“Completely Broken”: Eddie Hearn candidly opens up about Gib’s disappointing loss to Jake Paul amid Slim fight rumors

Jake Paul has made a significant impact on the boxing world with a series of impressive performances in the ring, predominantly against MMA veterans. However, his debut in professional boxing was against fellow YouTuber AnEsonGib, also known as Ali Ali-Fakhri. Paul’s only setback in his boxing record came against Tommy Fury, the younger half-brother of Tyson Fury.

In a recent podcast appearance on Sidemen, the Matchroom boxing promoter Eddie Hearn candidly opened up about an incident where he saw a dejected Gib after the loss to Jake Paul in his debut in boxing. Gib has since rebounded tremendously after the loss.

Eddie Hearn shares candid thoughts on Gib vs Jake Paul

Gib and Jake Paul were both undefeated in the amateur circuit when they made their professional boxing debut. However, the bout was one-sided with Paul scoring three knockdowns within 2 minutes of the fight to win the bout via TKO.

Eddie Hearn was the promoter for the bout held at The Meridian at Island Gardens, Miami, Florida, U.S.A. In his appearance on the Sidemen podcast, Hearn shared an incident he had with Gib after he lost his debut boxing bout against Jake Paul.

Hearn saw Gib at an elevator. “He looked completely broken”, Hearn said. However, since the loss Gib has won 5 fights in a row with 3 of them coming via knockout. Gib was born in Saudi Arabia but is now residing in the UK.

Jake Paul’s MVP is eyeing Gib vs Slim in June

Since his loss to Jake Paul in 2020, Gib has been on the rise. He faced Paul at 191 lbs, putting the 5’8″ Gib at a significant disadvantage. In his subsequent bout against Tayler Holder, he secured victory via unanimous decision in the 5-round exhibition match.

Gib then had his second professional bout against Austin McBroom, contested at 175 lbs, winning with a 4th-round Overhand Right KO/TKO in the scheduled 6-round bout. He also participated in the Kingpyn High Stakes Tournament, winning against Broom in the quarter-finals and Jarvis Khattri in the semi-finals.

Jake Paul founded the Most Valuable Promotions with former UFC executive Nakisa Bidarian and it promotes all of Paul’s fights. They are eyeing a fight between Gib and Slim Albaher, a fellow YouTuber based in the USA. Slim has an undefeated record in boxing with 6 wins. Jake Paul and MVP via X, formerly Twitter, announced their plans for the event.

Paul last fought Nate Diaz and won via decision in the 10-round fight. The fight was Diaz’s debut in the boxing ring after a long stint in the UFC. He will be facing Andre August in December which will be Paul’s first headlining bout that is not a PPV.

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