Tommy Fury says Jake Paul 's "mouth won't save him" when they meet in the boxing ring next month.
The former Love Island star, 23, seemingly shut down rumours girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague was "devastated" Jake announced they had welcomed their baby girl Bambi into the world last week, and claimed his boxing rival's tweet was merely "speculation".
Speaking to Piers Morgan on Wednesday night, the new dad pledged to "knock [Jake] out" when face off in the ring in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, February 26, after several failed attempts to get a fight confirmed.
Tommy went on to declare YouTuber Jake's boxing career would be over once he's done with him in the ring and predicted their clash wouldn't go on longer than four rounds.
Whilst announcing his fight with Tommy earlier this month, Jake let slip that Molly had given birth as he tweeted: "Fumbles has no excuses now. Baby is born. Money is massive. Immigration is not an issue."
Chatting to Piers on Wednesday about Jake's tweet, Tommy explained: "Listen, at the end of the day, then the day all Jake Paul can do from wherever he's in this world is speculate and that's all that was, speculation and you know nothing's ever true unless here for me and Molly."
The new dad went on to discuss the trash-talk aspect of boxing, fresh from Jake leaving a controversial comment underneath his and Molly-Mae's official boxing announcement on Monday night.
"It's part of the parcel, you know, it's what it is," Tommy mused to Piers.
"It's stuff that we have to do. It's called the entertainment business - that's the game that we are in and me and Jake Paul are great dance partners, and I've enjoyed the buildup so far."
He went on to pledge: "It’s going to get a lot more heated and I can't wait but the real work starts when we get inside them ropes and social media can't save Jake Paul. His mouth can't save him - it comes down to fighting and I'm a lot better doing that than him."
When answering questions from reporters this past weekend in London, YouTube star Jake gave a sarcastic reply when asked about leaking the news Molly's daughter was born on January 23.
"Did I do that? I leaked it? Oh s***. My bad. I’m sorry Tommy, but don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone the gender or anything like that," he jokingly quipped.
As Molly-Mae and Tommy shared the first snap of Bambi with their Instagram followers on Monday night, Jake was quick to comment on the couple's joint post.
Sharing an adorable photo of their new little family, Molly-Mae and Tommy looked over the moon as the pair cradled their newborn daughter in their arms while Molly was still dressed in her hospital gown.
As the likes of Stacey Solomon, Paris Fury and Amy Hart congratulated the couple on their new bundle of joy in the comments, Tommy's sporting rival Jake added: "Just in time to watch your dad get knocked out".
Jake was slammed and branded "vile" by Molly-Mae's fans who spotted the comment before it was deleted by the new parents.
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