Eddie Hearn has revealed that he would LOVE to see Jake Paul and Conor McGregor step into the boxing ring.
Hearn and Paul have been closely aligned throughout the promotion of Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano, which will go down as the biggest female boxing fight in the history of the sport.
Now that has come to its conclusion, Paul will be focusing on his own boxing career, with a fight date of August 13th already having been teased via social media.
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Paul’s upcoming opponent has not been confirmed, but one fighter who has continually reiterated his desire to meet in the ring is former two-weight UFC champion Conor McGregor.
That is THE fight that the people want to see. If not now, at some point in the future. Eddie Hearn has revealed that he is on the list of those who want to see Paul and McGregor battle it out…
.@EddieHearn tells @arielhelwani he “still likes Conor McGregor against Jake Paul” 👀 #TheMMAHour
“I know there’s a bit of a weight [difference], but Conor’s looking big these days.”
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— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) May 2, 2022
