Boxing fans left stunned with Jake Paul’s fight against Anderson Silva priced at staggering £17.99 on UK PPV

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BOXING fans have been left in disbelief by the PPV price of Jake Paul’s bout with Anderson Silva.

The YouTuber-turned-boxer will lock horns with MMA legend Silva this weekend in Phoenix, Arizona.

It marks Paul’s first fight since his second victory over Tyron Woodley all the way back in December last year.

Ring-walks for the main event will take place at around 4am UK time on Sunday morning – meaning only the most ardent fans will be up to watch it.

And despite the inconvenience of when it’s being staged, British fight fans will have to shell out £17.99 to watch it on Fite TV.

Social media users were left flabbergasted when the price was pointed out by boxing reporter Michael Benson.

One replied: “I’ll be watching old reruns of Neighbours over this borefest.”

A second responded: “Surely no one in the uk is buying that.”

And a third tweeted: “If they give me 17.99 I wouldn’t watch that.”

While a fourth joked: “I’m shaving my balls (that) night, that’s more interesting.”

Others have taken issue with the lack of depth on the undercard.

The headline fight before Paul vs Silva will see ex-UFC middleweight Uriah Hall take on former NFL star Le’Veon Bell.

One disgruntled Twitter user wrote: “The undercard for this fight looks boring AF !!!”

Another wrote: “Jake and Silva is the only interesting fight on the card no thanks.”

Paul, 25, touched down in Arizona on his private jet yesterday claiming record ticket sales.

He said: “Ladies and gentlemen, we are on the way to Phoenix for fight week.

“Big news we have sold the most tickets ever for a boxing event at this arena.

“They’re going fast. There is only a couple of tickets left. Click the link. Phoenix, we’re coming. Let’s go.”

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