JAKE PAUL has a fight with KSI on his Christmas list after sending his bitter rival an offer to fight on December 24.
The bitter YouTube enemies are yet to settle their score in the ring – despite recent attempts to strike a deal behind the scenes.
KSI facing off with Jake Paul in 2020Getty Images – Getty
Nakisa Bidarian – co-founder of Most Valuable Promoters alongside Paul – revealed an offer to fight on Christmas Eve was sent to KSI.
Bidarian said KSI and Wasserman – who promote Misfits Boxing bouts – have had the contract for 15 days.
A bout over ten rounds, at 192.5lb, in an 18x18ft ring with VADA testing to be promoted by MVP and Wasserman was tabled.
He added that the offer included a 50/50 deal PPV share other than the UK which is 60/40 in KSI’s favour and 60/40 to Paul in the US.
A fan probed Bidarian on why the fight would be staged on Christmas Eve.
He responded: “What are you watching Christmas Eve? Nothing. Jake and KSI will have the entire world’s attention.”
Mams Taylor – KSI’s manager and co-founder of Misfits which homes to celebrity-style crossover bouts – hit back.
Taylor said: “Hey man, we sent you an offer too and you insisted we redline yours.
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“Yours is one sided. Ours is fair and clearly a real attempt to make the fight actually happen.”
Taylor said they countered with a fight in the US, with a coin toss to decide who walks out second.
It would include full drug testing, at 190lb over eight rounds in a 20x 20ft ring, co-promoted down the middle with both to mutually approve all costs.
Taylor added: “Your contract had MVP as lead promoter in charge of everything and you put Wasserman boxing USA as side promoter.
“(FYI Wasserman boxing USA does not exist). You purposely omitted Misfits as an ego based mind game tactic.
“C’mon man. Let’s give the people what they want and not let ego’s get in the way.
We have a duty to our clients and respect due to the fans that made them!!”
KSI, 31, is yet to fought since losing a controversial decision to Tommy Fury, 26, in October 2023.
Jake Paul vs KSI: The terms
Jake Paul’s terms
10 rounds
192.5lb
18x18ft ring
Full VADA testing
December 24th
MVP in association with Wasserman
KSI’s terms
Fight in USA
Full VADA testing
190lb
8 rounds
20x20ft ring
Co-promoted down the middle
Both promotions to mutually approve all costs and undercard fights etc
He was due to return last August but pulled out with a hand injury before illness saw him withdraw from facing MMA star Dillon Danis, 31, in March.
KSI is now due to have surgery on his busted hand with his boxing career in the air.
Meanwhile Paul, 28, returns against ex-middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 39, on June 28 in a cruiserweight clash.
It comes after he fought at heavyweight in November to beat Mike Tyson, who controversially came out of retirement aged 58.
Paul now drops back down to the 200lb limit of 14st 4lb while KSI lost to Fury a stone lighter at 183lb.
Their weight disagreement has been the biggest factor standing in the way of the grudge bout.
And Bidarian said: “Not engaging in a back and forth.
“We proposed our terms to Wasserman on April 4th and the offer that followed was those exact terms. Jake Paul wants to fight KSI.
“He does not need to fight KSI. Jake has campaigned at 200+ since December of 2023 and plans to continue at that weight with the intention to contest for a world championship by the end of 2026.”
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