Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury, billed as The Truth, was a cruiserweight professional crossover boxing match contested between American YouTuber Jake Paul and English professional boxer Tommy Fury.[1] The bout took place at Diriyah Arena in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia on 26 February 2023. Fury won by split decision.[2] The fight sold over 800,000 PPV buys.[3][4]
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| Date | February 26, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fury wins via 8-round split decision (74–75, 76–73, 76–73) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
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Originally, Paul was scheduled to fight Tommy Fury on 18 December 2021. However, due to an injury, Fury pulled from the fight and was replaced by former UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley instead in a rematch billed as Leave No Doubt.[5]
Paul was scheduled to fight Fury again on 6 August 2022. However, Fury pulled out of the bout due to travel issues. It was announced on 7 July 2022, that Hasim Rahman Jr. would replace Fury in the fight.[6] This bout was also cancelled due to "weight-issues" (Rahman Jr. coming in overweight), and that all sales towards that fight would be refunded.[7][8]
Fight summary
editOn February 26, 2023, Jake Paul fought British Boxer Tommy Fury in an eight-round cruiserweight fight.[9] The fight took place in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia and resulted in a split decision victory in favor of Tommy Fury. Fury threw nearly double the amount of Paul's thrown punches (302 to 157) and landed a higher percentage (88 to 49), whilst Paul scored a knockdown, after Fury got dropped & sat down receiving a solid jab counter (this was argued by Fury and his team to actually be a slip). Two judges scored the bout 76–73 for Fury, while a third favored Paul by 75–74.[10]
Fight card
edit| Weight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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| Main Card (PPV) | |||||||
| Cruiserweight | Tommy Fury | def. | Jake Paul | SD | 8 (8) | Note 1 | |
| Cruiserweight | Badou Jack | def. | Ilunga Makabu (c) | TKO | 12 (12) | 0:54 | Note 2 |
| Welterweight | Ziyad Almaayouf | def. | Ronald Martinez | UD | 4 (4) | ||
| Cruiserweight | Muhsin Cason | def. | Taryel Jafarov | RTD | 1 (8) | 3:00 | |
| Super lightweight | Bader Samreen | def. | Viorel Simion | TKO | 1 (8) | 1:26 | |
| Preliminary Card (Boxing Arabia's YouTube channel) | |||||||
| Super lightweight | Adam Saleh | def. | Stuart Kellogg | RTD | 1 (4) | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Salman Hamada | def. | Philip Samson | TKO | 1 (3) | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Ragad Al Naimi | def. | Perpetual Okaijah | TKO | 3 (3) | 2:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Ziad Al Majrashi | def. | Philip Quansah | PTS | 3 | 1:19 | |
^Note 1 For the ceremonial WBC Diriyah title
^Note 2 For WBC cruiserweight title
Broadcasting
edit| Country/Region | Broadcaster | |||
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| Free | Cable TV | PPV | Stream | |
| Middle East | — | Shahid VIP | ||
 United States
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— | ESPN+ FITE | ||
 United Kingdom
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— | BT Sport Box Office | ||
 Ireland
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 Australia
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— | Main Event Kayo Sports | ||
 New Zealand
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— | Sky Arena | ||
 Canada
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— | DAZN | ||
 Brazil
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 Belgium
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— | HLN | ||
 Germany
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— | Bild+ | ||
 Netherlands
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— | AD | ||
| Latin America | — | ESPN Knockout | ||
 Finland
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— | Iltalehti Plus | ||
 Sweden
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— | Sportbladet | ||
 Norway
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— | VG+ Sport | ||
References
edit- ^ "Jake Paul, Tommy Fury finalize deal for Feb. fight". ESPN.com. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ by-split-decision "Jake Paul edges Tommy Fury by split decision". Guardian. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ Happy Punch [@HappyPunchPromo] (21 March 2023). "Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury surpassed more than 8,000 PPV buys globally, according to MVP co-founder Nakisa Bidarian https://t.co/lWsVZHtx59" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 March 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Happy Punch [@HappyPunchPromo] (22 March 2023). "Statement from Bidarian: https://t.co/t82UIQykUL" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 March 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Tommy Fury pulls out of Jake Paul fight - Tyron Woodley to step in for rematch as replacement opponent". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 June 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Jake Paul, Hasim Rahman Jr. agree to fight at MSG". The Athletic. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ BoxingScene.com [@boxingscene] (30 July 2022). "Jake Paul vs. Hasim Rahman Jr. To Be Canceled Due To Weight Issues https://t.co/pHHjYRpT2Y https://t.co/q2akirJiHA" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 31 July 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Most Valuable Promotions [@MostVpromotions] (31 July 2022). "#PaulRahman has been cancelled. Refunds for all ticket and PPV purchases will be provided. Full statement below. https://t.co/thnjyjUEMT" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury fight results, highlights: Fury hands Paul his first loss with split-decision upset". CBSSports.com. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury - Scorecard - Boxing Schedule". www.boxingscene.com. Retrieved 17 March 2023.