Jake Paul has been told that should he beat Tommy Fury in their fight on February 26 that he will be rewarded with a place in the World Boxing Council (WBC) cruiserweight rankings.
The top 40 fighters are ranked by the Mexico City based organisation in each weight division and should Paul be able to beat Fury in their Saudi Arabia fight, the the sanctioning body have confirmed that he will take his place. Bizarrely, there has been no comment on whether the same opportunity will be handed to Fury, although he is listed as a light-heavyweight on BoxRec.
Beating the undefeated Fury would be a big achievement for Paul, with the former Love Island contestant's 8-0-0 record the product of a boxing career which began when he was a child. Paul, meanwhile, has beaten some accomplished fighters, but with their MMA background he is yet to prove his worth against a full-time boxer such as Fury.
