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Jake Paul taunts Tommy Fury, flaunts $700k belt ahead of fight with Tyron Woodley

Jake Paul openly taunted Tommy Fury and flaunted an eye-watering accessory ahead of his boxing fight with Tyron Woodley.

Jake Paul was his classic showman self ahead of his fight with Tyron Woodley.
Jake Paul was his classic showman self ahead of his fight with Tyron Woodley.

Jake Paul has taunted his would-be opponent and flaunted a AUD$700,000 belt in a wild appearance at the weigh-in for his fight with Tyron Woodley.

The YouTuber will take on Woodley for the second time on Sunday at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida in an eight-round catchweight boxing fight.

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Paul was originally due to face British reality TV star Tommy Fury before he pulled out with a broken rib and chest infection.

Woodley took Fury’s place with just two weeks’ notice and will be looking to avenge his split decision loss to Paul in August.

Paul, who has expressed his doubts over Fury’s withdrawal, made his disapproval clear at Saturday’s weigh-in.

The 24-year-old, who turned up to the weigh-in wearing a black balaclava, sported a white T-shirt with the message “Tommy this could have been you” emblazoned on the front.

The shirt featured a red arrow which pointed to Woodley when the pair posed next to each other.

Jake Paul clearly hasn't forgiven Tommy Fury for pulling out of their fight.
Jake Paul clearly hasn't forgiven Tommy Fury for pulling out of their fight.

Paul was fired up and vowed to take Woodley down again in more dominant fashion this time around.

He told Showtime’s Ariel Helwani at the weigh-in: “A different Jake Paul you’re gonna see this time, we’re f***ing bucking in the middle of the ring.

“No funny s***, no funny s*** like last time.

“I’m f***ing him up, I’m f***ing him up.

“I’m f***ing him up Ariel, I’m f***ing him up.”

Paul, who is undefeated in his four professional boxing fights, didn’t stop with the showmanship there.

He entered the weigh-in and final press conference carrying a championship-style belt he had custom made for himself.

The colourful belt, which Paul also showed off on social media, is worth AUD$700,000 according to Paul and reads: “Most Valuable Boxer for Jake Paul”.

Paul shared several photos of the belt on Instagram, boasting it was handpainted by artist Alec Monopoly and “features a Hermes Birkin bag sewed into the side as well as a diamond Cartier and Rolex watch”.

As for the weigh-in itself, both Paul and Woodley made the 192-pound (87kg) weight.

Coverage of the Paul-Woodley fight card begins on Sunday at 1pm (AEDT), with the main event likely to get underway a couple hours later depending on how the previous fights pan out.

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