Tommy Fury is now been confirmed to have been replaced by Hasim Rahman Jr as Jake Paul's opponent for the fight scheduled for August 6 at Madison Square Garden. The world of boxing has been reacting to the news in the past 24 hours, with former world champion Paulie Malignaggi jokingly holding a "moment of silence".
Fury was unable to travel to the US for last week's press conference due to visa issues and Paul issued an ultimatum to the British fighter. He stated that if he could not find a solution by the morning of Wednesday, June 6 then a replacement would be sought for the 22-year-old.
This deal was not fulfilled and he has now been replaced by Rahman Jr for the fight, with the 31-year-old American posing the most serious test to Paul so far. This is a sentiment echoed by former two-weight champion Malignaggi, who was speaking on his podcast - Rahman Jr has a record of 12-1-0
