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Jake Paul threatened to ‘fire’ one of his employees on Tuesday, during a press conference for the YouTuber’s fight with Nate Diaz. YouTuber Paul has gone 6-1 as a professional boxer in recent years and is due to box Diaz, a former UFC star, in August. At the first press conference for that fight, a ‘reporter’ said to 38-year-old Diaz: “Nate, I’m actually a boxer myself, and I’ve been trying to get into this undercard. “I’m just wondering if you think I could fight your brother Nick [also a former UFC fighter]. If he’s anything like you, I think I’d beat his f***ing a**.” Diaz replied: “Brother, what? Are you just gonna walk away on the streets or some s***? You know all my homeboys see you right now? That was stupid. You deserve your a** whipped.” The reporter revealed himself to be “Derek from Betr Media”, a company run by Paul. Paul, 26, intervened, saying: “He works for my company. I’ll handle that later, I’ll fire him later. I’m sorry about that, Nate. Derek, shut up.” Derek later took to Betr’s Instagram page to share a video, in which he said: “I would like to apologise for the question that I asked at the Jake Paul and Nate Diaz press conference. “I would especially like to apologise to my boss Jake Paul, and I definitely want to apologise to Nate Diaz. Nate, please don’t hurt me, but if you do, I definitely deserve it. “Having said all this... Nick Diaz, the contract has been sent.” Nate Diaz made bond last month after turning himself in to police in New Orleans, where an arrest warrant was issued after the American was filmed seemingly choking out a man in the street. Diaz is best known for his fights with Conor McGregor in 2016. Diaz fought the Irishman on short notice in March of that year and submitted the former dual-weight champion, before losing to McGregor on points in their August rematch. Diaz last fought in the UFC in September, submitting Tony Ferguson before leaving the company. Click here to subscribe to The Independent’s Sport YouTube channel for all the latest sports videos. Read More Nate Diaz makes $10,000 bond after turning himself in to police amid battery charge Amanda Serrano returns with Heather Hardy rematch on Paul vs Diaz undercard UFC’s Tony Ferguson arrested following car crash in Hollywood Joyce vs Zhang rematch set to thwart Tyson Fury fight New date revealed for delayed Eubank Jr vs Smith rematch The Independent’s pound-for-pound boxing rankings

Joe Joyce has activated a rematch clause to fight Zhilei Zhang again, thwarting the Chinese heavyweight’s rumoured bout with Tyson Fury. Joyce suffered the first defeat of his professional career in April, losing to Zhang via TKO in the sixth round in London. That result put Zhang in the conversation of potential opponents for Fury’s next fight, but “Big Bang” is now due to box Joyce again. Joyce’s manager Shane Watson told Talksport on Tuesday (9 May) that the Olympic silver medalist had activated a rematch clause, adding: “The first fight was what it was. Joe knows how to put it right. “We spoke about an interim fight, but Joe made it clear he wanted the rematch as soon as possible. This shows how Joe will take any top heavyweight on at any time.” Joyce, 37, stopped Joseph Parker in his previous fight and also holds a stoppage win over Daniel Dubois, but the Briton lost the WBO interim title with his defeat by Zhang. That result has cost Joyce a potential fight with Oleksandr Usyk for the time being. Meanwhile, WBC champion Fury has also been rumoured to take on Andy Ruiz Jr next, before a potential clash with Usyk at the end of the year – a bout that would crown an undisputed heavyweight champion. Click here to subscribe to The Independent’s Sport YouTube channel for all the latest sports videos. Read More Laureus award winners and Crouch meets Lasso – Tuesday’s sporting social Joe Joyce targets second Zhilei Zhang showdown after activating rematch clause New date revealed for delayed Eubank Jr vs Smith rematch

Jake Paul and Nate Diaz had a staredown to promote their upcoming fight.

The Los Angeles Lakers have pushed the Golden State Warriors to the brink ahead of Game 5, taking a 3-1 series lead with wins in Game 3 and 4.Golden State hasn’t gotten much in terms of consistent production outside of Steph Curry, but it’s possible that could change with the team ba...

The New York Mets have started the 2023 season nowhere close to where they thought they'd be but these three players deserve a ton of blame for that.When the New York Mets saw that May began with series against the Tigers, Rockies and Reds, they had to be licking their chops. After all, wit...

The Vegas Golden Knights took a 2-1 series lead with their 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on the road Monday, but the win cost them their starting netminder, Laurent Brossoit. Adin Hill took over and held on for the blowout win, but now Vegas has serious question marks heading into Game 4 of this ...

The Golden State Warriors are down 3-1 to the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round after losing Games 3 and 4 in Los Angeles.LeBron James and the Lakers erased a double-digit deficit in the second half on Monday night in Game 4, getting 15 fourth quarter points from Lonnie Walker IV to pull of...

The Texas Rangers squeaked out a 2-1 series opening win in Seattle on Monday against the Mariners, can they make it two straight?Texas has had to deal with injuries to start the year, but the team has still jumped out to a 21-13 start in 2023. The team will face division foe Mariners, who haven&...

Last night, the Washington Nationals got 10 hits off Anthony DeSclafani to beat the San Francisco Giants 10-1.With the win, Washington moved to 15-20 with a 6-3 stretch in its last nine games. The Nats are still last in the NL East, but only a game behind the defending NL champs. The Giants fell...

Last night, Shohei Ohtani had two hits and drove in two runs for the Los Angeles Angels in their 6-4 win over the Houston Astros, and today he’s going to be on the mound for the 19-16 Angels. That never ceases to amaze and neither does Ohtani’s 4-0 record and 2.54 ERA across seven starts...

A profile of Everton legend Dixie Dean, the only player to score more goals in a single season of top-flight English football than Erling Haaland

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