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Most Valuable Promotion's have confirmed that all the fighters scheduled for the Jake Paul vs Hasim Rahman JR undercard will get paid '50% of their contracted purse'.
The bout, which was set to take place at Madison Square Garden, was cancelled due to a disagreement over the weight class - which MVP have now clarified.
They explained that they felt it would not be safe to pit the two against each other at a higher weight-class - with Rahman JR potentially weighing in at 230lbs on the evening.
Jake Paul will pay fighters on the undercard '50% of their contracted purse', says MVP
The bout was cancelled after a disagreement over the weight of both fighters
In a statement, MVP said: 'The undercard boxers who were set to fight today as part of the Jake Paul & Amanda Serrano MVP event spent countless hours training both physically and mentally to prepare to fight on one of the biggest stages of their careers. These undercard fighters abided by the terms of their contracts and Jake and MVP are extremely disappointed that the event cnacellation adversely impacted them.
'Amanda Serrano, Ashton Sylve and Brandun Lee are in the process of rescheduling their bouts against their respective opponents. All other undercard fighters of the
