London, United Kingdom (UK)- John Fury, the father of current WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, has announced that he has insured his testicles for US$15 million.
The 58-year-old retired professional boxer is also the father to Tommy and Roman who are also professional boxers.
“I have insured my nuts for £10 million (US$15 million). I have got world champion nuts in these trousers, breed some kings I do. There are only champions coming out of these nuts it’s been proven hasn’t it,” said John.
In addition, Tyson said he believed his dad has made a wise decision by insuring his testicles citing that if anything happens to him, even at his age, he could still extract a few champions out of those.
“He insured them because that sperm produced the heavyweight champion of the world and it’s very valuable. So, if anything happens to him, even at his age, he could still extract a few champions out of those, so we will see.
Imagine this guy puts a load of swimmers in test tubes and freezes them and sells them, this is the proper half-brother of The Gypsy King, Tyson Fury, the heavyweight champion of the world, this potentially could be our next champion, so it’s worth a fortune.
See me, I have become heavyweight champion, but I have never produced a heavyweight champion,” said Tyson.
In addition, the WBC heavyweight said he is still planning to return to the ring in the month of December.
Several outlets in the UK have named Zimbabwean-born veteran boxer, Derek Chisora as the potential opponent, after discussions to hold a bout with Anthony Joshua fell apart.
“I don’t think anything has been signed yet but we are about to announce next week. There will be an announcement next week of an opponent. I think we have four or five different guys who are in the hat, in the running right now, and one will be selected next week and then it will be on like Donkey Kong on December 3.
It’s like eeny, meeny, miny, moe, whichever one of these guys I want to make a millionaire, because that’s what we are dealing with, whichever one I want to give the lottery ticket to basically.
In my opinion, Chisora at least got a draw with (Oleksandr) Usyk. So I see Chisora every bit as dangerous as Usyk, if it is Chisora (that I fight),” said Tyson.
Fury holds two wins over Chisora with a dominant decision win in 2011 and a lopsided stoppage in 2014.
MONTREAL – One expert says entry-level pay under the tentative deal between Air Canada and its pilots could be a stumbling block ahead of a union vote on the agreement.
Under their current contract, pilots earn far less in their first four years at the company before enjoying a big wage increase starting in year five.
The Air Line Pilots Association had been pushing to scrap the so-called “fixed rate” provision entirely.
But according to a copy of the contract summary obtained by The Canadian Press, the proposed deal announced Sunday would merely cut the four-year period of lower pay to two years.
John Gradek, who teaches aviation management at McGill University, says as many as 2,000 of Air Canada’s roughly 5,200 active pilots may earn entry-level wages following a recent hiring surge.
After the airline averted a strike this week, Gradek says the failure to ditch the pay grade restrictions could prompt pushback from rank-and-file flight crew and jeopardize the deal, which is up for a vote next month.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 18, 2024.
ROME (AP) — Salvatore “Totò” Schillaci, the Italy striker who was top scorer at its home World Cup in 1990, has died. He was 59.
Schillaci had been hospitalized in Palermo following treatment for colon cancer.
The Palermo Civico hospital said in a statement that Schillacci died on Wednesday morning after being admitted 11 days ago.
Schillaci scored six goals for Italy during the 1990 World Cup. He came on as a substitute during Italy’s opener against Austria, scored in a 1-0 victory, and went on to earn the Golden Boot awarded to the tournament’s top scorer. He only scored one other goal for Italy in his career.
Italian soccer federation president Gabriele Gravina announced that a minute of silence would be held in memory of Schillaci before all games in the country for the rest of the week.
“The uncontrollable celebrations, in which his face was the symbol of shared joy, will remain forever part of Italian soccer (history),” Gravina said. “Totò was a great player, a symbol of tenacious desire and redemption. … His soccer was full of passion. And that fearless spirit made everyone appreciate him and will make him immortal.”
Schillaci also won the Golden Ball award at the 1990 World Cup as the tournament’s top player ahead of Lothar Matthaus and Diego Maradona.
Schillaci played for Messina, Juventus, Inter Milan and Japanese team Jubilo Iwata during his club career.
“You made an entire nation dream during the Magical Nights of Italia ’90,” Inter said on its social media channels.
West Germany won the 1990 World Cup, beating Argentina in the final, while Italy beat England for third place with a winning penalty kick from Schillaci.
Roberto Baggio, who scored Italy’s opening goal in the third-place match, wrote on Instagram, “Ciao my dear friend.”
Having been born and raised in Palermo, the Palermo soccer team announced that it would hold a public viewing of Schillaci at its Renzo Barbera stadium ahead of the funeral, the Gazzetta dello Sport reported.
French soccer player Wissam Ben Yedder will stay free ahead of his trial on charges of sexual assault while intoxicated, one of his lawyers told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Marie Roumiantseva said Ben Yedder will remain under strict judicial supervision after a woman filed a lawsuit for sexual assault earlier this month.
The 34-year-old Ben Yedder, a prolific striker in the French league, was briefly detained then released after the alleged incident in his car on the French Riviera. Ben Yedder had been stopped by police after he first refused to do so. He was then put in a jail cell.
After he was summoned to appear in court on Oct. 15 and placed under judicial supervision, the Nice prosecutor’s office appealed the decision not to remand the player in custody. The investigative chamber of the Court of Appeal of Aix-en-Provence did not grant this request and kept Ben Yedder under judicial supervision.
Ben Yedder attended a hearing Tuesday during which he offered to go to rehab. He has admitted he drove while under the influence of alcohol but has denied any sexual assault.
In a separate legal case last year, Ben Yedder was charged with “rape, attempted rape and sexual assault” over another alleged incident in the south of France.
Ben Yedder has been without a club since his contract with Monaco expired at the end of last season.
