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Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury weigh-in results, running order and ringwalk times

Written by Anish Parekh on 26th February 2023.

Weigh-In Results: Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury

Paul vs Fury goes down Sunday, February 26 at the Diriyah Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Photo Courtesy: Skill Challenge Entertainment

UK: BT Sport Box Office 6:30pm GMT for £19.95

U.S: ESPN+ PPV at 2pm ET / 11am PT for $49.99

Main Event

Jake Paul 183.6lbs vs Tommy Fury 184.5lbs
Cruiserweight — 8 Rounds

Co-Main Event

Ilunga Makabu 198.5lbs vs Badou Jack 199.8lbs
Makabu's WBC Cruiserweight Title — 12 Rounds

Undercard

Ziyad Almaayouf 145.6lbs vs Ronnald Martinez 142.5lbs
Welterweight — 4 Rounds

Muhsin Cason 199.1lbs vs Taryel Jafarov 200.5lbs
Cruiserweights — 8 Rounds

Bader Samreen 138lbs vs Viorel Simion 138.6lbs
Junior Welterweight — 8 Rounds

What have they said?

Jake Paul: “We’ve picked this guy apart. We’ve studied him. He makes a lot of mistakes. He’s great on offense. He’s got a great jab. Lots of combos. Speed. Good footwork. Good movement. He’s a good boxer, but he’s not a great boxer. His lack of defense and lack of head movement is going to be exposed on Sunday.

“I always take every fight seriously. I’ve fought UFC champions. Tyron Woodley was winning the UFC championship when I was on Disney Channel. So, when Tommy says that he’s been doing this his whole life, none of that means anything to me. I’ve always trained harder and tougher than all of my opponents. And I want it more. I have more of a why. I have more of a purpose. I’m Tommy’s end goal. This is the biggest opportunity of his life. He’s never been on a stage like this. He’s never gotten a payday like this. He was getting paid peanuts compared to this.

“Anderson Silva is one of the greatest strikers ever. So, to go in there and outbox him and put him on the canvas—to me this is a speed bump and a cake walk.

“I’m so excited for this fight because I can finally silence the critics who have said, ‘Fiight a professional boxer, fight someone your age.’ I agree. I haven’t proven that. But this is why this fight is so big. This is why I’m so excited. This is why I’ve given this guy multiple chances and paid him so much money to finally show up. And it really seemed like the only time he wanted to get into the ring is when I increased the amount of money. So, thankfully he’s here now.”

Tommy Fury: “I’m in boxing and have goals of becoming a world champion. So, if I’m going to do that, I can’t be dodging people like Jake Paul. The first two fights didn’t happen because of it being out of my hands completely. In the first fight, I had a broken rib and the doctors advised me not to fight. In the second fight, I went to the airport with my full team and we were ready to go, and we were denied access to the USA.

“Third time’s a charm, and we’re here. I’m in super fit condition. I’m ready to go put this all to bed because for the past two and a half years it’s been, ‘When are you fighting Jake Paul?’ To even mention my name in the same sentence is disrespectful to me, a person who’s been boxing my whole life. I’m going to clinically knock this guy out early.

“You’re getting put to sleep inside four rounds. Let me tell you. I’m not an old man. I’m a fresh, young fighter. I’m going to put you away. You had two very lucky escapes from this fight. You should have taken those escapes. You should not be sitting here right now because this is bad for you. You should have stuck to making easy money fighting old men and celebrities. I’m coming to take your head off.”

Predictions

Ricky Hatton, Two-weight world champion

“They are big names in the social media world, aren't they? I think Tommy's got good ability with boxing, good punching power. Love Island was about three years ago now… and I'd have like to think he'd have had more rounds. He looked a little bit tired in his last six-rounder in the last round. I think if he'd had a couple of more six-rounders, maybe an eight-rounder, where he'd been fighting a bit more regularly, the outcome of this fight would be a foregone conclusion for me. I think Tommy beats him all day long.

“But what gives Jake Paul half a chance is, even though Tommy's the boxer, Jake's done more rounds than him. Which is a little bit of a concern, because Tommy is head and shoulders the better kid but it could just be the wrong time. I think Tommy wins, don't get me wrong. We're all right behind him.”

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