Savannah Marshall risks wrath of former sparring partner Tommy Fury with Jake Paul decision
SAVANNAH MARSHALL laughs when she admits to switching allegiances to Jake Paul’s camp over Tommy Fury.
Marshall, a former middleweight world champion, spent years sparring with a young Fury on their way up the ranks.
But now she is one of Paul’s latest signings in the YouTuber-turned-boxer’s ever evolving roster of women stars.
So if her new boss was ever to rematch old pal Fury, there is only one man Marshall can cheer on now.
She told SunSport with a laugh: “Jake’s paying me now, so I know where my bread’s buttered now!”
Paul, 28, suffered his first and so far only defeat in 2023 against Fury, 26, losing a split-decision in Saudi Arabia.
But he has since bounced back with five wins on the spin, most recently in November against Mike Tyson.
Tyson caused controversy by coming out of retirement aged 58 but over 100 MILLION watched the fight on Netflix – including Marshall.
She said: “I watched the Mike Tyson one and I think I watched when he boxed Mike Perry. So I’ve seen a few.
“I watched that one (Fury vs Paul) as well. I always forget about that. So look, I’ve watched quite a few. I’m a bit of a fan.”
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Paul returns on June 28 against ex-middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 39, dropping back down to cruiserweight.
And just two weeks later, he promotes Katie Taylor’s trilogy bout in New York against Amanda Serrano following the Irish legend’s two wins over her great rival.
Marshall, 34, features on the undercard against American Shadasia Green, 35, for the IBF and WBO super-middleweight titles.
She said: “I’ve had trouble getting on shows and that sort of thing and this has come about and it’s for the unified world title which is brilliant.
“I’m really happy. She’s a formidable opponent. She’s strong, she can whack.
“And to be honest, I believe it would be one of the better fights on the show.”