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Jake Paul issues official response to fighter offering him undisputed world title match after defeating Mike Tyson

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Updated 15:01 17 Nov 2024 GMTPublished 14:45 17 Nov 2024 GMT

Jake Paul issues official response to fighter offering him undisputed world title match after defeating Mike Tyson

Jake Paul has responded to being offered an undisputed world title match by one of the world's top boxers.

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Jake Paul has issued an official response after being offered an undisputed world title fight by one of the best boxers in the sport.

Paul moved to 11-1 in boxing after beating Mike Tyson in an eight-round professional contest at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Friday night.

The bout was shown live on Netflix to 60 million people around the globe and saw Paul claim a 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73 unanimous decision victory over the 58-year-old boxing veteran.

The Problem Child, who admitted he decided against knocking Tyson out in what looks to be his final fight, talked up his ambitions of becoming a "world champion" and was not short of call-outs following his latest win.

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But one of the most surprising fighters to lay down a challenge was undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF & WBO light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev.

21-0 Beterbiev became the king of the light heavyweight division last month when he beat Dmitry Bivol via majority decision in an incredibly close fight in Saudi Arabia to become the first undisputed champ in the weight class for 22 years.

A rematch is expected but the Russian-Canadian expressed an interest in fighting Paul, taking to social media to write: "What can you do in the ring against the current undisputed champion?

"Just know that I'm always open to any suggestions."

Jake Paul beat Mike Tyson via unanimous decision on Friday night. Image: Getty
Jake Paul beat Mike Tyson via unanimous decision on Friday night. Image: Getty

Although he didn't acknowledge it initially, Paul finally responded on Sunday and couldn't help but see the call-out as a huge compliment to the work he's done inside the ring.

Reacting on X, formerly known as Twitter, Paul said: "Just seen this….top 5 pound for pound fighter in the world calling me out. Hahahahahaha. 4 years in and I run this sport."

It should be noted that no an official fight offer has been brought to the table by any boxing organisations or promoters.

Paul also got under the skin of lightweight world champion Gervonta Davis, who said he would "beat the brakes off Jake".

The 27-year-old, speaking in his post-fight press conference, said he would be keen for the fight but joked about the height difference between him and 'Tank'.

Paul said: 'I'd be down. Let's run it. I'd be super, super down. Is there a height limit in boxing?".

Featured Image Credit: Getty & BS w/ Jake Paul

Topics: Jake Paul, Mike Tyson

Josh Lawless
Josh Lawless

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

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