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Tommy Fury gets top 40 WBC ranking after beating Jake Paul

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Updated 22:07 3 Mar 2023 GMTPublished 17:21 3 Mar 2023 GMT

Tommy Fury gets top 40 WBC ranking after beating Jake Paul

Tommy Fury will receive a world ranking following his win over Jake Paul.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Tommy Fury will be officially ranked by the WBC following his big win over Jake Paul in Saudi Arabia.

Fury eked out a close win against Paul, earning a split-decision victory to improve his professional record to 9-0.

He survived a huge scare in the final round as he was dropped by the YouTuber-turned-boxer, but fans are divided whether the knock down was legitimate.

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Despite losing the eighth and final round 10-8, Fury got the judges' nod. He not only claimed the biggest win of his budding career, but also a world ranking.

Tommy Fury celebrates his win over Jake Paul. Image: Alamy
Tommy Fury celebrates his win over Jake Paul. Image: Alamy

WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said 'TNT' will be added to the rankings of the cruiserweight division. That's despite the unbeaten Brit previously fighting at light-heavyweight.

"Well, the new ranking will come next week and, yes, he will be ranked," Sulaiman revealed. "The WBC has 40 fighters ranked per each division. And what I said personally was that the winner would be ranked, and I didn’t mention any number at all, any position at all.

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"So, the rankings committee will meet over the beginning of the month and make the assessment."

A world ranking for Fury sets up bigger fights in the future, but a rematch against Paul could be on the cards.

'The Problem Child' is hellbent on running it back and doubled down on his post-fight excuses.

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Speaking to his brother, Logan, he said: "I was sick for four weeks out of this nine-week camp and the was travelling, jet-lagged for another week of that.

"That's what's p***ing me off the most, it had nothing to do with him, it had everything to do with me.

"He wasn't that great at all, I think Anderson [Silva] was tougher than him and I figured out that puzzle. He threw a lot of punches, that was his biggest thing."

Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: Boxing, Jake Paul, Tommy Fury

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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