Tommy Fury has shrugged off a suggestion from Jake Paul that he should change his name if he loses their upcoming fight, with the Love Island star choosing to remain focused on the contest itself.
It comes as part of a series of digs directed at Fury from Paul, with the latest being that if he loses the fight that he should take his partner Molly-Mae Hague's surname due to the potential embarrassment for the Fury family. There have been suggestions of Fury being 'disowned' should he lose the fight to the American YouTuber.
Earlier this week, Paul tweeted that the fight in Saudi Arabia on February 26 could result could result in the name change, writing on the social media platform: "Tommy Fury is going to have to change his last name to Mae in 14 days."
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However, Fury has chosen to remain focused on the fight, speaking to Mirror Fighting, he said that his training was going well: "I just want to say, you're talking to a professional athlete here. All them bulls*** questions, all that s*** about changing your name; I'm here for a fight. There's no 'name changes', no nothing.
"All that YouTuber s*** and bets he's made in the past, they're all idiots, YouTubers, not serious fighters. I'm a serious fighter and I only do fighting. I don't do name changes, I don't do anything so that's that. I'm not interested in all of that, I'm here to eat, sleep, train repeat, get in there on February 26 and knock the guy out.
"Everything else doesn't matter to me, there's not one thing in this world that matters to me other than knocking Jake Paul out. I've been training for the past few months to do this and I'm happy it's all over. I just wish I could fight this weekend. I'm so ready to go, relaxed, calm and have nothing more to say. We're around the corner from the fight and everyone's going to be in for a great night as long as it lasts."
In the past 24 hours, it has been revealed that Paul will bee rewarded with a top-40 cruiserweight ranking with the WBC should he win the fight, a remarkable development as he faces his first ever full-time professional boxer.
"Jake has dedication and respect to the sport and the WBC will not tolerate discrimination against anyone, he deserves the opportunities that any other boxer has," said the Mexico City based organisation in a statement.
"He demonstrated punching power and improved skills as well as a solid chin. Tommy Fury represents a clear challenge to Paul in a battle of two undefeated professional boxers."
Fury's 8-0 record has seen him beat a number of lower level professionals and at just 23-years-old, he could be looking towards gaining recognition of his own in terms of titles and belts in the manner of his famous brother, Tyson.
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