The mystery artist set to accompany Jake Paul during his ring walk for his fight against Anthony Joshua may have been revealed.
In the early hours of Saturday morning, YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul will face what is undoubtedly the toughest test of his career as he fights two-time unified heavyweight champion Joshua.
The fight will take place at Miami's Kaseya Center and will take place across eight rounds lasting three minutes each, with the fighters wearing 10oz gloves.
Ahead of the fight, Paul has built up hype with his typical showmanship, promising that he's gonna secure the biggest upset in boxing history and knock Joshua out.
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In his latest promise, the influencer revealed that a special artist would be a part of his walk-out to the ring, and fans think they might have figured out who it is.
The ring-walks for Paul vs Joshua are expected to start at around 3:30am GMT, with the fight to get underway shortly after.
Although it remains to be seen if Joshua will show up with a ring-walk rivalling the infamous flaming 'AJ' ahead of his win over Wladimir Klitschko, Paul has promised a show.
Ahead of the event, ESPN journalist Andreas Hale spoke with Paul about his plans, and he teased that a special guest would join him for the ring-walk.
"I have a very infamous artist walking me out with rainbow hair," Paul revealed.
"That’s all I can say.”
Of course, fans immediately started guessing who this mystery artist could be, with Hale himself asking: "That's not who I think it is. Is it?"
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The main theory is that Paul could walk out with controversial American rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, who became known for his rainbow-coloured dreadlocks or twists.
In 2019, the rapper, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, was sentenced to two years in prison for crimes he carried out while he was a member of a violent gang, and has rarely been seen since.
Paul has previously called the 'Gucci Gang' rapper out for a fight, saying he 'deserves to get his a** beat,' but could have buried the hatchet in the pursuit of another viral moment.
However, as one fan pointed out, it's very likely that Paul could cleverly be using his words to suggest that it will be 6ix9ine that is walking him out, when it is actually someone completely different.
They wrote: "Infamous,” “artist,” and “rainbow hair” isn’t exactly a wide Venn diagram, and Jake Paul knows exactly what he’s doing by phrasing it that way.
"He’s baiting the reveal, the reaction, and the discourse all at once. If it were someone random or subtle, he wouldn’t tease it like that."
Instead, other fans have suggested that the mystery artist could be former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley, a close friend of Paul's.
Like 6ix9ine, O'Malley is synonymous with rainbow hair, meaning he would also fit the description given by Paul.
Topics: Jake Paul, Anthony Joshua, Boxing, Sean O'Malley
Ben McCrum