Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury Weighing the outcome and the final tense confrontation

Jake Paul and Tommy Fury both hit the agreed 185lb weight for their fight in Saudi Arabia on Sunday night.

Paul (6-0.4 KO) will face an opponent who has trained exclusively as a boxer in his short career for the first time. As for Fury (8-0.4 KOs), the Briton had duties in the main event and had to deal with an eight-round round, which he had not previously.

The stars – who brought huge followings to the event thanks to YouTube and Love Island combined with a well-known family name – have officially stepped on the scales in the Middle Eastern sun. By the standards of the event, praising the host country filled the time until the boxers stepped onto the stage.

WBC’s Mauricio Sulaiman came first and center, the co-main match even featured a cruiser class title match between champion Ilunga Makabu (198.5 lb) and challenger Badou Jack (199.8 lb). . He was also there because the sanctioning agency wagon was well and truly connected to Jake Paul’s hype train. The main event winner will be awarded a special ‘Diriyah Champion’ belt.

Paul and Fury were also joined on stage by their brothers, Logan and Tyson, as well as Derek Chisora ​​and broadcaster Michael Buffer. The official weights are:

Jake Paul – 183.6lb

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Tommy Fury – 184.5 lb