Jake Paul’s next match with Hashem Rahman Jr has been cancelled.
The match, which was scheduled to take place next week at Madison Square Garden on Saturday evening, was canceled due to an issue with Rahman’s weight.
According to Paul’s promotions, Abdul Rahman lost less than one pound than he initially agreed to fight – which was supposed to happen to a maximum of 200 pounds.
Rahman weighed 216 pounds on July 7, and his team wanted the fight to take place at 215 pounds. Paul will not exceed 205 pounds.
Ball’s company said they were not willing to work with someone who was acting “in a calculated and deceptive manner.” So they canceled the event altogether.
Paul wrote on Twitter: “First Tommy flopped and now Hashem Rahman has collapsed.” “These boxers are the toughest people to work with and consistently lack the professionalism and confidence of my fighters. I apologize to all the other fighters on the card, our partners, our team, and the fans.”
Instead, though, it was canceled earlier this month after Paul claimed that Fury had “virtually disappeared”. Fury was the half-brother of WBC Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury Reportedly due to his links to alleged mob boss Daniel Kinahan.
Rahman, 31, was going to replace Fury – and . Paul’s top five opponents were not boxers, and they held a joint 0-1 record when they fought him.
Now, though, the fighting has stopped. When Paul steps into the ring next, and against whom, anyone can guess.
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