International star Jake Paul (6-1, 4 KOs) finally faced a “real fighter” for the first time in Tommy Fury (9-0, 4 KOs) and he handed him his first split decision defeat after eight rounds. bout on Sunday night at Diriyah Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Fury, Tyson Fury’s stepbrother, started aggressively in the first round, but Paul began to tie him up to avoid significant damage. This pattern was maintained for the remainder of the lawsuit.
Paul grew frustrated with Fury’s footwork and occasional combinations as the rounds progressed. In the fifth, Paul had a point deducted for hitting Fury behind the head. That points deduction was basically rescinded after the 23-year-old Manchester native had a point deducted for tying too much on the sixth turn.
“In my first main fight, at 23 years old, I had the world on my shoulders and I came out with flying colors,” Fury declared. “For me, this is a world title match. I trained very hard for this. It was my destiny.”
The 26-year-old Cleveland, Ohio native managed to send Fury to the canvas with a left jab in the final round. However, Fury’s early lead was enough to secure the victory, as two judges saw the fight in his favor with two scores of 76-73, while the third judge gave Paul 75-74.
“For the last two years, this has consumed my life,” Fury said. “He had a broken rib. I was denied access [a los Estados Unidos]. They all thought I was running from him. Tonight, I made my own legacy. I’m Tommy Fury.”
“My respects to Tommy,” said Paul. “Won. Don’t judge me by my victories. Judge me by my losses. I will return. I think we deserve that rematch. It was a great fight. It was a close fight. I don’t know if I agree with the judges. I won two rounds with a score of 10-8. But no way. I have already won in life. I have already won in every way. I have an amazing family. amazing friends. Incredible work ethic. I’ve come further than I ever thought I would.”
