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 battle 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 USA.
Sunday afternoon they are going to lastly meet after almost 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)
The place: Diriyah Area, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia
TV/reside stream: ESPN+ PPV
DraftKings Sportsbook odds: Paul -155, Fury +130
There was dialogue in current 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 report with 4 KOs, however his opponents have a mixed report of 24-176-5.
Paul’s final battle got here on October 29. On that night time he took a unanimous resolution over UFC Corridor of Famer Anderson Silva. Fury final fought on April 23, 2022, beating Daniel Bocianski (11-2) on “factors” in a six-round battle. That bout got here on the undercard of the Tyson Fury-Dillian Whyte battle, which Fury received in a sixth-round TKO.
Our buddies over at Dangerous Left Hook are retaining a working weblog, masking each bout main as much as the Paul-Fury battle later at this time. You’ll be able to observe together with them right here.
