JAKE PAUL has agreed to a shock late rule change for his boxing return against Nate Diaz.
The YouTuber-turned prizefighter faces Diaz on August 5 in Dallas.
And the bout – which will be Diaz’s professional boxing debut – is scheduled for eight rounds.
But both the American and Paul are happy to go an extra two and will now lobby with the Texas commission to have the requested accepted.
Paul tweeted: “Nate Diaz wants 10 rounds. I guess he has good cardio. Ok Nathan, 10 rounds it is.”
The social media sensation is coming off his first loss, which came via split-decision in Saudi Arabia against Tommy Fury, 24, in February.
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But Paul, 26, decided to snub a rematch and instead fight Diaz, 38, who walked out on the UFC last year after his contract expired.
Although fans were recently left fearing for the MMA vetrean after footage emerged of his training footage on the pads.
But unbeaten Hall of Fame boxer Andre Ward – who formerly trained with Diaz – warned not to count him out.
Ward, 39, told The MMA Hour: “People look at that mitt session that they had and they just misread the play, man, [because] those type of shots, they don’t look pretty, but they keep coming.
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“They keep coming from different angles and he’s got some miles on him. He’s been around a long time.
“[Diaz has] to show that he can take the shot from Jake Paul, because Jake has a natural right hand, it’s got power on it.
“So if he can take that right hand from Jake Paul, it’s gonna be a tougher fight than people realise, man, because Nate’s going to keep coming.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk