By Chris King • Updated: 27 Feb 2023 • 1:22
Tommy Fury wins by split-decision against Jake Paul in Saudi Arabia
YouTuber Jake Paul lost the biggest fight of his short boxing career so far this evening, Sunday, February 26, in Saudi Arabia. Up against the professional boxer Tommy Fury, he eventually succumbed to a spilt-decision defeat after eight rounds in the Diriyah Arena in Riyadh, broadcast on BT Sport.
This was Paul’s first time in the ring with a real boxer and he held his own in all fairness. He even put Fury on the canvas in the final round with a left-handed jab, producing the only knock-down of the fight. “That wasn’t a knockdown, that was a slip. That was genuinely a slip. I got up … I came right back into it”, claimed Fury.
Speaking in the ring after the decision was called, an emotional Tommy Fury said: “All the way through these two and a half years, I had a dream, I had a vision that I would win this fight, and no one believed me”.
“Now I can stand up and everybody can take note. In my first main event, at 23 years old, I had the world on me. I had pressure on my shoulders, and I came through”, he added.
Proving the doubters wrong. Tommy Fury reflects on his victory over Jake Paul 🥊 🎤 @JoAnkierTV pic.twitter.com/uBjm1iDJg3 — Boxing on BT Sport 🥊 (@BTSportBoxing) February 26, 2023
Proving the doubters wrong. Tommy Fury reflects on his victory over Jake Paul 🥊
🎤 @JoAnkierTV pic.twitter.com/uBjm1iDJg3
— Boxing on BT Sport 🥊 (@BTSportBoxing) February 26, 2023
RAW EMOTION 🥲 Tommy Fury delivered a powerful post-fight speech and agrees to a rematch with Jake Paul 🥊#PaulFury pic.twitter.com/xviteOiEL2 — Boxing on BT Sport 🥊 (@BTSportBoxing) February 26, 2023
RAW EMOTION 🥲
Tommy Fury delivered a powerful post-fight speech and agrees to a rematch with Jake Paul 🥊#PaulFury pic.twitter.com/xviteOiEL2
Before this bout, Jake Paul had fought a selection of MMA fighters, another YouTuber and a former NBA player. Although Fury is a pro boxer, coming into tonight’s fight with an impressive 8-0 record, the half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury had not really been tested. “If he wants a rematch, he can have a rematch”, Fury told the fans.
Gracious in victory, humble in defeat 🤝 Jake Paul wants to run it back with Tommy Fury 🥊#PaulFury pic.twitter.com/iLZTqvwtCt — Boxing on BT Sport 🥊 (@BTSportBoxing) February 26, 2023
Gracious in victory, humble in defeat 🤝
Jake Paul wants to run it back with Tommy Fury 🥊#PaulFury pic.twitter.com/iLZTqvwtCt
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