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Evening Standard
Sport
Matt Majendie

Can Jake Paul really fight? Tommy Fury grudge match offers YouTube star chance to be taken seriously

Sitting in the stands for the Lionesses’ 6-1 win over Belgium this week, a conversation broke out between an extended family over the outcome of Sunday night’s fight.

The consensus was that Jake Paul would be the one celebrating against Tommy Fury in a clash that has been a particularly pantomime affair in its build-up, even by boxing’s not-so lofty standards.

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