Darren
Till has accused Jake Paul and
Most Valuable Promotions of wasting his time after Paul opted
to face Cedric
Doumbe instead of the former
Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight.
Till said he believed negotiations for a Christmas Eve matchup were
progressing and had spent two weeks training with his coach. Paul
announced Monday that he will face Doumbe in an eight-round
cruiserweight bout at 200 pounds on Dec. 24 at Coca-Cola Arena in
Dubai.
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Darren Till says he spent £5,000 preparing for a potential Jake
Paul boxing match before Cedric Doumbe was announced
Speaking on “The Ariel Helwani Show,” Till expressed frustration at
being passed over.
“I thought we were all good to go,” Till told Ariel Helwani. “I’ve
been in camp for the past two weeks with me coach. I flew him out,
getting ready, seven weeks away, right around the corner. It
would’ve been me third fight this year, and a big fight, as well.
And out of nowhere, this f**king daft fight gets announced with
Cedric Doumbe.”
Till questioned Paul’s choice of opponent and suggested he was
seeking a less dangerous test after suffering a broken jaw in his
knockout loss to Anthony
Joshua in December 2025.
“Jake probably just wants to see how his jaw’s holding up against
someone who weighs about 150 pounds on a good day,” Till said. “So,
it’s just a fraudulent show. Everyone’s a fraud. Jake’s a fraud.
Nakisa [Bidarian, Paul’s business partner] is a little fraud,
wasting my time.”
Till said he spent approximately £5,000 bringing his coach to camp.
He argued that his size and recent focus on boxing would make him a
more difficult opponent than Doumbe.
“I’m 215 pounds. I’m the same as Jake. I can f**ing hit like f**k.
I’m not slow, I’m fast. I feel like I’m in me prime years,” Till
added.