Tyron Woodley gets rematch with Jake Paul after Tommy Fury withdraws

Tyron Woodley gets rematch with Jake Paul after Tommy Fury withdraws.

Tommy Fury is out of his scheduled bout with Jake Paul and former UFC champion, Tyron Woodley is stepping in as the replacement.

News broke on Monday that Fury has pulled out of the bout for medical reasons. It was first reported overnight by Keemstar with both Paul and Woodley confirming via Instagram on Monday. Fury revealed the reasons behind the withdrawal.

“I am absolutely heartbroken that I have been forced to withdraw from my fight with Jake Paul due to a bacterial chest infection and broken rib.” Fury said, via TalkSports.com. “I really do hope we can get this fight rescheduled in the new year.”

Jake Paul responds to Tommy Fury pulling from fight

In typical Paul fashion, the YouTube personality turned boxer had much to say about the change in competition.

“Tommy Fury is boxing’s biggest [expletive],” Paul said in a video posted to Instagram. “He has pulled out of the fight. The Furys have pulled out of the fight due to a ‘medical condition.’ It still doesn’t even seem real. He was scared, I think the [expletive] talk got to him. That’s the bad news.”

This is a rematch to the split decision outcome that occurred on August 29. Woodley and Paul led into that fight with a vast amount of trash talk and even bets that resulted in Woodley getting a tattoo of Paul’s name on his finger.

The Paul vs. Woodley rematch will occur on December 18 in an eight-round contest at the Amelie Arena in Tampa, FL. The fight will be available on Showtime via pay-per-view.