Jake Paul to fight replacement Hasim Rahman Jr. at MSG after withdrawal of Tommy Fury | Aaj Sport
Jake Paul to fight replacement Hasim Rahman Jr. at MSG after withdrawal of Tommy Fury After Tommy Fury withdrew, Jake Paul now has a new opponent for his boxing battle at Madison Square Garden the following month. On August 6 in New York, Hasim Rahman Jr., the son of the aforementioned former heavyweight boxing champion of the same name, will face Paul in Fury's stead, Paul informed ESPN on Thursday. Rahman, a boxer from Baltimore, with six knockouts and a pro record of 12-1. At 200 pounds, the eight-round fight will be contested. Rahman, a heavyweight who is 31 years old and is not well-known, is bigger and has more boxing experience than Paul (5-0). However, following a barrage of criticism that he was only interested in facing older MMA fighters or sportsmen from other sports, Paul, the YouTube star-turned-prizefighter, declared that he had already made up his mind to fight a true boxer in his subsequent fight. Paul thinks Rahman will be a far tougher opponent than Fury would h...