Jake Paul 'to face' brother Logan after beating boxing legend Mike Tyson
Jake Paul and his brother Logan are reported to be ready to face each other in a boxing match streamed live on Max, according to posts on social media.
If the rumours are true, the brothers will go a step further than famous boxing siblings like the Klitschko brothers who vowed never to share a ring with each other.
According to a post on X, by the social media influencer turned boxer, Jake Paul posted an announcement stating that the fight everyone had waited for was seemingly on.
The March 27th announcement is vague at best, but if taken at face value, it would be a move that would be unheard of in professional boxing.
The announcement got everyone talking, with one poster commenting: "So stupid. Cash grab. As if you guys would go and KO one another or hurt one another."
Another asked: "Will it be a real fight?"
The heavily-hyped contest between YouTuber-turned-boxer, Paul and 58-year-old two-time heavyweight champion Mike Tyson took place in front of 70,000 fans in Texas and millions more on Netflix, but predictably failed to live up to its billing. Tyson, who had not competed professionally in 19 years, was a shadow of his old self and landed just 18 punches as Paul won on points.
Conor McGregor has revealed that the UFC scuppered his plans to face YouTuber Logan Paul in a boxing match.
In December, McGregor, 36, who has not fought since suffering a leg break during a loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021, revealed he was in talks with the Ambani family about fighting Paul in India.
But ahead of UFC 311 last week, CEO Dana White ruled out the possibility of the Irishman being released from his UFC contract to fight Paul and reaffirmed his hope that the former two-weight champion would return to the octagon by the end of 2025.
Then, earlier this week, when McGregor met with the YouTube influencer before Donald Trump's inauguration as US President, he accused him of not pushing hard enough to get a bout between the pair over the line.
Now, McGregor has shed new light on why a bout with Paul could not materialise, despite the UFC and WWE both being owned by the TKO Group Holdings.
“The UFC just aren’t into it. The offer was there on the table, in writing, both ‘athletes’ we’ll say - he’s not a fighter – are under the TKO banner," McGregor told The Schmo.