Jake Paul, Tommy Fury to Collide on Aug. 6 at Madison Square Garden

Okay people he grew a set over night. It’s official, Im taking this little Fury’s head off.

Amanda Serrano and I dual main-event at the Mecca of boxing.

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Official press conference and ticket on-sale this Wednesday June 29th at 11AM. #PaulFury@MostVpromotions @ShowtimeBoxing pic.twitter.com/1YKtAHKUh6

— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) June 23, 2022

YouTuber Jake Paul will get to settle the score with a rival in the ring in August.

On Thursday, Showtime Sports sent out a press release announcing the pay-per-view boxing card on Aug. 6 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The headliner will see Paul (5-0, 4 KOs) box with Tommy Fury (8-0, 4 KOs) in an eight-round cruiserweight tilt. Co-headlining the show will be a women’s featherweight championship clash as Amanda Serrano (42-2-1, 30 KOs) comes to blows with Brenda Carabajal (18-5-1, 9 KOs). The even will be held on Showtime PPV, and tickets will go on sale at Madison Square Garden’s website on June 29.

Paul and Fury were once booked against one another in December, only for Fury to have to withdraw due to a broken rib and chest infection. Instead of taking the time to wait for Fury to recover, Paul rematched Tyron Woodley on short notice and knocked him out in the sixth round. Before beating Woodley twice, Paul knocked Ben Askren out, along with former basketball player Nate Robinson and fellow YouTuber Ali Eson Gib to get things rolling. Of the boxers that Paul has faced to date, Fury’s eight pro matches will make him his most experienced foe inside the squared circle.

“I wasn’t sure I was going to say yes to another potential matchup against Tommy after he pulled out of our matchup last year,” Paul stated in the release. “But ultimately, knocking out a Fury was too appealing to pass up. I’ve proven I am dedicated to boxing in and out of the ring, from promoting fights, championing fighters and fighter pay, to knocking out my opponents. The Furys cannot say the same, they are selfish ‘tossers.’ On Aug. 6, at the mecca, Madison Square Garden, the world will see why I am on my way to being a world champion. I’m honored to fight under the same lights as some of the greatest professional boxers in history.”

While Paul has yet to face an opponent who has won a professional boxing match – four debutants and the rematch where Woodley was 0-1 – Fury has achieved that distinction thus far. Even though his early opposition left much to be desired, with his first seven opponents sporting a combined record of 14-174-5, his last match in April saw him defeat 10-1 prospect Daniel Bocianski over the course of six rounds. Fury, the half-brother of heavyweight champ Tyson Fury, has been training in boxing for far longer than his opponent, although he turned pro a bit over a year earlier than Paul.