Tommy Fury has been confirmed to also be fighting for a cruiserweight world ranking with the WBC should he beat Jake Paul in their fight this weekend.
The Love Island star has won his first eight fights and has been given the opportunity after it was confirmed last week that Paul would receive a top 40 ranking with a win. Paul was initially given the opportunity when he was due to fight Hasmim Rahman Jr on August 6 last year, but that fight was cancelled after Fury had previously withdrawn from the same date.
Last week's statement failed to clear up whether or not Fury would be ranked if he beat Paul, with the British fighter not currently having a ranking having spent the majority of his career as a light-heavyweight. However, the WBC president has now confirmed that the 8-0 Manchester boxer will be given the same standing as Paul when the fight is settled.
