JAKE PAUL is set to spar someone of Eddie Hearn’s choosing after their reworked bet before Katie Taylor’s win over Amanda Serrano.
The pair brokered the women’s super-fight and initially shook on a $1million wager.
But as promoters, legally betting on your own fight could have landed them in trouble.
So as part of their new deal, it included Paul, 25, getting to spar Hearn, 42, if his fighter, Serrano, 33, won.
But, after Taylor, 36, snatched victory by split-decision, the American will now have to spar someone who Hearn picks.
Hearn told The MMA Hour: “I spoke to Sean Palmer who is our chief head of council and when I came off stage he was like, ‘It’s not a great look, it’s a grey area, a promoter betting on a fight he’s promoting, it doesn’t look great’
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“We spoke to Nakisa [Paul’s advisor] and Jake and said we can’t do the bet but do you want to come up with something?
“We didn’t finalise anything but the last thing we came up with was, if Katie lost, I would have to spar Jake and we’d probably stream it for charity.
“Or if we won, I would send someone to spar Jake, which we’ll see.”
Hearn named former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellew, 39, who traded words with Paul, as a potential sparring partner.
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He said: “Tony Bellew would be a good one. The problem with Jake is he’s in a world where its strike on sight.
“If you say something to someone thats offensive or disrespectful, in this world it’s not a conversation, its strike on sight.
“If he said something to Tony Bellew that was disrespectful, there’s no conversation, he would iron him out on sight.”
Jake Paul pictured with Amanda Serrano
