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Jake Paul makes long list of excuses which he believes led to Tommy Fury defeat

Paul managed to score a final round knockdown on Fury in Saudi Arabia, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a poor start as he slumped to his first career defeat

Jake Paul has detailed how issues moving his training camp from Puerto Rico to Dubai for his fight with Tommy Fury contributed to him suffering his first loss.

The YouTube star and professional boxer has been based in Dorado, Puerto Rico for his last few fights, but felt it was necessary to acclimatise to the dessert conditions of Saudi Arabia by completing his camp in the Middle East last time out. He based his entire operation, including camera crews and his entourage, in the region, moving out of his custom-built home gym set-up.

Ultimately, he looked off the pace throughout the night when he finally met Fury in the ring, and was unable to get going until it was already too late. He scored a late knockdown to almost snatch the result, but ended up losing a split decision that forced him back to the drawing board.

“Whenever I’m not here [in Dorado] and I’m trying to train and just don’t have my routine, it’s not as powerful,” Paul told UFC star Bo Nickal on his show Bo Gets Betr. “I learned that in my last fight trying to do a camp out of Dubai, it was cool but when you don’t have your home feelings, it’s even little things.

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