Jake Paul has hit out at Hasim Rahman Jr with a crude condom joke after accusing his rival of pulling out of their fight.
Paul was set to return to the ring for the first time since December against heavyweight star Rahman Jr this weekend. However his fight has been cancelled at late notice after he accused his rival of failing to meet their contracted weight limit of 205lb.
The YouTube star has criticised his rival on a number of occasions since the news was confirmed, including accusing Rahman Jr of being "scared' to fight him. Now Paul has continued to mock his rival, posting a video on his Instagram story of himself partying at a night club, with signs behind him that read: "Trojan [a brand of condom] sponsor Hasim so he doesn't pull out."
Paul can be seen partying in the nightclub alongside his girlfriend Julia Rose, as he appears to have left his strict training camp after cancelling his fight. The YouTube star had been training at his gym in Puerto Rico for several weeks, with the intention of facing Tommy Fury before he was banned from travelling to the US.
Attention then turned to Rahman Jr who was selected despite weighing in at a career-lowest 211lb which is 20lb higher than Paul previously tipped the scales for his rematch with Tyron Woodley. However tensions raised at the initial face-off where Rahman Jr accused his rival of "stacking the deck" by inserting a rehydration clause.
The rules stated Rahman Jr was only permitted to weigh-in at 200lb on the day of the weigh-in before moving it up to 215lb on the morning of the clash. During the fight, Rahman Jr would have been allowed to tip the scales at whatever weight he wants, which appeared to be heavier according to Paul.
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Rahman Jr and Paul had a disagreement over the weight with Paul claiming he agreed to a new 205lb limit, but the fight was ultimately dead in the water with the YouTube star accusing his rival of losing just one pound since the fight confirmation. Rahman Jr has since responded to the claims and stated he offered to fight Paul for $5,000 to save the bout.
"Let me go ahead and kill all this internet cap Jake Paul has got going on for you all," he said in a lengthy video. "I'm a bridgerweight, I campaign at bridgerweight, otherwise known as heavyweight outside the WBC. I signed the contract to make 200lb within the three-and-a-half weeks I had to do it but I couldn't do it, my body simply would not let me do it, it would not let me get to 200lb.
"I will fight for the $5,000 minimum, so if you beat me up when I was 230lb, what's the problem fighting me when I'm 215lb or 210lb? It's clearly them not wanting to fight, it's not me pulling out."
