TOMMY FURY has teased a “big fight” he is set to announce – while Jake Paul has reignited mind games with his old boxing rival.
beat YouTube’s biggest boxing stars in and in 2023 – but had a year out after hand surgery.
Tommy Fury has teased a ‘big fight’ he is set to announceCredit: Sportsfile
Jake Paul lost to Tommy Fury in 2023Credit: Getty
He returned last May in a low-key comeback fight – beating Bosnian Kenan Hanjalic in Hungary.
But the 2019 Love Islander – who met partner Molly-Mae Hague in the ITV villa – is training for what he says is a huge next fight.
He told Raceday RTV at Cheltenham: “I’m feeling fit, should be in the ring very soon. Hopefully get a big fight out there very soon.
“We’re rolling on this year. I’m always in full training but it’s a bit more intense than it usually is.”
Fury, 26, became the first to beat YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul, 29, via split-decision in Saudi Arabia.
But he has boxed just twice since, while Paul has had six wins and one loss – most recently being knocked out by Anthony Joshua, 36, in December.
Paul has had to undergo TWO surgeries on the broken jaw he sustained against Joshua, which looks set to
And he aimed a dig at Fury when discussing the potential of a rematch.
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Paul said: “I’m the only big fight for him, the only payday for him.
“And at the end of the day, I have people like Francis Ngannou, and the list goes on of all these people that wanna fight me.”
In a separate interview with US President Donald Trump – Paul did name Fury in a four-man list of potential opponents.
He said on his YouTube : “I need to go and stay at my weight class.
“Maybe do some MMA—we’re promoting fights now on Netflix; we got Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano.
“Maybe [Oleksandr] Usyk in MMA, Francis Ngannou, Ryan Garcia, maybe Tommy Fury —there’s a lot.”
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Jake PaulCredit: AFP
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