Tyron Woodley's camp is 'excited' to get another shot at YouTuber Jake Paul after the former UFC star was called up to replace Tommy Fury in a boxing showdown a week on Saturday.
YouTuber Paul beat Woodley via a split decision victory back in August and was due to take on Love Island star Fury - the younger half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson - as his next challenge.
But talk of Fury pulling out of the fight emerged on Monday and Woodley's representative Malki Kawa has confirmed that the former MMA star will face Paul in a rematch on December 18.
'I'm excited to get this deal done,' Kawa said, via the Mirror. 'And to have Tyron have the fight he was supposed to originally have anyway.'
Tyron Woodley's (left) camp is 'excited' that the ex-UFC star will get another shot at Jake Paul (right)
Tommy Fury has been forced to withdraw from his grudge match with YouTube boxer Paul
The reason for Fury's rumoured withdrawal is not yet known and there has been no official confirmation despite the uncertainty. Both social media sensations were due to step into the ring in Tampa, Florida.
Fury, the half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson, has been forced to train in his camp while coping with a cold.
'Tommy had a little bit of a cold but hopefully he is going to be okay,' promoter Frank Warren revealed recently.
'We are up in Morecambe [on Wednesday] so hopefully we will know more then, but he is up for it and he wants to fight.
Social media sensations Fury (left) and Paul (right) had been set to tussle in Tampa, Florida
'He can't wait for the fight and I know certainly from Jake's perspective he can't wait for the fight.'
The duo made a verbal agreement to rematch after their first showdown. There have been no specific details released yet,
