Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury will have VAR and open judges' scoring in effect
Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury is set to be a rare boxing event to employ open scoring and video review.
As the fight is taking place in Saudi Arabia, the local commission have chosen to adopt some of the WBC’s rules which are not accepted everywhere else in the world.Open scoring and video review will be in effect for the main event and co-main event – Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury andFor Paul vs Fury, the corners will be informed of the scorecards at the halfway point in their eight-round fight .For Makabu vs Jack, the corners will be informed of the scorecards twice during their 12-round fight .
“If there is a contentious moment, if the referee needs to see whether someone’s knee was down [for a knockdown] or whether a punch was landed [to cause a cut], they will go to VAR.”talkSPORT has landed exclusive radio rights for the blockbuster boxing showdown between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury. Our coverage of the fight will start at 7pm on Sunday, February 26 on talkSPORT 2 before switching over to talkSPORT at 8:30pm ahead of the main event.
talkSPORT.com will bring you all the build-up across fight week, exclusive interviews with both camps and the very latest from Saudi Arabia as well as a live blog on fight night.
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