Former UFC star Darren Till has teased a fight with Jake Paul after the YouTuber’s bout with Mike Tyson has been postponed.
Arguably the face of influencer boxing,Jake Paulhas been gearing up to face one of the sport’s greatest on July 20, when he wasset to go blow-for-blow with Mike Tyson.
However, the nearly 57-year-old retired boxer had topostpone their clash due to medical concernsafter he had an ulcer flare-up during a flight from Miami to Los Angeles on May 27. Nevertheless, ex-UFC fighterDarren Tillhas now hinted at a potential fight with the YouTube star in replacement.
On June 5, the 31-year-old teased a fight with ‘The Problem Child’ by sharing a fight poster of ‘Paul vs. Till’ in anInstagram post, adding a moneybag, eyes, and pinching finger emojis in the caption.
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It isn’t the first time the UFC fighter has eyed up a scrap with Jake Paul. Although Till was expected to face former boxing world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on the undercard of Paul vs. Tyson, he has fired numerous shots at ‘The Problem Child’ — telling Ariel Helwanihe wants to “bring an end” to influencer boxing.
The fight withTyson is expected to be rescheduled nonetheless.However, Paul has a ton of opponents he could pick from to fill Tyson’s spot in front of apacked house in Arlington, Texas, includinghis older brother Logan who even offered to step into the ring.
Other alternatives include long-time rival KSI —which fans want to see the most. But it appears ‘The Nightmare’ currently has his eyes locked on former unified super-lightweight world champion Amir Khan.
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Former WBC Lightweight boxing champRyan Garcia has also offered to jump in the ring as a replacementfor ‘Iron Mike.’ But there’s no tellingwho Jake Paul will fight next.
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