Tyson Fury's Brother Wins Jake Paul
In the eighth round at the Diriyah arena, Tommy received Paul's backhand and fell to the floor. The British boxer claimed to have slipped and was able to get up to continue the fight when the referee counted the number.
Outside of this situation, Tommy dominated when he launched 302 hits, with 88 hits - a 25% hit rate. Paul hits less than half when punching 157 hits, with 49 hits with accuracy, reaching a rate of 32%. Tommy had 154 jabs, hit the target 39 times, reaching a rate of 25.3%. Meanwhile, this number of Paul's 25 shots on target out of 78 hits, reaching a rate of 32.1%. In addition, Tommy also has 49 accurate heavy blows, compared to 24 of the opponent.
After eight rounds without knock-out, Tommy won the referee score 76-73, 76-73, 74-75. Tommy, 23, is the half-brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. Before fighting Paul, Tommy had won eight professional matches, including four by knockout. Although Paul is an amateur, yesterday's victory in Saudi Arabia was Tommy's most resounding result since the beginning of his boxing career. Therefore, he burst into tears when the referee announced the victory.
"These are tears of joy. For the past two and a half years this game has affected my life but today I defended my own legacy. This is like a world title to me." , Tommy said after the match, and dedicated the victory to his girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague and the newborn daughter.
After winning all six matches against amateur opponents, Paul received his first defeat since entering boxing in 2020. But the American YouTuber asserted: "Don't judge me by the results are determined by the referees. . I will come back". Both Paul and Tommy confirmed their readiness for the rematch.
Initially, Paul and Tommy closed the match on December 18, 2021. But Tommy pulled out of the fight due to injury and was replaced by former UFC champion Tyron Woodley. The two boxers scheduled a rematch in August 2022, but the match continued to be postponed because Tommy had visa problems and could not go to England to compete.
After two years of negotiations, controversies and contradictions, Paul and Tommy entered the ring of Diriyah, Saudi Arabia on February 26. These two boxers even punched for a few seconds before the first round bell rang. According to Sky Sports, through eight rounds, in addition to falling in the last round, Tommy played better, keeping the distance to launch accurate jabs and counterattack with right shots.
According to the Spanish newspaper AS, Paul is more famous, so he pocketed $ 8.6 million, and Tommy earned $ 4.5 million from the ring in Saudi Arabia, with a commemorative belt called "Diriyah Championship". .
