Jake Paul and Tommy Fury will headline a massive pay-per-view card in Saudi Arabia next month, with cruiserweight title action to take place in the co-main event.
Ilunga Makabu will defend his WBC cruiserweight belt against former light-heavyweight and super-middleweight champion Badou Jack in Riyadh on February 26 as the last fight before Fury and Paul finally go head-to-head. The Congolese champion has held his belt since 2020, during which time Jack has put together a five-fight winning streak since moving up to cruiserweight.
The Swede had been defeated in questionable circumstances in November 2019 by Jean Pascal for the light-heavyweight belt just before the coronavirus pandemic, after which he decided to move up to weight. And he gets his opportunity at a third world title against Makabu on a major PPV card in the Middle East, where he has had his last three bouts.
