 November 15, 2022 'Since John is adamant we have agreed, I am giving you seven days to present a signed contract by Tommy or I am moving on.' Paul's tweet comes after John Fury, father of Tommy and heavyweight champion Tyson, claimed a deal have been verbally agreed with the American's manager. 'I have locked him down, backed him in a corner and check-mated him, he has agreed to a February bout,' Fury Snr said, having ripped off his shirt and confronted Paul following Tommy's exhibition win over Rolly Lambert in Dubai on Sunday. 'He shook my hand, he){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Jake Paul has agreed to come to the UK to fight Tommy Fury in February, giving Frank Warren seven days to send over a signed contract.
A bout between the YouTuber-turned-boxer and the former Love Island star has been agreed twice in the last 12 months onto to sensationally collapse on both occasions.
Fury was forced to pull out of a December showdown last year after suffering a rib injury in training with the fight agreed again in June following more drawn-out negotiations.
While the fight was confirmed to take place in August in new York’s famed Madison Square Garden, it was called off again after Fury and his team were stopped from boarding a US-bound plane at Heathrow.