Jake Paul has disclosed that he earned a staggering $30 million (£25 million) despite losing his first boxing match to Tommy Fury. The former YouTuber and children’s television personality put up a good fight against Fury, the younger sibling of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, during their eight-round bout in Saudi Arabia. Although Paul dominated for some of the fight, he failed to secure a knockout punch, resulting in two judges declaring Fury the winner by a split decision.
In a video posted on Instagram, the 26-year-old Paul was seen feigning tears before breaking into a grin, captioning the footage, “When you lost but made $30m.” Despite the loss, the fight garnered significant interest, and the pair may meet again in a highly lucrative rematch. Paul indicated that he would trigger a contract option for a second bout, stating that his preparation for the first encounter had been hampered by illness and injury. He acknowledged Fury’s victory and expressed his desire for a rematch, saying, “We can run it back. I think we deserve that rematch. This is definitely a humbling experience. I’ve made it further than I ever thought that I would, and beyond.”
It seems that the Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury fight was a success on pay-per-view, indicating that they were successful in promoting the event. In a recent video uploaded to his YouTube channel, Jake Paul and his brother Logan discussed the fight and their plans for the future. Despite his loss to Fury, the YouTuber-turned-boxer highlighted the positive outcome of the event, specifically the success of the pay-per-view.
“I guess the silver-lining is that the pay-per-views are off the fu***ng chart. Like, probably gonna be the biggest fight of the year. It’s gonna be hard to contend with. Maybe [Ryan] Garcia and [Gervonta] Davis.
It’s probably coming in like over half-a-million buys…So, the business is great. Obviously, there’s still so many names out there for me to fight. I want to do the rematch with Tommy, but I think all of those fights are still there and still massive.”
