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Tommy Fury missed his shot at Jake Paul on December 18 after suffering a broken rib injury in his fight camp. That didn’t stop the show, though. Jake Paul re-matched former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and scored a highlight-reel knockout in round 6 of the headlining clash. The win clearly looked good on Paul’s side as the 24-year-old is now 5-0 as a boxer and has knocked out every opponent he has ever faced.

It has clearly raked the stakes for a potential fight between Tommy Fury and Jake Paul. With his recent win, Jake Paul has grabbed more believers to his side and has already claimed to end Tommy Fury’s supremacy whenever they collide. However, Frank Warren didn’t buy these claims. In a chat with Sky Sports, the British promoter highlighted his expression on the entire scene.

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Warren said, “We will be looking to reschedule in early 2022,”

“Jake said that Tommy Fury was ‘lucky’ he wasn’t in there but really Tommy was extremely unlucky to miss out with his injury.”

“A fit Tommy Fury is a very different proposition to Tyron Woodley.”

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WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and John Fury were preparing ‘TNT’ for his scrap against Jake Paul. They were extremely confident about getting a win on the scheduled date. Tyson Fury had even predicted his brother to vanquish ‘The Problem Child’ in a medically unfit condition. However, reality turned out to be harsh as ‘TNT’ backed off after his reported injury in camp. On returning at 100%. We can expect him to call out Jake Paul. But will it intrigue ‘The Problem Child’ anymore?

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Paul’s KO win over a 5X UFC champion, Tyron Woodley, turned out to be historic in the perspective that Paul debuted as a pro-boxer just three years back. He has beaten two MMA champions in the ring consecutively and is being known for possessing intense KO-power. After 3 wins in 2021, Paul has intended to enjoy a lay-off.

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He claimed to have planned about a vacation and will return at will. That said, Tommy Fury shall be on hold for a while.

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Besides, several UFC fighters like Derek Brunson and Jorge Masvidal have also bantered with ‘The Problem Child’. So this makes ‘TNT’ into one of the many potential opponents on Paul’s radar.

Will we witness ‘The Problem Child’ vs ‘TNT’ feud?

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