Jake Paul and Tommy Fury have hit another hurdle ahead of their grudge match.
“Today, me and my team arrived at Heathrow Airport, prepared for the press conference. I was then pulled towards one side by homeland security. They informed me that my ESTA (US Electronic System for Travel Authorization), had been denied, and that I couldn’t travel to the USA for a reason I seem to know.” Fury stated. Fury stated, “I stand before you and can say that I did nothing wrong. I don’t know why I am not permitted to travel to America.” I’d like to say I’ve been traveling for a fight this whole time and that’s all I’ve been doing. They wouldn’t allow me to travel, and I don’t know why.
“So now I’m having to go to the embassies and all this sort of stuff trying to resolve it and I’m in the middle of training. It’s quite shocking to me as well as my entire team. It’s an issue that must be addressed. This is a government issue. This is a much bigger issue than this fight and I am just trying to solve it. But I wanted to tell you guys .”
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Paul and Fury had been scheduled for this December. Fury was injured and then became ill.
Reacting to the news on social media, Paul accused Fury of trying to “weasel” his way out of the fight and wrote that his team has reached out to Fury’s people to inform them how to resolve the unspecified issue.
Tommy, no matter how hard u try to get out of this fight, I’m going 2 do everything in my power 2 not let u weasel ur way out. My team & my partners have made it clear the steps u need to take 2 solve ur latest excuse. You can either take them or you’ll be embarrassed. #TommyFumbles
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) June 28, 2022
Tommy, no matter how hard u try to get out of this fight, I’m going 2 do everything in my power 2 not let u weasel ur way out. My team & my partners have made it clear the steps u need to take 2 solve ur latest excuse. You can either take them or you’ll be embarrassed. #TommyFumbles
Paul’s promotion Most Valuable Promotions subsequently announced that Wednesday’s press conference for the bout has been postponed.
Despite Tommy Fury’s assurances that he could travel to America, and considering that Tommy was just in California last month, it was surprising to discover that on Monday he experienced an issue at Heathrow.
— Most Valuable Promotions (@MostVpromotions) June 28, 2022
As a result of circumstances out of our control, the scheduled press conference for Wednesday at MSG has been postponed. We will be sharing more information with Madison Square Garden and SHOWTIME as soon as possible.
— Most Valuable Promotions (@MostVpromotions) June 28, 2022
