Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury in major doubt as Tommy is denied entry into USA by Homeland Security officers who stopped him at Heathrow Airport just days after Tyson Fury was also refused

Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury has been thrown into major doubt as Tommy has been denied entry into the USA.

The Brit was set to fly out to America on Monday to attend the pair's first press conference for the August 6 bout.

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However, he filmed a video late on Monday night (posted on Tuesday) explaining that this had not gone to plan.

Tommy said: "[I wanted to] come on here and set the record straight before anybody else tries to.

"Me and my team this morning arrived at Heathrow Airport ready for the press conference, ready to fly out.

"And as soon as I entered the airport I got pulled to one side and I was told by the Homeland Security officer that was there that my ESTA had been denied and I wasn't able to travel to the USA for a reason that I apparently know.

"I can stand here and I say I've done absolutely nothing wrong and I have no clue why I'm not allowed to travel to the USA.

"I've been training for a fight this whole time and that's all I've been doing.

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"I have no clue why they would not allow me to travel today and neither does any of my team or my laywers.

"So now I'm having to go to them trying to resolve it, and I'm in the middle of training.

"I don't know why this is happening today, it's a massive shock to me and my whole team.

"Obviously it is a matter that needs to be resolved.

"It's government issues, it's a lot bigger than the fight right now and I'm just trying to get it sorted."

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Ten days prior, Tommy's brother Tyson Fury was reportedly refused entry into the USA due to his connections to Daniel Kinahan.

It was reported by Ireland's that Tyson was stopped as he tried to board a flight from the UK by US immigration officials.

The news came after boxing adviser Kinahan was sanctioned by the US Treasury, who named him as a major figure in the Kinahan Organised Crime Group (KOCG) back in April.

He has always denied any wrongdoing, though Kinahan is alleged to be one of the leaders of a cartel accused of smuggling drugs, money laundering and bringing violence to “the most vulnerable in society”.

In April, American officials held a press conference alongside their Irish colleagues in Dublin, at which Irishman Kinahan was one of seven individuals from the KOCG to be hit by sanctions for involvement in a criminal enterprise.

It was subsequently reported that 600 people with connections to the KOCG had been banned from the US as a result.