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Will Freeman

Jake Paul instructed to cancel Tommy Fury fight amid 'game of chicken'

Jake Paul has been told to cancel his fight against Tommy Fury after the Brit was stopped from travelling to the US on Wednesday as he was stopped by border control when trying to board a flight at Heathrow.

This has put the fight in jeopardy, with it set to be hosted at Madison Square Garden in New York on August 6 and it being currently unclear as to whether Fury will be able to make the trip. All travellers to the USA need a valid ESTA, which Fury explained in a social media post that there was an issue.

This comes less thank a week after the fight was confirmed and is the second time that Fury has pulled out of an event alongside Paul. The original fight was scheduled to be taking place in December before the Brit pulled out due to a combination of injury and illness and now Paul has been told not to fight Fury.

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