Tyson Fury contacts Jake Paul directly in attempt to organise big fight
Tyson Fury is pulling out all the stops to get Jake Paul back in the ring with his brother Tommy, even going as far as texting the American.
The pair first squared off in 2023, and despite Fury hitting the canvas in the final round, he emerged victorious by split decision. Since then, there's been chatter about a rematch, but nothing concrete has materialised.
Post-Paul bout, Fury has only stepped into the ring twice, notching up points wins against KSI and Kenan Hanjalic. Meanwhile, Paul, the YouTuber who's carved out a boxing career, has kept busy with six fights, recently outboxing ex-middleweight champ Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Now it looks like Paul is gearing up for round two with Fury. His camp has been vocal about Tommy allegedly snubbing a lucrative Netflix deal last year. With negotiations heating up, Tyson, the 'Gypsy King', is getting stuck into the talks, reports All Out Fighting.
Tyson was quizzed about the rematch prospects and said: "I hoped they would. I've even texted Jake Paul to say 'what's going on do you want to get it on with Tommy and make the fight happen. I just think there's a lot of egos involved in boxing. It's a lot of 'he said this, she said that, I want this, I want that'. When things like that happen, it's difficult to make fights as you've seen over the years."
Fresh off his Saturday night triumph, Paul didn't hold back in calling out a slew of fighters including cruiserweight champs Gilberto Ramirez and Badou Jack, and even Tyson Fury. But it was Paul's business partner Nakisa Bidarian who later shed light on the fighter's ambitions.
"I want tougher fighters. I want to be world champion. Zurdo looked slow as s*** tonight. That'd be easy work, too," Paul declared confidently. "Badou Jack. I want everybody. Anthony Joshua, Gervonta. And Tommy, stop running. I'm hustling, getting warmed up. You've already seen my face, get used to seeing it more." When pressed about when he'll step back into the ring, Paul asserted: "As soon as possible. I'm staying active, I'm fighting everybody."
Bidarian elaborated on Paul's plans, confirming that avenging his previous loss to Fury is high on the agenda. "If it's not for the title, then it's looking at Tommy, if he's reasonable, then Anthony Joshua. He's adamant he wants to make that fight happen at the end of 2026 and we're going to meet with Matchroom when we're in New York for the greatest trilogy in the history of boxing, Amanda Serrano vs Katie Taylor 3."
Prior to Paul's comeback, Fury - who had his first fight in May after an 18-month break - sent a spine-chilling message to the YouTube star turned pugilist, stating: "Jake Paul's a b***h and he's running scared. Jake, the hand's fixed now, baby. The hand's fixed. I fought a guy in here tonight who's had over 100 amateur fights and is experienced as hell and he's as tough as teak. If Jake Paul wants to step inside this ring, I guarantee you next time I'll knock you spark out."
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