HASIM RAHMAN JR plans to STILL weigh in on Friday despite his fight with Jake Paul being cancelled – bidding to prove he can make 205lb.
The pair were due to headline at New York's famed Madison Square Garden on the weekend.
But following a weight disagreement between the two, the entire pay-per-view event was axed.
Rahman signed to fight at the 14st 4lb cruiserweight limit of 200lb, despite being 16 stone in his last fight in April.
So the New York State Athletic Commission wanted to track his weight cut.
And after Rahman struggled to drop the pounds, the fight weight was changed to 205lb.
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But Paul claimed his opponent demanded it be at no lower than 215lb, which prompted the YouTube star to scrap the whole event.
Rahman has now insisted he was willing to fight at 205lb and will prove it by hitting the scales on Friday, their scheduled weigh-in day.
He said: "We can fight at 205lb that is no problem to me, we can get it on.
"I'm definitely highly interested in hurting this man and it would not be at a detriment to me to do it at 205lb.
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"I am ready to do that I will make 205lb on Friday."
After the fight weight change, a fresh contract had to be signed, but Rahman claimed the bout was cancelled before he could agree terms.
In a statement by Paul's Most Valuable Promotions company, they say the son of former heavyweight champ Rahman Sr wanted to fight no less than 215lb.
MVP said: "Upon receiving this new contract Saturday morning, Rahman's camp indicated for the very first time that he planned to weigh 215lb at the official weigh-in and would not agree to weigh in at 205lb and informing Most Valuable Promotions that they are pulling out of the fight unless the fight was agreed to at 215lb."
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