Jake Paul vs Hasim Rahman Jr is now off and won't take place on August 6 as planned.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer and the son of the former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman Sr both took to social media to express their frustrations after it was announced that the fight was cancelled due to a weight dispute.
Jake took to social media to express his frustations
Jake was initially set to face Tommy Fury on August 6, but the Brit was denied entry to the US and so that match-up was scrapped for a second time.
In seeking a replacement foe who was also a pro boxer, the American's team secured Rahman Jr - a man he'd previously sparred with in the past.
Rahman Jr is typically a heavyweight, while Jake usually competes at 190lbs.
The pair agreed and signed to meet at 200lbs.
However, one week away from the fight it has emerged that Rahman Jr is going to be unable to get down to that weight.
Despite attempts to find a solution, the event has now been scrapped.
Rahman Jr responded with a video of his own
A statement's from Jake's Most Valuable Promotions read: "On July 5, Hasim Rahman Jr signed a bout agreement to fight Jake Paul at a maximum weight of 200lbs.
"At the time of signing Rahman provided evidence of his weight to give comfort to Most Valuable Promotions and the New York State Athletic Commission that he would not be losing more than 10 per cent of his weight over the four weeks leading up to the fight.
"Since weighing in at 216lb on July 7, Rahman and his camp have offered assurance after assurance publicly and privately that he was on track to make weight at the weigh-in on August 5, going as far as to provide a letter signed by a recognised nutritionist that his weight cut was progressing without issue per New York State Athletic Commission's required weekly weight checks.
"In the last 48 hours, it has become clear that these assurances were not made in good faith.
"On Friday, Rahman submitted a weight check to the New York State Athletic Commission that demonstrated he had lost less than one pound since originally signing to take the fight 24 days prior.
"This prompted the Commission to declare that it would not sanction the fight at less than 205lb.
"Still, Jake Paul was prepared to move forward with the fight at this new weight and a new contract was sent to Rahman's promoter reflecting a 205lb. limit, imposing strict penalties should he fail to make weight.
"Upon receiving this new contract Saturday morning, Rahman's camp indicated for the very first time that he planned to weigh 215lb at the official weigh-in and would not agree to weigh in at 205lb and informing Most Valuable Promotions that they are pulling out of the fight unless the fight was agreed to at 215lb.
"MVP and Jake Paul will not reward someone that has conducted themselves in such a deceiving and calculated manner. Therefore, MVP is left with no choice but to cancel the August 6 event.
"This forced outcome impacts Jake Paul, Amanda Serrano and every other fighter on this card who have trained tirelessly over the past few months for this event.
"The boxing community must hold Hasim Rahman Jr liable for his lack of professionalism."
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