YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul faces maybe the hardest opponent of his profession on Sunday when he squares off with Tommy Fury. The cruiserweight bout between the 2 has been years within the making. They have been initially scheduled to combat again in December of 2021, however Fury suffered a rib damage which compelled the bout to be rescheduled. A brand new date was set in August of 2022, however Fury was denied entry into the United States.
Sunday afternoon they are going to lastly meet after practically two years of jawing between the 2, and right here is how one can watch.
When: Sunday, February 25 (primary card begins at 2:00 p.m., ET, with the Paul-Fury bout schedule for roughly 5:00 p.m. ET)
Where: Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia
TV/stay stream: ESPN+ PPV
DraftKings Sportsbook odds: Paul -155, Fury +130
There has been dialogue in latest days over whether or not that is actually as robust of a problem for Paul as is being let on. Fury, the youthful half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has an unblemished 8-0 file with 4 KOs, however his opponents have a mixed file of 24-176-5.
Paul’s final combat got here on October 29. On that evening he took a unanimous determination over UFC Hall of Famer Anderson Silva. Fury final fought on April 23, 2022, beating Daniel Bocianski (11-2) on “points” in a six-round combat. That bout got here on the undercard of the Tyson Fury-Dillian Whyte combat, which Fury received in a sixth-round TKO.
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