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Musician Diplo was wowed by a video Jake Paul posted on Instagram as he prepares for his showdown with Nate Diaz.

The YouTuber-turned-boxer showed himself training on the speed bag, before then using a can to show off his boxing skills.

Paul showed off his hand skills on Instagram
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Paul showed off his hand skills on InstagramCredit: Instagram
Diplo was suitably impresed
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Diplo was suitably impresed
Khan's video with a plastic bottle went viral
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Khan's video with a plastic bottle went viralCredit: YouTube

Diplo commented under the video and wrote: "Witchcraft.";

Fans may a sense of deja vu while watching the video as it's a trick that Amir Khan has performed before.

Khan's clip is from 2015 and shows him balancing a bottle on the back of his hand before flicking it up and keeping it spinning in the air.

There were doubts about whether or not the video is real, but the Brit insisted it is.

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He told TMZ: "I was standing there for about an hour until I got it right!!"

Paul faces Nate Diaz on Saturday, with commentary live on talkSPORT, as he looks to bounce back from his defeat to Tommy Fury.

And when asked whether Diaz could provide a tougher test than Fury, Paul said: "I think in terms of taking punches, yes.

"But, in terms of his boxing skill, it's really tough to say.

Paul vs Diaz is live and exclusive on talkSPORT on Saturday night/Sunday morning from 4am
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Paul vs Diaz is live and exclusive on talkSPORT on Saturday night/Sunday morning from 4amCredit: Noah Red & Alexis Contreras

"I think it's going to be hard to weather Nate Diaz and the storm he's going to bring to the ring and it's going to be more of a war and more of a battle than me vs Tommy.

"Me vs Tommy was more of a skill based event and so I think this will be who wants to win more."

Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz is live and exclusive on talkSPORT on Sunday 6 August from 4am

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