JAKE PAUL vs Tommy Fury will be fought in a grudge fight on December 18, in Miami.
They have been chatting back and forth online for months, but there was also progress behind the scenes.
Jake Paul and Tommy Fury will fight in Miami on December 18,
SunSport believes that a deal for a Christmas cracker is possible despite recent road bumps.
Both fighters fought on the same card as August 28, with Paul defeating ex-UFC champion Tyron Whiteley, 39, in eight rounds.
Fury, 22 years old, defeated Anthony Taylor, 32 in a four-rounder earlier in the evening.
Before security could stop them, the rival fighters clashed with each other backstage.
Soon after, negotiations began but Fury admitted publicly that he turned down two offers and believed he was being low-balled.
Paul's attempts to increase the deal to $1million and add pay-per view upsides were also rejected.
Frank Warren, Fury's promoter, recently said that talks were moving in the right direction and he was confident that a deal would be reached.
Paul became a professional in January 2020, defeating an online rival 'AnEsonGib’ in one round. 11 months later, he defeated ex-NBA star Nate Robinson (37).
The 37-year-old Ben Askren, a retired UFC welterweight, beat him in round one. Woodley's biggest win was his defeat of Askren.
Fury is now 7-0. He debuted in 2018 to much fanfare thanks to Tyson, the WBC heavyweight champion.
He rose to fame a year later after finishing second in the hit reality TV series Love Island with his girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague.
The light-heavyweight has faced little opposition from journeyman boxers, which is a common occurrence in the early days of boxing.
He signed a 2-fight deal with Showtime in the US and made his Stateside debut against Taylor, an MMA fighter.
After months of viral goading and trash talk, the second part of the deal will see Paul fight him.
