Hasim Rahman Jr has revealed he could weigh in under 200lb for his fight with Jake Paul, despite having fought as a heavyweight.
Heavyweight star Rahman Jr will step into the ring in his 14th professional fight against YouTube star Paul on August 6 at Madison Square Garden, who was set to meet Tommy Fury before the fight was shelved. The pair will fight at a weight limit of 200lb with a rehydration clause inserted which allows the pair to go up to 215lb on the morning of the bout.
Rahman Jr has yet to weigh below 211lb during his heavyweight career and tipped the scales at 224lb in his previous outing which ended in defeat back in April. However the American star has admitted he has been eating just three 500-calorie a day meals to keep his weight on course for fight night. "I am fuelling myself correctly, I am staying under 500 calories a meal and I am feeling really good in all of my training sessions," Rahman Jr told media during an interview at his open workout.
