Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury
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| Date | August 6, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Jake Paul vs. Hasim Rahman Jr. is an upcoming professional boxing match contested between Jake Paul and Hasim Rahman Jr. The bout is scheduled to take place on August 6, 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.[1]
Background
Originally, Paul was scheduled to fight Tommy Fury on December 18, 2021 however, due to an injury, Fury pulled from the fight and was replaced by former UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley instead.[2]
On June 10, 2022, Paul took to Twitter to announce that he and Amanda Serrano will be co-headlining at Madison Square Garden on August 6.[3]
On June 22, 2022, Paul and Fury went back and forth on Twitter with Paul claiming that Fury was pulling out of the fight once more due to his family members not being able to attend. On June 23, 2022 however, Fury responded to Paul stating "The fight is on. August 6th. Forget a team or any other bullshit. I don’t need anybody to help me lay you flat on that canvas."[4] That same day, it was announced that the two will be facing each other in a professional bout. That same day it was announced that Serrano will be facing Brenda Carabajal.[5]
Prior to the scheduled press conference on June 29, Fury was denied access to the U.S. due to issues with his visa.[6] This sparked the cancelation of the press conference. Paul took it to Twitter multiple times requesting Fury to "Go to the embassy and get your visa."[7] This sparked KSI to go after Paul on Twitter stating, "Jake Paul vs. Tyrone Woodley 3. Can't wait man" jokingly reminding Paul that Woodley had to replace Fury in December after offering Paul and Fury a spot on his upcoming event as a co-main fight.[8][9] Paul declined the offer. After no response from Fury and Paul constantly giving Fury steps on how to resolve his issue, it was announced on July 6 that Fury was no longer Paul's opponent. This marks the second time Fury has pulled out from a bout with Paul and a replacement was to be announced the next day.[10] On July 7th it was announced that Hasim Rahman Jr would be the replacement to fight Paul on August 6th.
Fight card
| Weight class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
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| Cruiserweight | Jake Paul | vs. | Hasim Rahman Jr. | – (8) | ||||
| Featherweight | Amanda Serrano | vs. | Brenda Carabajal | – (10) | Note 1 | |||
| Lightweight | Ashton Sylve | vs. | TBD | – (6) | ||||
| Light-Welterweight | Brandun Lee | vs. | TBD | – (8) |
^Note 1 For WBC, WBO, and IBO female featherweight titles
Broadcasting
| Country/Region | Broadcaster | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Cable TV | PPV | Stream | |
| United States (host) | — | Showtime | ||
| United Kingdom | — | BT Sport Box Office | ||
| Australia | — | Main Event, Kayo Sports | ||
| Unsold markets | — | FITE TV | ||
References
- ^ Lee, Alexander K. (June 23, 2022). "Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury official for Aug. 6 at Madison Square Garden". MMA Fighting. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ "Tommy Fury pulls out of Jake Paul fight - Tyron Woodley to step in for rematch as replacement opponent". Sky Sports. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ Heck, Mike (June 10, 2022). "Jake Paul announces he'll fight in August at MSG, Amanda Serrano to co-headline". MMA Fighting. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ Fury, Tommy (June 23, 2022). "The fight is on. August 6th. Forget a team or any other bullshit. I don't need anybody to help me lay you flat on that canvas. Oh and thanks for finally signing the drug testing… you only agreed to it when you realised the fight was at risk - who needs who 😂". Twitter.
- ^ Random Hits (June 23, 2022). "Paul vs. Fury, Serrano vs. Carabajal - Official For August 6, Showtime PPV". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ "Why has Tommy Fury been denied entry into the United States? Fury vs. Jake Paul boxing fight potentially in jeopardy". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ Paul, Jake (June 29, 2022). "Tommy Fury is avoiding going to the embassy to get his visa. It's been 36 hours with no action from his side, and per Tommy Fumbles style he missed the press conference today in NYC". Twitter.
- ^ KSI (June 27, 2022). "Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley 3. Can't wait man😍😍😍😍". Twitter.
- ^ KSI (June 29, 2022). "Clearly your card is dead in the water at this point. So lemme give you a lifeline. If you TRULY want to fight Tommy, fight on my card as the co main event. I've got everything set up for you. Best believe you owe me though. Ball is in your court. #ItsAWinWin @tommytntfury". Twitter.
- ^ Paul, Jake (July 6, 2022). "Fury's received a termination notice. MVP did everything it could 2 help him & team. He wasn't interested & he literally went into hiding. 2nd time in a row he has pulled out. 2nd time in a row I'm going to step up & take on a new opponent on short notice. AUG 6. MSG. 📣 tmw". Twitter.