Darren Till says he is waiting for the contract to fight Jake Paul
The British fighter called on Jake Paul to make the fight after the YouTuber-turned-boxer named him among the opponents he wants to face before retiring. BKFC is also trying to match Till with Tommy Fury.
Darren Till has publicly urged Jake Paul to make a fight between them and suggested the two sides are in talks. Paul recently named the British fighter among the opponents he wants to face before he retires from fighting.
On Monday, Till listed Paul's wins over former MMA fighters Anderson Silva, Nate Diaz, Mike Perry, Tyron Woodley and Ben Askren as he put himself forward as the next. Till wrote on X: “Waiting for the [contract].” He added: “@jakepaul stop f—ing around. Another MMA fighter for you to beat.”
Post by @darrentill2 on X
Till, a one-time UFC title challenger, beat Yoel Romero at BKFC 94 on 26 September. Paul has not boxed since Anthony Joshua knocked him out and broke his jaw last December. Paul's recently revealed 15-fight hit list also includes Tom Aspinall and Francis Ngannou.
Till has one fight left on the three-bout deal he signed with BKFC earlier this year. BKFC president Dave Feldman is trying to book a big-name opponent for that bare-knuckle bout and hopes to bring Tommy Fury into the sport, although there is a strict 14-day deadline to make that fight happen.
Feldman said Fury's family has problems with Till, and that if those cannot be overcome in the next couple of weeks, the fight will not happen. He said: “Maybe it will happen. Money talks in this business. Money erases a lot of bad feelings in this business.” Feldman said he is sure he can deliver a big fight and pay Till the money he wants. He added that BKFC is negotiating further fights with Till and is working on names he believes will excite both the UK boxing audience and the wider fighting world.
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