Jake Paul and Tommy Fury have finally come together in an official face-off to announce their grudge fight.
Paul and Fury have been rivals for several years and have come close to settling their feud on two previous occasions but the spectacle has yet to materialise. It has been the British star who has been forced to withdraw on both occasions, first with a broken rib before being prevented from travelling to the US for their second attempt at meeting in the ring last August.
It has now been announced that the pair will go head-to-head on February 26 in Saudi Arabia with the pair set to receive a bumper payday. And they have now come face-to-face for the first time to announce the clash in the ring at the OVO Wembley Arena just moments before the clash between Anthony Yarde and Artur Beterbiev.
The pair stared each other down before sizing each other up with huge pressure on both men to deliver a huge win which could seismically derail the career of their rival. Paul and Fury have previous confronted each other on two separate occasions including their recent altercation in Dubai.
Fury's father John ripped off his shirt and confronted the YouTube star, which continued with a fiery row from both inside and outside of the ring. The former Love Island contestant has vowed that this will be his time to step in and end Paul's career, proving that he is ready to turn the traditional boxing route.
" Jake Paul ’s boxing career ends on February 26 and I can finally move on with mine,” Fury said in a statement to announce the event. “Every time I go out right now, everybody asks me about the Jake Paul fight. After this fight is done, everybody will be asking me how it felt to knock Jake Paul out. The world is about to see what happens when a proper boxer faces a YouTuber."
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Paul is equally as confident and believes he will prove that he is capable of mixing it with fighters with a natural background in boxing. "After multiple failed attempts to get Tommy Fury in the ring, the moment of truth has finally arrived," Paul wrote in a social media post today. "Fumbles has no excuses now. Baby is born. Money is massive. Immigration is not an issue. Sunday February 26, Paul vs Fury is live on ESPN+ PPV in the US and BT Sport Box Office in the UK.
" Tyson Fury has promised he and Papa John will make Tommy retire from boxing and change his last name forever if he can’t beat the YouTuber. Saturday (tomorrow) I’m coming to London to look at all three Fury’s in the eye and shake on that promise. Alhamdulillah!"
