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Jake Paul, MVP sued by boxer Heather Hardy for $10m
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American boxer (born 1982)
Heather Hardy is an American former professional boxer and mixed martial artist. In boxing, she held the WBO female featherweight title from 2018 to 2019. Hardy is a member of the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame.
More on Wikipedia ↗American influencer and professional boxer (born 1997)
Jake Joseph Paul is an American professional boxer, influencer, and former actor. He began his career posting videos on Vine in September 2013 and had amassed 5.3 million followers and 2 billion views before the app was discontinued. He launched his YouTube channel, Jake Paul, in May 2014, dedicated to vlogs and was ranked by Forbes as one of the highest-paid YouTube creators of the 2010s and 2020s.
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In a 54-page complaint, the ex-champ alleges foul play regarding a "career-ending" fight with Paul's MVP that resulted in "permanent brain injury" to the 44-year-old.
As Jake Paul continues to build Most Valuable Promotions' empire, the company is facing a lawsuit from a former fighter for the first time in its five-year tenu