A boxing evening was held in Saudi Arabia, in the main fight of which British boxer Tommy Fury (9-0, 4 KOs) and American boxer-video blogger Jake Paul (6-1, 4 KOs) met.

The fight was filled with clinches and fouls, and the opponents failed to seize the initiative in full. In the eighth round, the Briton fell after an opponent's attack, but returned to the fight without any problems..

As a result, the judges gave the victory to Fury by a split decision - 75:74 for Paul, and 76:73, 76:73 in favor of the British.

Heatin' up? #Paul Fury? @MostVPromotions pic. twitter. com/Oan6KciTkY.

— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) February 26, 2023.

23-year-old Tommy Fury is the younger half-brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, who is close to fighting Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk.

Jake Paul, 26, is a popular vlogger who started his professional boxing career in 2020.. This is his first defeat..

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Earlier it was reported that a possible fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury in Ukraine will be shown for free.