Tommy Fury calls out Jake Paul in x-rated rant after boxing return
The latest boxing news after Tommy Fury returned to the ring with a unanimous decision win over Kenan Hanjalic in Budapest, Hungary, and called out Jake Paul in the ring afterwards
Tommy Fury accused Jake Paul of running scared when asked about a rematch after returning to the ring with a unanimous decision victory over Kenan Hanjalic.
Fury, 26, won the six-round cruiserweight fight - his first in 18 months - on Friday night at MTK Arena in Budapest, Hungary. The Manchester-born boxer is now 11-0, with the ninth of those victories coming via split decision against Paul over two years ago.
Two judges scored the fight 76–73 for Fury, with another having his opponent edging it 75-74. That defeat remains the only one of Paul's boxing career, winning five straight bouts since.
A sixth scheduled against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is set for late June at cruiserweight over ten rounds. Fury, though, has now called out the American after making a winning return to the sport.
"Jake Paul's a b**** and he's running scared," Fury said when asked what he thought about a rematch that 'the whole world is waiting for'.
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"Hey, Jake! Hand's fixed now, baby; the hands fixed.
"I fought a guy in here tonight, he's had over 100 amateur fights, experienced as f. And he's as tough as teat.
"[If] Jake Paul wants to step inside this ring, I guarantee you, next time, I'll knock him spark out. I've had two years out of the ring, this is after two years, I'll knock that bum out whenever he wants it!"
The comments come after remarks made before the fight in an interview with DAZN that were rather dismissive of such a fight. Asked about rematching either KSI, who Fury's last match before Friday night was against, or Paul, he said: "To be honest with you, I'm not that interested."
"I beat them both, and there is no real motivation. I'm not in boxing to fight them again.
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"I'm not really interested in them and have already had my money out of both of them. I've already beaten both of them, so I'm not really bothered.
"I'm in boxing because I want to box, and I'm here because I want to be here."
Fury, however, did acknowledge: "At the end of the day, they can do whatever they want to do, and if they want to fight, they know where I am. If they want to talk sensibly, they know where I am and that's the most important thing."