How to watch Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury
Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury is ironically one of the biggest boxing events of the year, involving a novice pro with limited amateur experience and a YouTube personality with zero boxing experience.
The fight is currently scheduled for February 26th, 2023, with a massive purse per SportsZion, and will be held at Diriyah Arena, Saudi Arabia. With a distinct lack of news or excitement involving the most famous Fury, Tyson, with fight fans desperate for news on the undisputed Fury vs Usyk fight, then we suggest giving this bout a shot, which is gearing up to be one of the most highly-anticipated fights of the year, despite either contender being established or proven.
The unbeaten pair have a large following each and there is bad blood between them, which has been ongoing for over two years now; and along with the two false starts, where 'TNT' Tommy withdrew both times from scheduled fight dates, this all sets up for an explosive clash this weekend, and you can find all the details below:
Fight Details
Date: Sunday, February 26, 2023
Time: The event begins at 6:30pm UK time / 2pm ET / 11am PT
Venue: The 15,000 capacity Diriyah Arena in Saudi Arabia
Ringwalks: The main event is expected from 9:45pm UK time (3:45pm ET / 12:45pm PT)
TV Channel: BT Sport Box Office at a cost of £19.95, live and exclusively in the UK. The fight will also be live in the U.S. on ESPN+ for $49.99.
Radio: talkSPORT 2 will broadcast commentary on the undercard from 7pm, then switch over to talkSPORT for the main event at 9pm
Weights: The fight takes place at an agreed catchweight of 185lbs (cruiserweight)
Undercard Highlights: The co-main event will feature Ilunga Makabu vs Badou Jack for the WBC World cruiserweight title.
Undercard Fights: Other bouts include Ziyad Almaayouf (12-5) vs undefeated Ronald Martinez (10-0) at welterweight; undefeated Muhsin Cason (10-0) vs Taryel Jafarov (12-5) at cruiserweight; undefeated Bader Samreen (7-0) vs Viorel Simion (22-9) at super-lightweight.
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Predictions
Idris Virgo: “Jake Paul will beat Tommy Fury. He should be able to get Tommy Fury out of there because Tommy gets caught with an overhand right and that’s Jake Paul’s specialty.
“Jake Paul has been more invested into the sport of boxing. He’s been very active and he’s been putting a lot of work and money into it – especially with all of the high tech stuff he’s been doing. Tommy hasn’t really been doing that. He’s just been enjoying his life, boxing when he can box. He’s not dedicated to the sport and you can’t come into it half-hearted, especially if you’re gonna fight Jake Paul.
“So I do believe Jake Paul will beat him.”
What is at stake for Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury?
Paul has been pretty confident going into this fight, “Me and Tommy will be around three rounds max. He’s just not going to be prepared for the moment or what I’m bringing to the table. I’m trying to knock him out with a hook actually, I want him to be the first person I knock out with my left hand, so we’ve been working on that. I think the first round will be chill and then I’ll start to figure him out after 30-45 seconds.”
He issued the warning with the boxing results, “Then the second round, I’ll turn it up and it shouldn’t take much more than that. Tommy should get a good wealth manager, I can recommend you a few, take the money and ride off into the sunset but this is going to set your life in the direction that you should have been on before and you’re going to hate this sport after February 26.”
It’s been confirmed that Jake Paul will officially get ranked by in the top 40 with the WBC should he manage to win this match. For Tommy Fury, it’s high risk-high reward, with a lucrative payday on the horizon, but should he be beaten, his boxing career would be all but over.
Betting Odds
Betfair: Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury match odds
Jake Paul: 8/11
Tommy Fury to win: 5/4
Draw: 12/1
Betfair: Method of victory
Jake Paul Points or Decision: 6/4
Jake Paul KO/TKO: 13/5
Tommy Fury KO/TKO: 11/4
Tommy Fury Points or Decision: 9/2
Betfair: Fight to go the distance
Yes: 10/11
No: 4/5
Betfair: Round betting
Jake Paul to Win in Round 1- 2: 12/1
Jake Paul to Win in Round 3 – 4: 11/1
Jake Paul to Win in Round 5 – 6: 9/1
Jake Paul to Win in Round 7 – 8: 10/1
Tommy Fury to Win in Round 1 – 2: 14/1
Tommy Fury to Win in Round 3 – 4: 12/1
Tommy Fury to Win in Round 5 – 6: 17/2
Tommy Fury to Win in Round 7 – 8: 13/1
Betfair spokesperson Sam Rosbottom said: “There’s a clear favourite in the betting and, no, it’s not the professional boxer. Instead, YouTube and viral star Jake Paul is the clear 8/11 favourite to win Saturday’s huge bout against Tommy Fury, who is the 5/4 outsider.
"Paul is the pick of the punters and 6/4 to win on points and 13/5 to wrap things up with a knockout blow. Unlike Paul, Fury, who has won his first eight fights, is more likely to win by knockout at 11/4 and a victory on points is 9/2.”
What else could happen during the Paul-Fury fight?
Jake Paul to drink Prime drink in the ring – 2/1
Jake Paul to call out Carl Froch 3/1
Jake Paul to call out KSI 5/1
Tommy Fury to sing after fight 6/1
Tommy Fury to pull out/withdraw from fight 6/1
Tommy Fury to call out Logan Paul 8/1
Jake Paul to call out Conor McGregor 10/1
Tommy Fury to mention Molly Mae in post-fight interview 12/1
Jake Paul to wear Union Jack shorts 14/1
Tyson Fury to throw Tommy Fury’s towel in – 16/1
Tyson Fury to stand on ringside during fight – 20/1
Tommy Fury to retire from boxing – 25/1
Tommy Fury to walk out to Love Island theme tune 100/1