Jake Paul and social media star Tommy Fury are said to have agreed to fight on February 25.
Ariel Helwani, a combat sports insider, tweeted: “Jake Paul versus Tommy Fury is a deal done on February 25th, according to sources.” He did not provide further details.
Paul, a boxer turned YouTuber, and the half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury have met twice in the past — on December 19, 2021 and August 6 of last year.
Jake Paul versus Tommy Fury is a deal done on February 25, according to sources.
– Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 17, 2023
The first date failed after Fury was injured and ill. They didn’t see each other last year because Fury couldn’t get a visa to enter the US. The fight is scheduled to take place in New York.
Paul (6-0, 4 KOs) finished his bout against former MMA star Anderson Silva this past October, winning decisively in an 186.1-pound eight-round weightlifting bout.
The last time Fury (8-0.4 KOs) was involved in a punishing bout was in April, when he overcame Daniel Bocianski in a six-round bout. He met Rolly Lambert at the Floyd Mayweather-Deji card show on November 13.
