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JAKE PAUL says he is finalising his next fight following the collapse of his bout against Canelo Alvarez.The YouTuber-turned-boxer and Mexican great had a deal in place for a May 3 bout in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena to be streamed on Netflix.Jake Paul says he is finalising his next fightCredit: GettyCanelo Alvarez pulled out of a deal to fight Jake PaulCredit: GettyBut with an announcement imminent – Canelo cancelled the bout at the 11th hour to instead sign a four-fight deal with Turki Alalshikh.Paul hit out at the Mexican superstar with his next fight now in the works after talks dramatically broke down.He posted: “Done with this little money chasing, no respect having nut. Bent the knee and became just like the rest. “Working on finalizing the next fight.” READ MORE IN BOXINGIt followed after Paul leaked what appeared to be a bout contract and promotional poster.Canelo, 34, has been negotiating a September super-fight against unbeaten Terence Crawford, 37, for his super-middleweight belts.But he was still seeking an opponent to face for his regular Cinco de Mayo weekend fight in May.That is when talks with Paul accelerated – to the anger Saudi boxing chief Alalshikh – who then called off talks for Canelo and Crawford.Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSAlalshikh believed fighting the 11-1 celebrity would have diminished the size of his blockbuster against Crawford.He also claimed Canelo had no intention of actually fighting Paul – instead just needing an opponent for May.Jake Paul brands Canelo Alvarez ‘an owned slave’ in social media rant after dramatic collapse of their $200m fight dealSo Alalshikh offered Alvarez a four-fight deal, starting with a warm-up on May 4 in Riyadh before the title bout with Crawford four months later.Canelo is now set to fight William Skull – who inherited his vacated IBF title – in what will now be an undisputed title showdown. And Canelo will also have two more fights in 2026 – potentially in Saudi – after agreeing the late U-turn.Paul, 28, is coming off a points win over Mike Tyson, 58, in November with over 100MILLION tuning in to watch on Netflix.His fight with Canelo was set to stream on Netflix too – at the 200lb cruiserweight limit. His promotional partner Nakisa Bidarian revealed: “Jake vs Canelo was planned as a Cruiserweight fight. “Team Canelo approached us to do the fight at 190 lbs (Canelo’s walk around weight). “We said it made no sense to take away the one advantage the public would see for Jake – his size. READ MORE SUN STORIES”So the agreement was a standard Cruiserweight fight, 12 rounds, 3 minute rounds.” More

JAKE PAUL leaked an alleged contract and poster after Canelo Alvarez broke his silence over the collapse of their fight. The YouTuber-turned-boxer and Mexican great had a deal in place for a May 3 bout in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena to be streamed on Netflix.Jake Paul hitting back at Canelo AlvarezCanelo broke his silence after the fight collapsedJake Paul shared the fight posterThis is the alleged fight agreementAnd rival promoter Eddie Hearn admitted the fight could have banked the pair a stunning $100MILLION each.But with an announcement imminent – Canelo cancelled the bout at the 11th hour to instead sign a four-fight deal with Turki Alalshikh. And in a video message to The Ring Magazine – now owned by Saudi boxing boss Alalshikh – Canelo hit out at Paul. He said: “Hey guys, don’t pay attention to anything [from] this f***ing YouTuber. READ MORE IN BOXING”I just fight real fighters, no f***ing around with Canelo. Come on – Let’s go!”But Paul was quick to hit back and leak what appeared to be a contractual fight agreement with Canelo and an official poster. He said: “Time to expose him. So we had a signed contract to fight. Here you can see Canelo’s signature and my signature to the right.“Claiming he’s not fighting YouTubers, bulls***, look at the poster. We were announcing Tuesday, February 11th. Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS”Claiming he fights “real fighters” but he’s fighting [Terence] Crawford, a 135lb fighter, and running from a real fighter like David Benavidez, you b****.” Canelo, 34, has been negotiating a September super-fight against unbeaten Terence Crawford, 37, for his super-middleweight belts.Canelo Alvarez to fight Terence Crawford in battle of P4P greats and make history at $2BILLION, 65,000-capacity stadium But he still needed an opponent to face for his regular Cinco de Mayo weekend fight in May.That is when talks with Paul accelerated – to the anger Alalshikh – who then called off talks for Canelo and Crawford.Alalshikh believed fighting the 11-1 celebrity would have diminished the size of his blockbuster against Crawford.He also claimed Canelo had no intention of actually fighting Paul – instead just needing an opponent for May.So Alalshikh offered Alvarez a four-fight deal, starting with a warm-up on May 4 in Riyadh before the title bout with Crawford four months later.And Canelo will also have two more fights in 2026 – potentially in Saudi – after agreeing the late U-turn.Remember you told my team your daughter came home and asked if you were fighting Jake Paul. She was all excited. You said that was the first time your daughter ever asked you about a fight.Jake Paul on Canelo AlvarezNow the four-division champ will proceed with his bout against Crawford – while Paul is left to find a new opponent.The American, 28, is is coming off a points win over Mike Tyson, 58, in November with over 100MILLION tuning in to watch on Netflix.That was despite the controversy surrounding Tyson’s age and the fact it was his first professionally-sanctioned bout in 20 YEARS.And Paul claimed his fight with Canelo was heading to Netflix too – with even his Mexican rival’s daughter looking forward to it. Paul said: “You were begging to do this fight on pay-per-view, but I have loyalty. Loyalty to Netflix doing the biggest numbers. “And you call me a “YouTuber” but you’ve never had a boxing match as big as mine. “Remember you told my team your daughter came home and asked if you were fighting Jake Paul. She was all excited. “You said that was the first time your daughter ever asked you about a fight. “And you’re screwing over all your Mexican fans by doing your fights in Saudi. It just shows what type of person you are. “And I can promise you one thing, Canelo. Any fight that you do this year, mine will be bigger.” Paul’s promotional partner Nakisa Bidarian also revealed details on the would-be 200lb fight. He posted: “Jake vs Canelo was planned as a Cruiserweight fight. “Team Canelo approached us to do the fight at 190 lbs (Canelo’s walk around weight). “We said it made no sense to take away the one advantage the public would see for Jake – his size. READ MORE SUN STORIES”So the agreement was a standard Cruiserweight fight, 12 rounds, 3 minute rounds.” Jake Paul beat Mike Tyson in his last fightCredit: GettyCanelo is the super-middleweight world championCredit: AP More

JAKE PAUL’S next fight could be even BIGGER than his bout against Mike Tyson. The YouTuber-turned-boxer brought heavyweight great Tyson out of retirement in November for a showdown streamed on Netflix. Jake Paul’s next fight has been teased as bigger than Mike TysonCredit: GettyControversy surrounded the clash due to the age difference but over 100MILLION people still tuned in to watch Paul’s points win. The American is now back in training and teasing his next fight. And during an episode of older brother Logan’s podcast, Paul phoned in and revealed his boxing return will be announced soon. Logan’s co-host Mike Majlak then added: “We can’t say. It’s the craziest thing of all time, insane. Bigger than Tyson.” READ MORE IN boxing Paul, 28, banked himself £30MILLION for his fight with Tyson, 58, and improved his record to 11-1. He kept fans guessing with by teasing details over his next fight online by posting: “It’s time. Sat July 5th. New York, New York.” But soon after, Mexican journalist Julianis Julius claimed that Paul and Canelo Alvarez are close to agreeing a shock fight in May. He reported online: “There is already an agreement for Jake Paul to be Canelo Alvarez’s rival in May of this year, a source very close to the operation informs me.Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS”The event will be co-promoted by Canelo Promotions & MVP & PBC.”Paul has long called out Canelo – who has also refused to rule out the fight in the past. Jake Paul ‘has agreement to fight P4P great Canelo Alvarez in May’ but fans all fear what it means But Canelo currently reigns as champion of the 168lb super-middleweight division at 12 stone. Paul’s last fight was his heavyweight debut – bulking up to 16st 2lb – having been campaigning at the 14st 4lb cruiserweight limit of 200lb. That means there is a FOUR STONE difference between the two. Canelo, 34, is also in line to fight unbeaten American Terence Crawford, 37, in a September blockbuster. But he is without an opponent for his usual Cinco de Mayo weekend opponent in May. Paul was probed on his callouts of Canelo on the All The Smoke Fight podcast and he replied: “He’s not a monster in my eyes.”This is the thing, everyone’s going to tune in to want to see me f***ing die, basically.”And Canelo said on the Full Send Podcast in 2023: “When I’m done with boxing, why not? Yeah, maybe.READ MORE SUN STORIES”I think it’s good cause, what happens is other people who never watch boxing, they don’t know anything about boxing, they want to watch Jake Paul because he brings fans from another world.”Canelo Alvarez is linked with a May fight against Jake PaulCredit: Reuters More