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Jake Paul has confronted Oleksandr Usyk, making him a earnestly confusing combat offer.
The Ukrainian faced Daniel Dubois astatine London’s Wembley Stadium past nighttime (19 July) and added the IBF strap to his WBA (Super), WBO and WBC heavyweight titles.
A coagulated knockout triumph came from Usyk successful circular five, extending his cleanable grounds arsenic a nonrecreational to an awesome 24 victories.
And contempt questions beforehand astir the aboriginal of the 38-year-old’s career, helium had a fewer names of fighters he’d beryllium up for sharing the ringing with adjacent arsenic helium said ’38 is lone the start’.
But those names surely didn’t see the YouTuber-turned-boxer turned-MMA fighter.
Barely having clip to drawback his enactment and relish successful the victory, Paul made his mode into the ringing to face Usyk.
Usyk took triumph by knockout. (Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
The Problem Child had been ringside for the combat and soon shared a video facing disconnected with the champ.
“Congrats to 1 of the top heavyweights of each clip @usykaa connected a immense win. I respect you a lot. Now we bash an MMA lucifer for the satellite @mostvaluablepromotions,” helium wrote connected social media, collaborating connected the station with Usyk.
But boxing fans seemed much p**sed disconnected by this combat connection alternatively than excited, arsenic galore agreed it was ‘an insult’ to fto him successful the aforesaid ringing arsenic the Ukrainian.
Yet, the astir confusing happening was Paul’s connection of an MMA combat with a renowned boxer.
“Wait, he’s a boxer, and you’re a boxer, right? Why not errrm box?” 1 wrote.
A 2nd echoed: “So you container MMA fighters and present you wanna combat MMA against boxers?! Make it marque sense. You’re specified a pussy mate.”
As a 3rd joked: “Imagine they truly combat successful MMA and this clown starts wrestling.”
Some bash look to privation to spot Usyk instrumentality connected Paul successful MMA but plentifulness agreed: “JAKE PAUL MIGHT BE DIGGING HIS EARLY GRAVE.”
Paul was beforehand enactment for combat night. (Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
When past night’s victor was aboriginal asked astir facing the YouTuber, helium said: “Jake Paul came to the ringing for a face-off. I’m acceptable to combat with Jake Paul successful MMA rules.
“I’m acceptable but request to rest.”
Paul was afloat of praise for the combatant arsenic helium wrote that ‘Ukraine should beryllium truthful arrogant of this warrior’, but his fans inactive said: “Jake I emotion what you’re doing but Usyk volition devour you for breakfast.”
Meanwhile, Usyk had listed immoderate of his imaginable opponents arsenic Tyson Fury, Derek Chisora, Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker.
