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Jake Paul takes aim at Hasim Rahman Jr after fight cancelled: ‘I’m sick of it’

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Jake Paul’s fight with Hasim Rahman Jr has been cancelled, with the YouTuber taking aim at his opponent, branding him ‘unprofessional.’The bout had been slated for August 6 at New York’s Madison Square Garden but an issue over Rahman’s weight has led to the fight being cancelled.A statement from Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) said that, despite the fight originally being agreed at 200 pounds, Rahman planned to weigh in at 215 pounds.Paul’s team said they had already compromised for the fight to be at 205 pounds, but claimed that Rahman said he would pull out if the fight was not at 215 pounds.The statement goes on: ‘MVP and Jake Paul will not reward someone that has conducted themselves in such a deceiving and calculated manner.‘Therefore, MVP is left with no choice but to cancel the August 6th event.

This forced outcome impacts Jake Paul, Amanda Serrano and every other fighter on this card who have trained tirelessly over the past few months for this event.

The boxing community must hold Hasim Rahman Jr. liable for his lack of professionalism.’To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoPaul also shared videos on social media, saying he was ‘devastated’ about the cancellation.‘I cannot f**king believe this, we just found out this news,’ he said, claiming that Rahman had been looking for ‘any excuse to suck more money out of this event.’‘From the jump, I knew in the bottom of my heart that this guy didn’t want to get into the ring with me, it’s as clear as day,’ Paul added.Paul went on to claim that dropping from 215 pounds to 205 would be an ‘easy weight cut’ for Rahman, adding: ‘A 10-pound weight cut for a heavyweight is nothing.

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