Let’s face it, many boxing fans were thrilled by the results of Sunday’s bout between Tommy Fury and Jake Paul.
Fury defeated Paul in an eight-round, split decision in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, handing the YouTube star his first defeat as a boxer. Officials scored the fight 74-75, 76-73, 76-73 in Fury’s favor. A majority of the fans in attendance were also cheering for Fury.
Paul, the YouTube star-turned-fighter, entered the fight with a 6-0 mark, with four knockouts. With each win, the number of detractors cheering against him seemed to grow. Fury, the half-brother of heavyweight great Tyson Fury, entered the bout unbeaten at 8-0 and posed the stiffest challenge yet to Paul.
Immediately after the fight, both fighters agreed to a rematch.
Boxing fans had a wide range of reactions to the Fury-Paul results.
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