Just a few months following his controversial showdown with Mike Tyson, Jake Paul is now being targeted by another former world heavyweight champion.
The 28-year-old YouTube star turned professional fighter defeated ‘Iron’ Mike in an 8-round heavyweight contest at the AT&T Stadium in Texas last November, picking up the eleventh win of his storied boxing career.
Paul received heavy criticism for going ahead with a fight against the once formidable heavyweight legend, who hadn’t fought as a professional since losing to Kevin McBride back in June 2005. ‘The Problem Child’ was reluctant to throw certain shots during the 8-rounds he shared with Tyson, which fuelled rumours that the fight itself was ‘scripted’.
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With Paul now eyeing a return to the ring in 2025, he has been called out by former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs, who is also targeting a return to boxing having not fought since 2016.
Sharing a message he has sent to Paul on Instagram, ‘The Cannon’ made it clear that he wants to face the 28-year-old next, claiming ‘Iron’ Mike was only in it for the ‘money’.
“You wanna run it, or just run? Mike [Tyson] wanted the money I just want [blood]. Let’s go champ!”
Briggs – who was the WBO Heavyweight Champion from 2006-2007 has had his sights set on returning to the sport for a few years, calling out a number of both active and inactive heavyweight fighters including former long-reigning unified heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.
The 53-year-old, hailing from the same area in Brooklyn as Tyson, was last in the ring 9-years ago when he knocked out Emilio Zarate during the 1st-round of their contest at the O2 Arena in London. It was his 53rd stoppage victory.
