Listen LIVE

I bloodied Jake Paul’s nose in sparring and got kicked out of his Tommy Fury fight camp

Light-heavyweight boxer Kalvin Henderson claims he was kicked out of Jake Paul's fight camp after busting the YouTuber-turned-boxer's nose.

The 19-2-1 professional was drafted in to help Paul prepare for his February 2023 fight with Tommy Fury in the Middle East.

Advertisement
Henderson sparred Paul for his Fury fight campCredit: Instagram - Kalvin Henderson

Henderson was among a group of sparring partners that were flown out to Dubai to emulate Fury's style, but things didn't quite go to plan.

In the lead-up to fight night, a video emerged of Paul having blood wiped away from his nose in the gym.

Henderson claims he was the man who caused the claret to flow.

And it led to him being axed from the fight camp.

Speaking to , he said: "When I sparred Jake I knew I was light years above him skill and experience-wise so I went in there with the mindset of being a good training partner where I match his level...

Advertisement

"This is the camp for Tommy Fury so they wanted me to emulate Tommy Fury; like move my feet, stay back, almost like an amateur.

"I'm not an amateur fighter and so I don't fight like that so I was doing what they were asking me to do, and I thought I was doing all right.

Advertisement

"I wasn't really hurting him and I was pacing him. Jake had three coaches at the time and one of his coaches was like 'What are you doing man? We need you to push him'...

Most read in Boxing

Amir Khan stuns fans with bizarre reaction to Canelo Alvarez’s win over William Scull
Jake Paul sends one-word message to Canelo Alvarez after ‘boring’ William Scull fight
Canelo Alvarez and William Scull create undesired boxing history after low-output fight
Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford date and venue confirmed after terrible Scull fight

"The other sparring partner got his ribs hurt they were going to fly another guy in to spar and I said 'No, just give me all the rounds'.

Advertisement

Follow our Boxing channel

Topics
Advertisement
cricket exchange