Darren Till Says He Had a Price Agreed for Jake Paul Before Doumbé Got the Fight

Jake Paul vs. Cédric Doumbé is official for Christmas Eve in Dubai. Darren Till says he was supposed to be the guy.

Till's version: a price, a camp, then Doumbé

On The Ariel Helwani Show, Till said he was already training for a Dec. 24 fight with Jake Paul when MVP announced Doumbé. "From what I'm gathering, negotiations were going well. I think we agreed on a price... I thought we were all good to go. I've been in camp for the past two weeks with my coach," Till said, per the clip Helwani posted.

That's Till's account only. No contract has been shown, and Paul and MVP haven't responded to his claims. In a second clip, posted by Helwani, Till questioned the size gap: "Cédric Doumbé's at 170 pounds... Jake Paul's 220, 225 pounds." He also called Paul a "juicehead" in that clip, his words, not ours.

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Was Till really on the list?

MVP co-founder Nakisa Bidarian told The Sun Sport last week that Till was "definitely" one of the names they'd been speaking to about Paul fighting in December or early next year, per Bloody Elbow. Shortly after the announcement, Till tagged Paul and Bidarian on X:

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• Till had a price agreed with MVP: COLD. It's Till's word, with nothing from MVP.
• Paul vs. Till happens in 2027: COLD. Doumbé is the official Dec. 24 opponent.

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