Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury LIVE RESULT: Fury ‘pockets’ £3.7m after huge win while Paul blames Drake curse – reaction
TOMMY FURY broke down in tears after his stunning split-decision victory over Jake Paul - and TNT has reportedly pocketed £3.7million for his triumph.
TNT Fury picked up the crucial win despite being KNOCKED DOWN in the final round.
While BOTH fighters had points deducted in a crazy bout in Saudi Arabia.
But Paul has blamed Drake for his loss as the rap mogul has a reputation for giving stars bad luck once he places a bet on them to win.
And Drake had a huge £350,000 on Paul to win by a knockout.
Paul said: "F***! This is Drake's fault!. Drake bro, why did you do this to me?"
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Tommy Fury received a hero’s welcome back into his dressing room after beating Jake Paul.
A jubilant Fury emotionally celebrated in the ring after the judges awarded him the win.
The victorious boxer entered the dressing room and was met with chants of “There’s only one Tommy Fury”.
World heavyweight champion Tyson, 34, led the singing as he passionately welcomed his brother into the room.
And another heavyweight also congratulated him with a warm embrace in the form of New Zealander Joseph Parker.
Prince Khalid then presented Fury with a medal before, Tommy then said: “This is a man I want to thank, Prince Khalid. He’s treated me and my team like kings the whole way through.”
To which Prince Khalid replied said: “Thank you for coming, you are great guys. I was touched by all of you as a family and I appreciate you family-wise.”
Meanwhile, viewers were left demanding a refund after coverage of Tommy Fury’s fight with Jake Paul cut out before the end.
It seems that some Sky customers watching the BT Sports pay-per-view bout on Sky Glass TV devices MISSED the final stages of the bout due to a technical issue.
And many of them took to Twitter to vent their fury – no pun intended – and demand a refund.
Sharing a screenshot of the “service unavailable” message they were being shown on screen, one fan tweeted: “How do I get a refund!!!! Absolutely disgraceful . £19.95 and couldn’t even watch it!!!!!”
Another wrote: “Stream cut out at 11pm and missed the remainder of the fight. Full refund please!!”
Woodsy impressed with Jake Paul
Laura Woods has revealed that she was more impressed by Jake Paul than Tommy Fury last night.
The talkSPORT favourite said: "I don’t think it should’ve been a split decision. Tommy won fair & square.
"I was more impressed with what I saw from Jake Paul, to be honest."
David Haye congratulates fighters
British boxing legend has sent his congratulations to Jake Paul and Tommy Fury.
He tweeted: "@tommytntfury & @jakepaul put on a great show in Saudi, it went right to the wire, Jake even scoring a flash knockdown with a Jab in the last round.
"I can’t wait for the rematch!"
Jake Paul's still smiling
Jake Paul has revealed the eye-watering amount of money he made from his huge fight against Tommy Fury.
The YouTuber, 26, suffered his first defeat to professional boxer Fury on Sunday.
He lost the fight by split decision despite knocking his opponent down in the final round, with two out of the three judges scoring 76-73 in Fury's favour.
However, he didn't seem too phased by the result when he took to social media just hours later to reveal how much money he made from the event.
Paul posted a video on his Instagram story of himself switching from fake-crying to laughing with a caption that read: "When you lost but made $30m."
Molly-Mae all smiles
Molly-Mae Hague beamed with pride as she was spotted for the first time since Tommy Fury's victory bout over Jake Paul.
The Love Island star was seen out in Cheshire today after boxer Tommy defeated YouTuber Jake in the ring in Saudi Arabia last night.
Molly-Mae, 23, was all smiles on her way to the hairdressers where she underwent a glam makeover and left with longer hair extensions.
Tommy last night dedicated his incredible win to his newborn baby Bambi and his Love Island star girlfriend, who ramained at home in the UK with their daughter.
The new mum had refused to watch his hotly anticipated fight and hid in her room while her sister and closest friends screened it from her living room.
Today, his epic victory was written all over her face and she couldn't stop smiling as she walked through town.
Laura laughs at interview gaffe
Radio host Laura Woods was left in stitches by a cringeworthy interview gaffe during Jake Paul and Tommy Fury's Saudi boxing match.
The ringside reporter, Radio Rahim, seemingly thought Logan Paul told him he loved him, when he was really talking to bro Jake.
The awkward gaffe amused fans, especially talkSPORT host Woods.
The 35-year-old responded to Roman Kemp sharing the viral clip, saying: "This was amazing."
Tommy slams critics after win
Tommy Fury has opened up about the family sacrifices he made ahead of his huge fight against Jake Paul.
He told Queensberry Promotions: "The last two-and-a-half years I've had hell.
"I can't walk outside my house [without hearing] 'Jake Paul is going to beat you up'. 'Jake Paul is going to smash you'. 'You'll never box again'.
"'You're scared'. 'You've backed out twice'. I've had that for two-and-a-half years. You know, this camp I've sacrificed everything.
"My little girl was born three weeks ago. I left straight away back into training camp. I've not even spent any time with her. And this is for her tonight.
"I know it's not a world title fight. It's not for any major titles, but it meant a lot to me."
Diaz fumes at Logan
Logan Paul's interview half way through the fight last night has got everyone talking, including UFC star Nate Diaz.
The interview took a hilarious turn when the interview thought the brother of Jake admitted his love to him.
Logan trash talked to fans at home and those in the arena, potentially handing Tommy Fury extra motivation to seal a win.
Diaz said: "This guy needs his ass beat. And who let the spoiled lil b*** yell obnoxious s*** during the fight?"
Big money win
Tommy Fury has reportedly pocketed £3.7m after beating Jake Paul and he could bring home at least £10m by the end of 2025, experts claim.
The claim if he continues to be successful in big fights he could overtake girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague as the big earner out of the duo.
She can supposedly make £20,000 from one single Instagram post.
Tyson being 'Wild'
Tyson Fury left fans in stitches after describing his exciting reunion with Deontay Wilder.
Fury, 34, was seen yelling Wilder's famous "Bomb squad" catchphrase before the pair embraced.
And The Gypsy King was then asked how it felt to see his American rival once more.
To which he hilariously : "It felt absolutely amazing, nearly got a st***y there."
The remark left fight fans in hysterics as they reacted to Fury's joke.
One said: "Tyson is too funny".
Another replied: "He never disappoints 😂".
Salt Bae who?
Stunned boxing fans were left saying the same thing as Derek Chisora stole the ringside show.
his antics around the ring including the photobombing of Mike Tyson and Cristiano Ronaldo caught fans' attention.
One commented: "Chisora is like Salt Bae at a World Cup final."
Celebrity chef Salt Bae was criticised for snatching the World Cup trophy away from jubilant Argentina players after the final in Qatar to perform his trademark sprinkle.
His antics saw Fifa launch an investigation into how he was allowed to gatecrash the final, while he was then banned from attending the US Open Cup tournament.
Ron the Ropes
Cristiano Ronaldo got fans talking with his strange reaction to Tommy Fury's win over Jake Paul.
Ronaldo, who lives in Riyadh, was among those at the Saudi fight and watched on alongside his son Cristiano Jr.
But fans noticed he looked rather uninterested when Fury was announced as the winner.
The Al-Nassr star was and had no reaction before quickly getting up to leave.
Fans were perplexed by Ronaldo's attitude with one saying: "Bro doesn't have a clue what's going on."
And another sarcastically commented: "Looks like he’s having a blast over there."
Wilder fumes at result
Deontay Wilder has been left raging over the decision to hand Tommy Fury the win against Jake Paul.
The American was firmly backing his compatriot due to his heated rivalry with Tommy's older sibling Tyson, who Wilder has thought three times.
The Bronze Bomber said: "I think Jake got that one. I think the referee, that was an immature point deduction.
"I think they only gave it to Fury because of the point taken.
"The referee's supposed to give three warnings, he gave no warnings. Get out of here."
Inside the celebrations
Tommy Fury received a hero's welcome back into his dressing room after beating Jake Paul.
A jubilant Fury emotionally celebrated in the ring after the judges awarded him the win.
The victorious boxer entered the dressing room and was met with chants of "There's only one Tommy Fury".
World heavyweight champion Tyson, 34, led the singing as he passionately welcomed his brother into the room.
And another heavyweight also congratulated him with a warm embrace in the form of New Zealander Joseph Parker.
Prince Khalid then presented Fury with a medal before, Tommy then said: "This is a man I want to thank, Prince Khalid. He's treated me and my team like kings the whole way through."
To which Prince Khalid replied said: "Thank you for coming, you are great guys. I was touched by all of you as a family and I appreciate you family-wise."
"Disgraceful"
Viewers were left demanding a refund after coverage of Tommy Fury’s fight with Jake Paul cut out before the end.
It seems that some Sky customers watching the BT Sports pay-per-view bout on Sky Glass TV devices MISSED the final stages of the bout due to a technical issue.
And many of them took to Twitter to vent their fury - no pun intended - and demand a refund.
Sharing a screenshot of the “service unavailable” message they were being shown on screen, one fan tweeted: “How do I get a refund!!!! Absolutely disgraceful . £19.95 and couldn’t even watch it!!!!!”
Another wrote: “Stream cut out at 11pm and missed the remainder of the fight. Full refund please!!”
Paul's cheeky Drake swipe
Jake Paul made a dig at Drake after losing to Tommy Fury.
The rapper's curse struck again after he had a huge £350,000 on Paul to win on a knockout.
When asked about the bet from the man who sadly has a reputation for giving stars bad luck, Paul said: ""F***! This is Drake's fault!
"Drake, bro, why did you do this to me?
"No, it's my fault. $400,000 is nothing to him - he has won a lot more money betting on me before.
"He's probably about even now. Sorry Drake, I'll get that W in the rematch."
Card Trick
Tommy Fury beat nemesis Jake Paul in a close encounter despite being knocked down in the final round.
The Brit dominated the first few rounds of the fight, according to two of the three judges, and won via split decision.
All three scored the first round in his favour with Daniel van de Wiele and Omar Minton scoring the contest 58-54 to Fury after six rounds.
Only American judge Mike Ross had the pair level going into the seventh round, despite Paul being deducted a point for punches to the back of the head.
After that all three judges gave Fury the seventh round with Paul only preventing a unanimous defeat by knocking Fury down in the eighth and final round.
Van de Wiele and Minton scored the fight 76-73 to Fury while Ross went 75-74 for Paul.
Awkward
Logan Paul shockingly gave an interview mid-way through his brother's fight with Tommy Fury.
The interview heard by all fans at home and those in the arena took a hilarious and awkward turn.
After the third round, Logan was asked what his message to Jake was.
He replied: "Jake I love you, I’m not going to give you a big speech, I know you got this but come back victorious or come back on your shield, I love you bro."
Incredibly the interviewers misheard Logan or failed to realise the "I love you" was not aimed at him.
The presenter responded: "I love you too, man."
Fans were left in stitches, one said: "An extraordinary moment in boxing history."
Another : "When the best part of this fight is the presenter thinking Logan Paul loves him…"
Drake curse strikes again
The curse of rapper Drake has struck again as Jake Paul failed to knock out Tommy Fury.
Drake was hoping to make a huge profit on the fight, putting down a whopping £350,000 on the result of the bout.
He would have profited £1.2million, but has instead lost his money.
This is not the first time the Canadian has put down a lump sum on a sporting result.
And unfortunately he is not often lucky and a notorious 'Drake curse' has begun.
He has supposedly bet nearly £1BILLION on sport via crypto casino Stake.
The 'Drake curse' stems from him posing with stars like Conor McGregor and Paul Pogba just before they lost crucial matches.
In terms of betting he has dabbled in plenty of sports, he recently put thousands on Barcelona to beat Real Madrid and even sponsored Barca's shirt for the game but they lost.
He also joined billions from around the world in watching last November-December's World Cup.
Drake bet £837,000 on Argentina to win the World Cup in the final against France - but lost on a technicality.
The global sensation would've seen a return north of £2.26m had Argentina beaten France in regular time.
In F1, He tipped Ferrari's Charles Leclerc to win the 2022 Spain Grand Prix with the Monegasques starting the race on pole position.
Drake placed £251,000 on Leclerc to win - but the Ferrari ace retired on lap 27 with a turbo and MGH-U failure.
He did win big on the Super Bowl though winning over £1.25m after the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles in Arizona.
Cris-take
Man Utd fans were all left saying the same thing about Cristiano Ronaldo after he was pictured at the Jake Paul v Tommy Fury fight.
The 38-year-old, now playing his football in Saudi Arabia, was snapped only hours after United lifted the Carabao Cup.
The club have gone from strength to strength this season - even after Ronaldo's explosive exit from the club at the end of last year.
And some United fans had little time for for the Al-Nassr star.
One said: "Looool the fall from grace, could’ve been lifting a trophy but sat watching a Jake Paul boxing match."
KSI trolls Paul fans
KSI revelled in the moment as Jake Paul lost to Tommy Fury, deciding to troll his fans.
He surprisingly jumped into a Twitter space conversation about the fight that was full of sad Paul supporters.
KSI said while bursting into laughter: "I just wanted to hear the tears."
He was accused by rattled Americans of not fighting a 'real boxer yet'.
KSI continued to laugh down the microphone and replied to comments suggesting he is going to face Joe Fournier: "I will destroy him and he is a boxer haha."
He was then called a b***h multiple times but continued to laugh in their faces saying they're crying enough to "quench the thirst of children in Africa."
John Fury praises Paul
After their long bitter feud, John Fury has graciously praised Jake Paul for his talent and desire.
Speaking post-win for his son, John : "Jake Paul is a lot better than I thought he was.
"He has the right to say he is a professional boxer because he impressed the hell out of me.
"He took great shots, he gave great shots and he served up a fight that was a lot better than some British champions and high level boxers.
"But don't forget they are raw novices. He [Tommy] made his father very proud and you know what, Paul's family can be equally as proud as him because he showed determination, grit and steel and they both wanted to win that bad."
Froch delighted by result
Carl Froch has named Tommy Fury's win as good for boxing purists as the YouTuber was defeated via a split decision.
Jake Paul and Froch have had their differences before and the American has called out the 45-year-old before.
Froch told after the fight last night: "He's done professional boxing purists a massive favour by shutting up Jake Paul.
"He can't call himself a professional boxer because he's gone in against a novice pro and got absolutely whooped. He got obliterated."
Molly-Mae's sweet tribute
Molly-Mae Hague shared a sweet tribute to her boyfriend Tommy Fury after his win yesterday.
She decided to stay back home in the UK and watch on TV with baby daughter Bambi, her sister Zoe and pals Maura Higgins, Ellen Graham and Stephanie Lam for a watching party.
Molly-Mae took to Instagram writing: "Never in doubt."
She also posted a loved up snap of the couple with their baby saying: "The pressure on that boy's shoulders. I will never ever know how he dealt with it.
"Never been more proud of anyone in my life.
"Get home to us our champ."
Tyson loses bet despite Tommy win
Tyson Fury has lost a £100,000 bet, even though Tommy defeated Jake Paul last night.
With the stakes high, Tommy did not crack under the pressure and managed to seal a split decision victory.
But it was not good enough to save his older brother considerable cash as Tyson had bet that Tommy would stop Paul inside the distance.
Pre-fight, Tyson told : "Tommy knocks out 90 per cent of people that he spars with or drops them at least, so he's a very hard puncher and Jake Paul will find that out tomorrow.
"I've got 100 racks on it for an inside-the-distance stoppage, so if he loses, then I'll lose 100 bags as well. I've got him at 3-1."