Jake Paul-Hasim Rahman Jr. fight canceled because of weight issues

Jake Paul won't face Hasim Rahman Jr. on Aug. 6 because of issues with the latter's weight heading into the boxing match, Most Valuable Promotions announced Saturday.

"On Friday, Rahman submitted a weight check to the New York State Athletic Commission that demonstrated he has lost less than one pound since originally signing to take the fight 24 days prior," the promoter said in a statement. "This promoted the commission to declare that it would not sanction the fight at less than 205 lbs.

"Still, Jake Paul was prepared to move forward with the fight at the new weight, and a new contract was sent to Rahman's promoter reflecting 205-lbs limit, imposing strict penalties should he fail to make weight.

"Upon receiving this new contract Saturday morning, Rahman's camp indicated for the very first time that he planned to weigh 215 lbs at the official weigh-in and would not agree to weigh in at 205 lbs and informing Most Valuable Promotions that they are pulling out of the fight unless the fight was agreed to at 215 lbs."

The commission made the changes because Rahman had issues trimming down to the original weight of 200 lbs and the new weight, his promoter Greg Cohen said, according to boxing insider Dan Rafael.

Paul was initially set to fight Tommy Fury at Madison Square Garden, but Fury was denied entry into the United States on June 28.