Chris Eubank Jr calls out Jake Paul after Hasim Rahman Jr fight is cancelled
Jake Paul's fight with Hasim Rahman Jr on August 6 at Madison Square Garden is off after a dispute over the weight limit, and now Chris Eubank Jr has offered to step in.
Paul's promotional team have claimed that Rahman Jr was unable to reach the 'maximum weight' of 200lbs and pulled the plug on the bout less than two weeks before it was due to take place.
"First Tommy Fumbled and now Hasim Rahman Crumbled," Paul tweeted. "These boxers are the most difficult people to work with and continually lack professionalism and confidence to fight me. I apologize to all of the of the other fighters on the card, our partners, our team and the fans."
Now Chris Eubank Jr has offered to fight Paul to save the whole event, which has many questioning why a professional fighter would call out a social media star, if not to just raise his own profile for a fight that is incredibly unlikely to go ahead.
It's the latest step in an ongoing saga to find Paul a partner after Tommy Fury withdrew from their fight last month, which led to Rahman Jr becoming the substitute.
Yet again my opponents has pulled out of the fight… (1/2) pic.twitter.com/7ADOku3glx
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) July 31, 2022