JAKE PAUL’S return to the boxing ring has been confirmed.
The 25-year-old is set to climb between the ropes on August 6 with Tommy Fury rumoured to be in talks with him.
The YouTube star-turned prizefighter will pull on the gloves again to try and stretch his unbeaten record at Madison Square Garden in New York.
However, the Problem Child’s opponent has still not yet been confirmed.
Paul announced the news on Friday via social media – and his fight will be one of two bumper bouts on the show.
He also confirmed that former eight-division champion Amanda Serrano will also be in action.
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But her opponent has also not yet been announced.
That comes after it emerged that her potential rematch against Katie Taylor in Ireland was all but off.
Matchroom chief Eddie Hearn has confirmed that the Puerto Rican fighter doesn’t want to fight on the Emerald Isle.
Serrano suffered a split decision loss to the ‘Bray Bomber’ at MSG in front of reported sellout crowd of 19,187 in April.
Meanwhile, Paul, 25, was due to fight Fury, 23, in December until the brother of heavyweight champion Tyson, 33, pulled out with a broken rib.
Instead, the American knocked out replacement Tyron Woodley, 40, who he initially beat on points in August.
It added to KOs over gamer ‘AnEsonGib’, ex-NBA player Nate Robinson, 37, and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 37.
