Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury
Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury, billed as The Truth, was a cruiserweight professional crossover boxing match contested between American YouTuber Jake Paul and English professional boxer Tommy Fury. The bout took place at Diriyah Arena in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia on 26 February 2023. Fury won by split decision. The fight sold over 800,000 PPV buys. Background Originally, Paul was scheduled to fight Tommy Fury on 18 December 2021. However, due to an injury, Fury pulled from the fight and was replaced by former UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley instead in a rematch billed as Leave No Doubt. Paul was scheduled to fight Fury again on 6 August 2022. However, Fury pulled out of the bout due to travel issues. It was announced on 7 July 2022, that Hasim Rahman Jr. would replace Fury in the fight. This bout was also cancelled due to "weight-issues" (Rahman Jr. coming in overweight), and that all sales towards that fight would be refunded. On February 26, 2023, Jake Paul fought British Boxer Tommy Fury in an eight-round cruiserweight fight. The fight took place in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia and resulted in a split decision victory in favor of Tommy Fury. Fury landed a higher percentage