Jake Paul sends new offer to KSI to fight rival on Christmas Eve

Boxing fans will be treated to a vs fight on Eve, if the American has his way. Paul has waved the prospect of a festive fight in front of the British YouTuber-turned-boxer in his latest call-out.

KSI, real name JJ Olatunji, back in 2019. He has yet to take on the younger sibling, but there has been plenty of noise around an encounter.

Paul is among the athletes signed to Most Valuable Promotions, whose CEO Nakisa Bidarian laid out the state of play. Bidarian claimed Wasserman - promoters of Misfits - had been approached with terms for a fight in December.

"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," Bidarian wrote on social media.

" 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 championship by the end of 2026."

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Bidarian had earlier explained the terms, amid comments from KSI's manager and Misfits Boxing co-founder Mams Taylor. He said the fight would be 10 rounds at 192.5lb, with full VADA anti-doping testing.

Bidarian said the terms were for a fight which would be promoted by "MVP in association with Wasserman". The proposed pay-per-view split would see American fighter Paul and Brit KSI each enjoy a 60/40 split in their favour in their home countries with 50/50 elsewhere.

Paul has an 11-1 career record as he prepares to face Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in June, with the only man to defeat him. Darren Till has been touted as another potential future opponent, and the former star hinted he'd be open to a meeting for the right price.

"Well, that’s an interesting question… who wouldn’t want a fight with Jake?" . "Of course I would welcome a fight with Jake. We’re talking five million plus."

Fury, who beat Kenan Hanjalic in a comeback fight on May 9, earlier took aim at Paul and KSI. "I've got a proper legitimate fighter in front of me on Friday, there's no YouTubers...he's not phased by who I am and the name I've got, he's coming to fight," he said before beating Hanjalic by unanimous decision.

The victory represented the first time Fury stepped into the ring since beating KSI in late 2023, with a 2024 match-up with Till called off. He holds a career record of 11 wins from 11.