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Harry Davies

Jake Paul points out contradiction in Kamaru Usman's call-out of Canelo Alvarez

UFC champion Kamaru Usman claimed boxing is dying despite calling a fight with the sport's biggest star Canelo Alvarez - and Jake Paul has called him out on the contradiction.

Usman has been pushing for a crossover fight with pound-for-pound No.1 Alvarez since last November. The UFC champion's manager recently accusing the boxing star of being a "chicken", causing a back and forth between the two fighters on Twitter.

Alvarez, who fights Dmitry Bivol next weekend, has refused to rule out a fight with Usman but told him to wait in line as he continues to build his boxing legacy. Usman accused him of not wanting a "real fight" whilst criticising the matchmaking in boxing compared to the UFC.

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