Jake Paul awarded boxing \u2018title\u2019 in awkward exchange and fans are furious YouTube: ESNewsJake Paul has been awarded a boxing world \u2018title\u2019 by the WBA in a pretty awkward exchange, and it\u2019s safe to say fans aren\u2019t happy about it. In the short time that he\u2019s been involved with the world of boxing, Jake Paul has certainly made quite the impact on the sweet science. The YouTuber has racked up a clean 6-0 record, has defeated some stellar names from the world of mixed martial arts, and has proven himself to be a box office draw. As a result, he\u2019s on the radar of being ranked in the Cruiserweight division, even though he still has that asterisk of not fighting a \u2018real\u2019 boxer just yet. Two boxing associations \u2013 the WBC and WBA \u2013 have suggested that Jake would get a ranking in his division, provided he could beat an actual boxer. Though, the latter have also crowned him with a unique world \u2018title\u2019. Jake Paul given boxing belt for work with women\u2019s boxing The YouTuber-turned-boxer was a guest at the WBA\u2019s Centennial Convention in Orlando, Florida on December 13 when they made the presentation to him \u2013 handing Jake a \u2018title\u2019 belt to praise the work he\u2019s done for women\u2019s boxing. Well, things took an awkward turn when Jake was handed the microphone to give a speech about the award. \u201cI\u2019m honored, for real. I feel like I haven\u2019t earned this yet though. I feel like I have to actually fight for this. I don\u2019t know. This isn\u2019t mine yet, I\u2019m gonna use it as motivation,\u201d Jake said, trying to hand the title back. He eventually took the belt, though, thanking the WBA for the prize and stating that he aims to fight for an actual WBA championship before long. Naturally, some boxing fans haven\u2019t taken kindly to Jake\u2019s award. Boxing has so many meaningless belts, this ain\u2019t a surprise,\u201d said one. \u201cBoxing is getting further and further away from being a serious sport,\u201d added another. \u201cI\u2019ve never felt more embarrassed for the sport of boxing,\u201d another commented. In terms of getting an actual belt, The Problem Child has a few fight offers out in the wild for 2023, but hasn\u2019t yet named an opponent for his next bout. Though, fans want to see him fight Tommy Fury at long last.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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