Who will Jake Paul fight next? Well that we don’t know, but what we do know is whomever he’s fighting, he’ll be fighting on Showtime boxing. The YouTuber-turned-prizefighter has a deal in place for his next boxing match to be distributed by Showtime Sports, Paul’s adviser Nakisa Bidarian told ESPN on Wednesday.
Paul’s team and Showtime are in advanced talks about the potential opponent, date and location, Bidarian said. A network source confirmed the news.
“Jake is proud of the events he participated in with Triller and appreciates the opportunities they afforded him,” Bidarian told ESPN. “Jake is excited to continue his boxing career with Showtime Boxing. Fight announcement coming soon.”
Paul picked a good advisor in Nakisa Bidarian.. worked w Mubadala with Khaldoon Al Mubarak for Abu Dhabi, CFO of UFC, left there to be CEO of Fertitta Capital… Jonny Bones should give this guy a call…https://t.co/nU2qWP3zay
— Robert Joyner (@robnashville) May 20, 2021
Ryan Kavanaugh, the CEO of Triller, told ESPN on Wednesday that his promotion was moving forward without Paul.
“We love Jake,” Kavanaugh said. “I wish Jake the absolute best. We had our two fights with him. … I think for us, we’ve gone the distance with him that we can go. We won’t be doing any more Jake fights.”
Looks like Jake Paul is moving up quickly in the boxing world.
Crazy how this guy is fooling everyone.
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