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Jake Paul has moved on from his fight with Tommy Fury after months of buildup. Paul will now face his former sparring partner and heavyweight boxer Hasim Raham Jr. instead of Fury on August 6 at Madison Square Garden, New York.

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Moreover, Paul even posted the official poster of the fight on Instagram, along with footage of a previous sparring session he had with Rahman Jr.

Paul leaks behind-the-scenes footage

Along with the official poster, Paul also posted a video of a past sparring session that escalated into a confrontation.

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This video is supposedly from a sparring session 2 years ago, as Paul mentions in the caption, “I’ve wanted this fight ever since Hasim ran his big mouth to me 2 years ago in the gym.” The Problem Child also stated that his team advised him not to go through with this matchup and also took shots at Fury, “The New York state athletic commission didn’t want to approve this fight because they said Hasim had too much experience for me. He has over 100 amateur fights. 10x more than Tommy… but I’m built different. I’m psychotic.” Paul wrote.

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In the video, Rahman loses his temper because of Paul’s trash-talk and squares up to him saying, “Now who’s the b***h”.Moreover, he also states that he will finish Paul. “You wanna talk s**t I said I will finish you. Cause I was a b**h a minute ago.” Paul responds by saying that he’d be mad too if he were Rahman.

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Can Jake Paul beat Rahman?

Paul has stated that this will be the toughest challenge of his career. The 5-0 boxer from Ohio has yet to be beaten in the ring, however, he has not yet faced a boxer of Rahman Jr’s caliber. Rahaman Jr. is a boxer competing in the heavyweight division and has a record of 12-1. He made his debut in 2017 with a win over Ralph Alexander via TKO.

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The heavyweight boxer is certainly the toughest challenge for Paul. However, The Problem Child has a history of proving his doubters wrong and will look to do so once again on August 6th.

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