Jake Paul would be “keen” for a fight with Francis Ngannou or a rematch with Tommy Fury should the boxer return successfully from a broken jaw, his business partner Nakisa Bidarian told Sky Sports.Paul had previously told Ariel Helwani that his boxing career was “most definitely” in doubt after he had to have two titanium plates fitted and multiple teeth removed as a result of his knockout defeat to Anthony Joshua, but he made headlines again just two days later when he offered Canelo Alvarez $200m to fight him.
A match-up with a hard puncher like Ngannou could have been seen to be a health risk considering the American’s injuries – but Bidarian insists that, from Paul’s perspective, this is not the case.
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Co-founder of Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) Nakisa Bidarian
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Paul provoked a heated response from Ngannou when they traded words at the Rousey vs Carano press conference
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“I think Jake views Ngannou as being very powerful, but very slow and flat-footed and not having good movement,” Bidarian told Sky Sports. “Jake’s keen for that fight. Jake’s keen for the Tommy Fury rematch. Jake’s keen to try to become a cruiserweight champion.”Jake is keen to also think about other names that we’ve discussed that I won’t mention. Obviously, Canelo’s there, but other names as well. I don’t know. I don’t think that rules out Francis at all.
“It’s a fight that I want to do, but again, I’m in the business of supporting the fighters. If that’s what Jake truly wants to do and that’s what Francis wants to do, we’ll do our best to make it happen.
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“I’ve always said the following – no matter how the jaw heals, it’s all about getting into sparring and seeing how it reacts to impact.
“Once he’s back into sparring, once he gets hit flush, then we’ll see.”The plan…
2026-05-27 07:00:00
