KSI has offered Jake Paul the chance to fight Tommy Fury on the undercard of his upcoming clash with Alex Wassabi.
Paul, 25, was due to face Hasim Rahman Jr at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden next weekend.
But following a weight disagreement between the two, the entire pay-per-view event was axed.
Rahman signed to fight at the 14st 4lb cruiserweight limit of 200lb, despite being 16 stone in his last fight in April.
And he also had to weigh in at 215lb on the morning of the bout with 25 per cent of his purse lost for every 1lb overweight.
It meant if Rahman went just 4lb over, he would have been left with the $5,000 minimum.
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Due to Rahman’s heavy weight cut, the New York State Athletic Commission wanted to track his process.
Paul said with only a week out, the NYSAC changed the fight weight to 205lb.
But once Rahman allegedly demanded to come in at 215lb, the bout was soon called off.
Prior to this latest setback, “The Problem Child” has had two fights with Fury fall through in the space of six months – which led to Rahman initially stepping in as a replacement.
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A visa issue prevented ex-Love Island star Fury from entering America for that showdown – although Paul is adamant that the WBC champion Tyson Fury’s brother is just “scared” to face him.
However, another one of the YouTuber’s bitter rivals has offered to help him get the fight on in England.
KSI is currently preparing to headline his own event in London against Wassabi – and he is ready to let Paul on the card to battle Fury.
According to TalkSport’s Michael Benson, he said: “Jake should’ve accepted my offer, should’ve fought on my undercard,.
“There’s still time, you can fight Tommy Fury on my undercard.”
KSI and Wassabi will go one-on-one at the O2 Arena on Saturday 27 August.
Paul, who is 5-0 in the ring, had a heated face-off with fellow YouTuber KSI – real name Olajide Olatunji – after winning his professional debut against AnEson Gib in January 2020.
Their staredown came two months after KSI’s controversial split-decision victory over Paul’s older brother Logan in November 2019.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
