JAKE PAUL has offered to fight Tommy Fury on February 18 in Manchester in a bid to finally settle their grudge.
Fury has twice been forced to pull out of facing Paul but talks are ongoing for the pair to once again reschedule.
According to social media site The Bread Batch, a fight deal is in place for February 25 in Saudi Arabia.
And YouTuber Wade Plem claimed Fury was being offered an improved $2.5m (£2m) sum to accept.
Paul publicly responded: “I cannot confirm nor deny this accurate statement.
“What I can confirm is Tommy Fury is never going to see the kind of money he is being offered to step in the ring with me. And yet he’s still on the run.”
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Paul has gone on further and offered to fight Fury in his hometown of Manchester.
He told The Mirror: “I have done everything in my power to make the fight happen against this 8-0 boxer, including offering to go to Manchester for February 18 in partnership with Frank and George Warren.
“I’m looking at any other alternative to make this fight work.”
It is believed both deals are on the table for Fury, but a UK fight would bring home less than would be the case in the Middle East.
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Fury, 23, first withdrew from fighting Paul, 25, due to a rib injury in December 2021 and then over a US visa issue in August 2022.
His travel woes rules out a bout in America, leaving Britain and the Middle East as frontrunners to host.
But Paul, who last beat 47-year-old UFC legend Anderson Silva in October, claimed his efforts were being knocked back.
And it could see bare-knuckle boxer and ex-UFC welterweight Mike Perry, 31, offered the fight instead.
Paul said: “Mike Perry, it might be your lucky year, because Tommy is running again.
“If only the fans knew how much I was offering Tommy and he’s still ducking me. It’s pretty sad.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
