The deliberate pay-per-view battle between Baltimore’s Hasim Rahman Jr. and social media star Jake Paul is off due to a difficulty with Rahman’s weight, Showtime Sports activities introduced Saturday night.
The battle, scheduled for Aug. 6 at New York’s Madison Sq. Backyard, was initially to be fought at a 200-pound restrict; Rahman has spent his total profession as a heavyweight and weighed 224 kilos for his final bout in April.
The son of former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman had hoped handy Paul his first loss and make a reputation for himself on the biggest stage of his profession.
Rahman Jr., who celebrated his thirty first birthday on June 15, is 12-1 as knowledgeable.
“That is such an enormous alternative,” he stated throughout throughout a information convention selling the battle two weeks in the past. “I by no means as soon as even second-guessed and even doubted the result of this battle.”
The 6-1, 195-pound Paul, 25, is 5-0 with 4 knockouts. However his record of opponents contains former 5-9 NBA star Nate Robinson, retired blended martial artist Ben Askren and former UFC champion Tyron Woodley. Rahman Jr. was set to be the primary boxer Paul would face.
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