Hasim Rahman Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
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NEW YORK – Jake Paul wanted to fight Hasim Rahman Jr. at a higher contract weight of 215 pounds, as Rahman demanded Saturday, but Paul’s team advised against it.
Hasim Rahman Jr. still can’t understand how he’s left without a fight this weekend. The 31-year-old claimed to have been caught off guard when learning of the news that his scheduled August 6 clash with Jake Paul was canceled. As first reported by BoxingScene.com, the Showtime Pay-Per-View event endured a late change when the New York State Athletic Commission demanded an increase in the maximum contracted limit to 205 pounds from the agreed upon 200-pound mark.
NEW YORK – Stephen Espinoza is baffled by Hasim Rahman Jr.’s abrupt refusal to meet his contractual obligation for his canceled pay-per-view showdown with Jake Paul.
Hasim Rahman Jr. believes Jake Paul jumped the gun in cancelling their cruiserweight bout. Paul and Rahman were scheduled to face each other this coming Saturday, Aug.6, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. But BoxingScene.com broke news yesterday that Rahman’s apparent inability to meet the New York State Athletic Commissions’ newly stipulated contract weight of 205 pounds triggered the bout’s cancellation.
Jake Paul’s plans for an extended ring absence heading into 2022 just grew by at least a few more weeks, though not by design.
Jake Paul (5-0, 4 KOs) does not believe Tommy Fury will ever fight him after watching what happens in his next outing. Paul is scheduled to face heavyweight prospect Hasim Rahman Jr. on August 6th at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The bout will headline a Showtime Pay-Per-View card.
Former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman, father of prospect Hasim Rahman Jr., believes his son will score a knockout victory over Jake Paul.
Yoel Judah, trainer for heavyweight prospect Hasim Rahman Jr, believes his man will score a knockout victory in the sixth round of his upcoming fight with Youtube star turned boxer, Jake Paul.
Hasim Rahman Jr. Training Photos Gallery - The verbal jabs continued one week ahead of the Jake “The Problem Child” Paul and Hasim Rahman Jr. mega-fight as Rahman Jr. participated in an open media workout Tuesday night at DLX Boxing in Las Vegas. He wasted little time dissing Paul as a “mockery of our sport” saying he respected Paul’s work ethic, but that he is looking to “expose him for the fraud he is.” (photos by Al Powers)