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Boxer, a former YouTuber whose jaw was shattered after being beaten by an Olympic gold medalist, is taking on another reckless challenge. Jake Paul (29), who made an astronomical profit from just one fight, made a surprise provocation of UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou even after getting a large amount of money.
Sports media "Sports Illustrated" reported on the 25th (Korea Standard Time) that "Paul challenged Ngannou by mocking him."
According to reports, Paul said in a recent interview with British 'Sky Sports', "I recently heard Nganu talking. It's an easy fight for me. He is a terrible boxer."
Paul even added, "I want to go back to heavyweight and fainting Ngannou like Joshua did."
Paul, who is renowned as a YouTuber boxer, was seriously injured in the sixth round of a heavyweight match against Anthony Joshua in Miami in December last year, breaking two jawbones after being hit with a straight right hand. As expected by the British 'BBC', Paul was no match for boxing gold medalist Joshua.
Paul, who was seriously injured, made an all-time profit. According to the U.K.'s Daily Mail, Paul reportedly received $92 million (about 137.8 billion won) in fight money for just one game. It was even found that the total amount of the two players' competition fees amounted to a whopping 140 million pounds (about 281.5 billion won).
The extent of injuries was also record. According to the British media 'The Sun', Paul endured two major surgeries to insert two titanium plates and remove some teeth to fix his broken jaw.
However, Paul continues to provoke Joshua, saying he played better than Ngannou. Ngannou lost to Joshua in the second round in March last year. "Eunganu knows I've held out longer than myself against Joshua," Paul said. "I want to make Eunganu unconscious. "I will avoid this fight because I don't want to be disgraced deep down," he said.
Currently, it is understood that Paul's side is considering Vidal Riley and Tommy Fury as potential opponents. But Paul wants to face Ngannou. Some are also talking about the possibility of a showdown with Ryan Garcia or Conor McGregor.
Paul said earlier, "Joshua's punch hurt a lot more than my weight classmates. "The next game will definitely be my best cruiserweight," he said, but through this interview, he has continued his reckless move without hiding his desire to return to the heavyweight division and face off with Nganu.
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