Darren Till is irate that he didn’t get the Jake Paul battle.
After masses of hypothesis and even alleged affirmation from Most Valuable Promotions CEO Nakisa Bidarian that he was in the operating to be Paul’s next opponent, Till unloaded after being handed over for the battle in an interview with Ariel Helwani.
“We agreed on a price and obviously it was going to be in Dubai on the 24th of December, where I live,” Till said. “I’ve been in camp for the past two weeks with my coach; I flew him out. Getting ready seven weeks away… Out of nowhere, this fight gets announced; this daft fight gets announced with Cédric Doumbé.”
Doumbé and Paul are scheduled to battle on Christmas Eve in Dubai at cruiserweight (200 kilos), though Doumbé, who hasn’t boxed since 2015 but is a adorned kickboxer, last fought 30 months in the past at 175 kilos.
Jake Paul arrives at the ESPY Awards at Lincoln Center in New York, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura
“I don’t think anyone outside of his own house knows who he is,” Till defined. “Jake probably just wants to see how his jaw is against someone who weighs 150 pounds on a good day. It’s a fraudulent showing. Everyone is a fraud. Jake’s a fraud. Nakisa is a little fraud. Waste of my time. Couldn’t give a f–k. If you want to fight me next year, fight me next year. So I just wasted about 5,000 pounds getting my coach out here, but it’s all good.”
Darren Till was irate after he was not given the alternative to battle Jake Paul. X, @arielhelwani
Doumbé is 5-foot-8 with a 73-inch attain, while Paul measures 6-foot-1 with a 76-inch attain.
“Cédric Doumbé weighs 170 pounds,” Till defined. “Jake Paul’s 220 pounds. Are we all just going to buy into this fight because he’s clever at marketing and stuff like that… What kind of fight is this? It’s a f–king farce so the stupid promotion can make a hundred million. Same as [Floyd] Mayweather fighting [Manny] Pacquiao later in his career.”
Paul weighed 227 kilos when he fought Mike Tyson in Nov. 2024, while the smallest he has fought at was 185 kilos against Nate Diaz in Aug. 2023.
Darren Till blasts Jake Paul for taking the Cédric Doumbé battle:
“Jake Paul, he’s a clear, clear juicehead. Look at him, mate, he’s a fats juicehead. There’s a truth for you.
Cédric Doumbé’s at 170 kilos… Jake Paul’s 220, 225 kilos. You’ve gotta look previous all the bullshit.… pic.twitter.com/5kJwkdirOD
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) November 2, 2026
Paul enters his Christmas Eve bout with Doumbé 12-2 after he was TKO’d by Anthony Joshua last 12 months.
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