Fury defeats Paul

Englishman Tommy “TNT” Fury, younger brother of WBC Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury, defeated American boxer and YouTuber Jake Paul by split decision this Sunday at the Diriyah Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Fury stayed long range and used his jab effectively. Paul focused on power shots but missed most of them. When they were close, the fighters would usually clinch. Paul had a point deducted in the fifth round for hitting behind the head. Fury was deducted a point for excessive holding  in the sixth round.

Paul dropped Fury with a jab in the eighth round, but it was too little too late. Tommy prevailed on two scorecards of the Judges 76-73 and 76-73 and the third saw Paul lead 75-74.

With this win, Fury will be ranked in the World Boxing Council’s cruiserweight division, improving his record to 9-0, with 4 knockouts.