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Jake Paul will enter the boxing ring with Hashim Rahman Jr. at Madison Square Garden next month, a YouTube star told ESPN Thursday.
Paul's scheduled opponent in New York on August 6 was Tommy Fury, but the battle ended in failure after Tommy Fury was banned from entering the United States.
Paul (5-0) and Rahman (12-1) meet in an eight-round match for £ 200.
Rahman (31), whose father of the same name is a former world heavyweight champion, has more experience with rings than Paul (25).
"I'm literally crazy," Paul told ESPN. "I have no reason to fight this fight .... I want to prove to the boxing world that I'm a real dog, and bigger than Tommy Fury and faster than Tommy Fury. Play against this 12-1 kid. All of this. And I'm going to give a once-in-a-lifetime performance and silence everyone. "
Rahman is his last He weighs 224 pounds in a match and has fought as much as 269 pounds in his career.
Paul weighed 191 pounds in his latest match, knocking out Tyron Woodley in the sixth round in Tampa, Florida, on December 18.
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