need to find the right opponent, Usyk maybe." Paul's promotional partner Nakisa Bidarian added: "Usyk has called out Jake multiple times in MMA. "They've been in touch with us behind the scenes saying they want to do that in 2026. So something we definitely want to pursue." Bidarian added that the PFL have shown interest in promoting the crossover fight. 3 Jake Paul pictured with Oleksandr Usyk Credit: @mostvaluablepromotions
The Irish Sun
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Coronation Street legend signs up for Celebrity Masterchef after being killed off on soap
CORONATION Street star Katie McGlynn is set to cook up a storm in the kitchen - on Celebrity Masterchef. The actress - who played Sinead Tinker in the ITV soap - 31, who started getting into food after leaving the famous cobbles, will appear alongside Blue singer 3 Katie McGlynn will appear on the new series of Celebrity MasterChef Credit: Getty 3 The star finally got to attend the BAFTAs years after being nominated Credit: The Mega Agency 3 Katie's Corrie character Sinead tragically passed away from cervical cancer Credit: ITV The actress, who also appeared on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, jumped at the chance to show off her culinary skills when approached to take part earlier this year. A TV source said: 'The celebrity version of Masterchef has already been filmed and there's a great mix of people this year including Katie. 'She brings a bit of glamour as well as that northern sense of humour. 'Viewers are going to be really impressed with the standard this year.' Read more on Coronation Street Katie, who is dating former TOWIE star After leaving Corrie back in 2019, Katie admitted that she struggled with comfort eating following her character Sinead Tinker's harrowing death. The following year she won the NTA for Serial Drama Performance and embarked on a health and fitness programme and started cooking meals from scratch. The source added: 'Katie is all about making healthy, balanced meals and wanted to see how far she could push her cooking skills on a show like Masterchef.' Most read in News TV Food critic The show is expected to air in the coming months. Celebrity MasterChef has been contacted for comment. Corrie's Katie McGlynn can't keep her hands off Towie boyfriend Ricky Rayment
