5 Potential Duels For Tommy Fury After Silence Jake Paul
JAKARTA Tommy Fury successfully defeated his arch-enemy, Jake Paul, to maintain his unbeaten record.
Fury won split-dececision over Jake at Diriyah Arena, Saudi Arabia, Monday, 27 morning Indonesian time. The victory made him now holds a record of winning 9-0 (4 KOs) in a professional career.
In the fight against Jake, Fury had fallen in the eighth or last round. However, only one jury gave Jake victory.
With this victory, Fury is certainly open to fighting Jake in the rematch later. In addition, Tyson Fury's younger brother can also challenge four other fighters.
Who are they? Here are the next 5 potential Tommy Fury duels:
Paul, 26, has a re-fight clause in his contract. This means there may be a new chapter in his feud with Fury, 23 years old.
"We can repeat it again. I think we deserve that rematch. This is my first major game. If he wants a rematch, do it," said Jake.
29-year-old KSI has previously warned it will turn its attention to the winner between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury.
"I'll tell you now, if KSI wants to entertain with a fight then the opponent is not Jake Paul. I will not have a problem with duels with KSI," said Fury.
The angry years between Jake and Fury have dragged their family members along. That includes Fury's brother Tyson Fury and Jake's brother Logan Paul.
It's no surprise that Logan, 27, has a desire to avenge his younger brother's defeat.
Fury and his father had already welcomed the possibility of a duel against Logan. Fury's father, John, even claimed that his son could fight Logan a week after Jake.
Fury last year held tentative talks against Woodley. The fighter was previously beaten twice by Jake Paul.
The former UFC welterweight champion, 40, remains popular with fans. Therefore, many of them asked him to continue to climb into the ring.
Badou Jack just got off in the fight against Ilunga Makabu in the co-feature before Fury beat Jake on Monday morning. The win made him the WBC cruising class champion.
Interestingly, WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman has confirmed that Fury will get a rating increase if he beats Paul.
That is, if he is in the top 15 at the next WBC committee meeting then it will automatically pave the way for the Jack belt race.