Only in boxing.
Next Saturday night, Jake Paul (5-0, 4 KOs) will take on Hasim Rahman Jr (12-1, 6 KOs) in his first fight against an actual pro boxer, as opposed to the basketball players and former MMA fighters he’s otherwise been facing. Rahman Jr is the son of former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman, but behind his shiny looking 12-1 record are a slew of opponents with losing records.
But when there’s money to be made and you’re a hopelessly corrupt sanctioning body, you proudly declare the relevance of this matchup.
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman tweeted on Friday that if Paul defeats Rahman Jr, he’ll be in the WBC rankings.