After multiple false starts, Jake Paul will as soon as once more try and struggle actuality present star and part-time pugilist Tommy Fury atop the ESPN+ and FITE+ pay-per-view (PPV) occasion on Solar., Feb. 26, 2023 from Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.
Fury is the half brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and son of “sketchy” boxing trainer John Fury. The latter has been working time beyond regulation to get “TNT” ready for the largest (and by his account best) struggle of Tommy’s profession.
At nice value to Fury’s sparring companions.
“We’ve had good class children within the fitness center. We’ve had heavyweights in, cruiserweights in, gentle heavyweights in, we’ve had all of them,” Fury informed Daily Mail. “They’ve all been good, class, younger, hungry males. However, carry it. He’s been dealing with them very nicely. There have been just a few visits to the hospital for the sparring companions however that’s boxing. He’s been doing them some injury. We’ve had a hairline fracture within the jaw and we’ve had just a few knockdowns. We’ve had just a few chilly knockouts from Tommy. He’s been destroying his sparring companions. You possibly can ask them. He is aware of who they’re. They know whether or not Tommy is the true deal or not.”
Sean Strickland would be proud.
The 26 year-old Paul is 6-0 with 4 knockouts and lately turned away former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. Fury, who turns 24 in Could, improved to 8-0 with 4 knockouts by defeating Polish slugger Daniel Bocianski final April.
The Paul-Fury undercard will pit Badou Jack towards Ilunga Makabu for the WBC cruiserweight championship. As well as, Ashton Sylve collides with Maxwell Awuku not lengthy after Ziyad Almaayouf face off towards an opponent to be named.