Jake Paul vs. Hasim Rahman Jr.
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| Date | August 6, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jake Paul vs. Hasim Rahman Jr. is a canceled professional boxing match contested between Jake Paul and Hasim Rahman Jr. The bout was to take place on August 6, 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.[1]
Background[edit]
Originally, Paul was scheduled to fight Tommy Fury on December 18, 2021 however, due to an injury, Fury pulled from the fight and was replaced by former UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley instead.[2]
On June 10, 2022, Paul took to Twitter to announce that he and Amanda Serrano will be co-headlining at Madison Square Garden on August 6.[3]
On June 22, 2022, Paul and Fury went back and forth on Twitter with Paul claiming that Fury was pulling out of the fight once more due to his family members not being able to attend. On June 23, 2022 however, Fury responded to Paul stating "The fight is on. August 6th. Forget a team or any other bullshit. I don’t need anybody to help me lay you flat on that canvas."[4] That same day, it was announced that the two will be facing each other in a professional bout. That same day it was announced that Serrano will be facing Brenda Carabajal.[5]
Prior to the scheduled press conference on June 29, Fury was denied access to the U.S. due to issues with his visa.[6] This sparked the cancelation of the press conference. Paul took it to Twitter multiple times requesting Fury to "Go to the embassy and get your visa."[7] This sparked KSI to go after Paul on Twitter stating, "Jake Paul vs. Tyrone Woodley 3. Can't wait man" jokingly reminding Paul that Woodley had to replace Fury in December after offering Paul and Fury a spot on his upcoming event as a co-main fight.[8][9] Paul declined the offer. After no response from Fury and Paul constantly giving Fury steps on how to resolve his issue, it was announced on July 6 that Fury was no longer Paul's opponent. This marks the second time Fury has pulled out from a bout with Paul and a replacement was to be announced the next day.[10] On July 7th it was announced that Hasim Rahman Jr would be the replacement to fight Paul on August 6th.
On July 26, 2022, the fight's pay-per-view (PPV) price, $60, was criticised by fans and the media alike, with the fight being labelled as a "rip off".[11] Paul's long-term rival KSI also commented on the price of the PPV, writing mockingly on Twitter: "60 PPV? I PROMISE you all that my PPV this August 27th will be less than that", referencing his upcoming boxing bout with Alex Wassabi on August 27.[12]
Cancellation[edit]
On July 30th, it was announced that the bout would be cancelled due to "weight-issues" and that all sales towards the fight would be refunded.[13] According to Paul, Rahman Jr was to submit weight checks to the New York State Athletic Commission to ensure that he was to make fighting weight in a healthy manner. When Rahman reportedly had only lost a pound within three weeks of training, the Athletic Commission stated that the fight must take place at 205lb, otherwise they would not sanction the bout. Rahman, Paul, and Paul's promotional company Most Valuable Promotions all initially agreed to this. However, a subsequent weight-check revealed that Rahman and his boxing managers would only agree to fight at 215lbs and would pull out if it were to be any lower. Paul and Most Valuable Promotions refused and the bout was cancelled.[14][15] Rahman later responded to Paul's allegations stating that Paul's team only wanted to "drain [him] down" in size and weight, and the reason for missing the weight prerequisite was that his body "could not physically" go lower in the given amount of time.[16]
Canceled Fight card[edit]
| Weight class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
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| Bridgerweight | Jake Paul | vs. | Hasim Rahman Jr. | – (8) | ||||
| Featherweight | Amanda Serrano | vs. | Brenda Carabajal | – (10) | Note 1 | |||
| Lightweight | Ashton Sylve | vs. | Braulio Rodriguez | – (8) | ||||
| Light-Welterweight | Brandun Lee | vs. | Will Madera | – (8) |
^Note 1 For WBC, WBO, and IBO female featherweight titles
Broadcasting[edit]
| Country/Region | Broadcaster | |||
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| Free | Cable TV | PPV | Stream | |
| United States (host) | N/A | Showtime | ||
| United Kingdom | N/A | DAZN | ||
| Ireland | N/A | |||
| Australia | N/A | Main Event, Kayo Sports | ||
| Unsold markets | N/A | FITE TV | ||
References[edit]
- ↑ Lee, Alexander K. (2022-06-23). "Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury official for Aug. 6 at Madison Square Garden". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ↑ "Tommy Fury pulls out of Jake Paul fight - Tyron Woodley to step in for rematch as replacement opponent". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ↑ Heck, Mike (2022-06-10). "Jake Paul announces he'll fight in August at MSG, Amanda Serrano to co-headline". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ↑ Fury, Tommy (23 June 2022). "The fight is on. August 6th. Forget a team or any other bullshit. I don't need anybody to help me lay you flat on that canvas. Oh and thanks for finally signing the drug testing… you only agreed to it when you realised the fight was at risk - who needs who". Twitter.
- ↑ Random Hits (2022-06-23). "Paul vs. Fury, Serrano vs. Carabajal - Official For August 6, Showtime PPV". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ↑ "Why has Tommy Fury been denied entry into the United States? Fury vs. Jake Paul boxing fight potentially in jeopardy". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ↑ Paul, Jake (29 June 2022). "Tommy Fury is avoiding going to the embassy to get his visa. It's been 36 hours with no action from his side, and per Tommy Fumbles style he missed the press conference today in NYC". Twitter.
- ↑ KSI (27 June 2022). "Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley 3. Can't wait man". Twitter.
- ↑ KSI (29 June 2022). "Clearly your card is dead in the water at this point. So lemme give you a lifeline. If you TRULY want to fight Tommy, fight on my card as the co main event. I've got everything set up for you. Best believe you owe me though. Ball is in your court. #ItsAWinWin @tommytntfury". Twitter.
- ↑ Paul, Jake (6 July 2022). "Fury's received a termination notice. MVP did everything it could 2 help him & team. He wasn't interested & he literally went into hiding. 2nd time in a row he has pulled out. 2nd time in a row I'm going to step up & take on a new opponent on short notice. AUG 6. MSG. 📣 tmw". Twitter.
- ↑ Davies, Harry (2022-07-26). "Boxing fans express anger at price of Jake Paul vs Hasim Rahman Jr pay-per-view". mirror. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ↑ Davies, Harry (2022-07-26). "Jake Paul offers to send $1,000 to KSI after rivals were involved in heated row". mirror. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ↑ "Jake Paul fight against Fury replacement called off". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- ↑ Twitter https://twitter.com/jakepaul/status/1553546359445360641. Retrieved 2022-07-31. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Jake Paul cancels Hasim Rahman Jr fight due to dispute about weight limit". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- ↑ Rahman Jr., Hasim (31 July 2022). "Jake don't want no mf smoke". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
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