08 April 2023 , 05:45
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Jake Paul has opened the door to a two-fight deal that would see him face Muhammad Ali's grandsons in MMA and boxing.
YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul suffered his first professional defeat to Love Island star Tommy Fury in February and has since been backed to make his MMA debut later this year. 'The Problem Child' could have his first opponent lined up in the form of Ali's grandson Biaggio Ali Walsh, with Paul also welcoming a fight against his brother Nico.
Nico is an unbeaten professional boxer with five of his eight wins coming by knockout, whilst Biaggio is 3-1 as an amateur MMA fighter. Paul was recently asked about facing the brothers in MMA and boxing during a watch along for PFL 2 in Las Vegas, to which he said: "Just erase them all, I'm down."
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Biaggio picked up his second win for the PFL on Friday night by knocking out Isaiah Figueroa in less than two minutes. The grandson-of-a-legend reacted to Paul's comments by telling him to fight someone his own size, stating: "Nico fights at 162lb and I fight at 155lb, I have no problem with Jake Paul but he should fight someone his own size.
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"I don't know why he is trying to fight people smaller than him. He fought at cruiserweight in boxing so fight at the same weight in MMA. He's a lot bigger than me, I don't know why he's trying to fight someone smaller than him. Fight someone your own size, I don't understand it."
Jake Paul has welcomed fights against Muhammad Ali's grandsons (Getty Images)Nico was in attendance for Biaggio's fight in Las Vegas and he also downplayed a potential meeting against Paul in the ring, stating: "I didn't know he said that, that's funny. I've been asked that a few times, I would say for me personally right now that's not something I'd be interested in. I want to make a career for myself, continue my grandfather's legacy in boxing and carve my own path as well.
"No disrespect to him, but once you fight someone in the category you often get categorised as that type of fighter. I have a hard time as it is as proving myself as a real boxer and I haven't fought a YouTuber or anything like that. I want to stick with fighting boxers and getting to a title one day."