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Jake Paul suffered the first defeat of his professional boxing career against longtime rival Tommy Fury. In a grueling fight that headlined a boxing event in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, on February 26, Paul and Fury went the eight-round distance.
Despite scoring a knockdown against his UK rival in the final round, 'The Problem Child' ended up losing the matchup via split decision. That said, Paul is believed to have secured the biggest payday of his professional boxing career thus far in his aforementioned fight against 'TNT.'
As reported by The Mirror, heading into the fight, the 26-year-old Paul and the 23-year-old Fury were expected to bag millions of dollars for their long-awaited grudge match.
It was estimated that Fury would receive around 2.5–3 million pounds (USD 3.01 million–USD 3.61 million), whereas Paul was purportedly set to get approximately 10 million pounds (USD 12.06 million).
Furthermore, following the conclusion of the Paul-Fury fight, The Mirror reported that the American cruiserweight pugilist had shed light on his payday for the fight.
The report highlighted that Paul had taken to Instagram to post a video wherein he pretended to cry, only to burst out laughing and suggest that he had earned USD 30 million (approximately 25 million pounds) for his fight against Fury.
One ought to note that the aforementioned payouts haven't been officially confirmed or denied by Jake Paul and Tommy Fury's teams. There have also been other differing reports regarding the pay for Paul and Fury.
As we had previously reported, Sports Zion indicated that Jake Paul's fixed fight purse was USD 3.2 million.
Moreover, Paul bagged 65 percent of the PPV buys, which likely took his overall earnings to around USD 9 million, including sponsorship deals.
Meanwhile, Tommy Fury's total earnings were reported to be around USD 4.5 million, which includes his PPV shares and sponsorships.
Jake Paul cites health issues as possible reason for underperforming against Tommy Fury
Prior to their eight-round professional boxing showdown, Jake Paul and Tommy Fury verbally agreed to a bet that the fight's winner would take home the loser's paycheck as well while the loser gets nothing.
Presently, it's unclear as to whether or not Paul has kept his word and paid the Fury family prodigy.
That said, Jake Paul emphasized that he's exercising his rematch clause and would like to face Tommy Fury next. 'TNT' too agreed to a second fight. However, the rematch hasn't been officially announced yet.
Additionally, during his in-ring post-fight interview, Paul insinuated that health issues in training camp caused him to underperform.
The boxing star and MMA aspirant said:
"Honestly, I felt flat. I got sick really bad twice in this camp, injured my arm... It wasn’t my best performance, but I lost. I’m not making excuses. I’m just saying it wasn’t my best performance. I felt a little flat. And like I said, we’re gonna come back and get that W."
Watch Paul's interview below:
