WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman believes Jake Paul is close to earning a spot in his organisation's rankings.
Paul is preparing to take on Mike Tyson this week in one of the most anticipated fights of the year, and the 27-year-old has been on a roll in his boxing career since suffering his only professional loss.
After losing to Tommy Fury by split decision in early 2023, Paul has defeated Nate Diaz, Andre August, Ryan Bourland and Mike Perry, with the latter three victories coming by way of stoppage. Now Paul prepares for his highest-profile fight since first putting on a pair of boxing gloves back in 2018, and Sulaiman suggested that another victory could see the social media star-turned boxer entered into the WBC rankings.
"He’s getting there," Sulaiman told OLBG. "I believe he is 10-1 and in his last fight he looked dominant, but he needs to increase the level of competition and stay active.
"I believe he is ready to be entered in the rankings of the cruiserweight division. He is a real fighter but there is one more test to take place and it’s a ratings committee that determines the rankings.
"It is not me or a small group, it is a big group from all over the world and they have a ratings criteria. What I see is, Jake Paul is on the way to entering the big leagues in boxing."
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