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JAKE “THE PROBLEM CHILD” PAUL VS. TOMMY “TNT” FURY TO GO HEAD-TO-HEAD IN FINAL PRE-FIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE AND OFFICIAL MEDIA WEIGH-IN
Media Events To Be Streamed Virtually on Jake Paul’s, Top Rank’s, and BT Sport Boxing’s YouTube Channels and on ESPN+
*All Times are GMT +4 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia*
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 22, 2023 – Most Valuable Promotions and Skill Challenge Entertainment Enterprises (SCEE) today announced the full media schedule for the remaining press events ahead of the long-awaited bout between Jake “The Problem Child” Paul and professional boxer Tommy “TNT” Fury and the co-main between Ilunga Makabu vs. Badou Jack in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, February 26th. The press events include a Paul v. Fury press conference, undercard press conference, a special media panel and the official media weigh-in. The main event press conference will take place on Thursday, February 23rd at 8:05PM in the Omsiyat Ballroom at the Al Faisaliah Hotel and will feature Mike Tyson, Devin Haney and Shawn Porter. The official media weigh-ins will take place on Saturday, February 25th at 12:30PM and will be hosted by Crystina Poncher and Shawn Porter. Legendary announcer Michael Buffer will announce the main event weigh-in with Thomas Treiber announcing the undercard weigh-in.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Location: Omsiyat Ballroom in the Al Faisaliah Hotel
Address: King Fahd Rd, Al Olaya, Riyadh 12212
*Press conference will be streamed live via Jake Paul’s YouTube Channel, Top Rank’s YouTube Channel, BT Sport Boxing’s YouTube Channel and ESPN+
7:30PM UNDERCARD PRESS CONFERENCE
Participants:
Illunga Makabu, Congolese-South African Professional Boxer and WBC Cruiserweight Champion
Badou Jack, Swedish Professional Boxer and Former WBC Super-Middleweight and WBA Light-Heavyweight Champion
Ziyad Almaayouf, Undefeated Saudi Professional Boxer
Muhsin Cason, Undefeated American Cruiserweight Prospect
Bader Samreen, First Jordanian Professional Boxer
Adam Saleh, American YouTuber and Boxer
Rasha Al-Khamis, Vice President of the Saudi Arabian Boxing Federation
*Will be streamed live via Jake Paul’s YouTube Channel, Top Rank’s YouTube Channel, BT Sport Boxing’s YouTube Channel and on ESPN+
7:50PM SPECIAL MEDIA PANEL
Participants:
His Highness Prince Khaled, Chairman of Skill Challenge Entertainment Enterprises (SCEE)
Abdullah Al Harbi, Saudi Arabian Sports Commentator
Mike Tyson, Legendary American Former Professional Boxer
Shawn Porter, American Former Professional Boxer and Two-Time Welterweight World Champion
Devin Haney, American Former Professional Boxer and Current Undisputed Lightweight Champion
*Will be streamed live via Jake Paul’s YouTube Channel, Top Rank’s YouTube Channel, BT Sport Boxing’s YouTube Channel and on ESPN+
8:05PM MAIN EVENT PRESS CONFERENCE
Participants:
His Highness Prince Fahad Bin Abdulaziz, Prince of Saudi Arabia
Jake “The Problem Child” Paul, Undefeated Professional Boxer and International Superstar
Tommy “TNT” Fury, Professional Boxer and Former “Love Island” Star
Nakisa Bidarian, Co-Founder of Most Valuable Promotions (MVP)
John Fury, Former Professional Boxer and Father of Tommy Fury
Amer Abdallah, Head of Boxing at Skill Challenge Entertainment Enterprises (SCEE) and Current WKA Kickboxing Champion
Dereck Chisora, British Professional Boxer
*Will be streamed live via Jake Paul’s YouTube Channel, Top Rank’s YouTube Channel, BT Sport Boxing’s YouTube Channel and on ESPN+
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2023
12:30PM OFFICIAL MEDIA WEIGH-INS
Hosts & Announcers:
Crystina Poncher, International Play-By-Play Commentator
Shawn Porter, American Former Professional Boxer
Thomas Treiber, Professional Boxing Ring Announcer
Michael Buffer, Iconic American Ring Announcer and MC
*Will be streamed live via Jake Paul’s YouTube Channel, Top Rank’s YouTube Channel, BT Sport Boxing’s YouTube Channel and on ESPN+
The Paul vs. Fury card is co-produced by Skill Challenge Entertainment Enterprises (SCEE) and Most Valuable Promotions, in association with Queensberry Promotions and Top Rank. ESPN+ PPV is the exclusive digital distributor for Paul v. Fury in the United States. Additionally, the event will be available via all major cable and satellite pay-per-view providers and will be priced at $49.99. FITE.tv and DAZN are digital distributors of the Paul v. Fury pay-per-view in Canada. The event will also be available via all major cable and satellite pay-per-view providers.
BT Sport Box Office will be the exclusive pay-per-view distributor in the United Kingdom and Ireland. FITE.tv will distribute the Paul v. Fury pay-per-view throughout all of Europe, excluding UK and Ireland. Fox Australia’s Main Event will distribute the Paul v. Fury pay-per-view in Australia on Foxtel and Kayo Sports. Sky Arena and Sky Sport will distribute the Paul v. Fury pay-per-view in New Zealand. FITE.tv will distribute the Paul v. Fury pay-per-view throughout Asia and India and FITE.tv and DAZN will distribute the Paul v. Fury pay-per-view in Brazil.
For more information, follow on Twitter via @JakePaul, @TommyTNTFury, @MostVPromotions, @ESPN and @Queensberry or on Instagram via @JakePaul, @TommyFury, @MostValuablePromotions, @ESPN and @QueensberryPromotions.
About Most Valuable Promotions (MVP)
Dedicated to brand building, content creation, promotion, and strategic advisory, Most Valuable Promotions was founded by Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian in 2021. With the mission to provide more creative control to fighters, MVP works to identify, grow, and maximize return for its own events and talent partners. Already making a name for itself in the sport of boxing and the overall industry, MVP was nominated as one of the prestigious Sports Breakthroughs of the Year in 2022 by Sports Business Journal. The promotion company has co-produced and co-promoted all of Paul’s latest matches including both fights against Tyron Woodley and his most recent fight against Anderson Silva, which included a co-headlining bout with MVP’s youngest signed talent, Ashton Sylve. The promotion company also signed one of the most decorated Hispanic athletes of all time, Amanda Serrano in its first year. Serrano and MVP made history in April of 2022 when Serrano went head to head with Katie Taylor, marking the first female fight to headline at Madison Square Garden. Co-founder Nakisa Bidarian was an executive producer of the historic Triller Presents Mike Tyson v. Roy Jones Jr., which was the 8th most bought pay-per-view event in history.
