Molly-Mae Hague defended by Tommy Fury after Jake Paul's 'breadwinner' swipe ahead of fight

Molly-Mae Hague has been heaped with praise from her boyfriend Tommy Fury as Jake Paul continues to take aim at the couple ahead of his and Tommy's scheduled fight. Molly-Mae is currently flying solo at home after boxer Tommy flew out to Saudi Arabia to prepare for his much-anticipated fight with YouTube star turned MMA fighter Jake Paul, which takes place on Sunday, February 26.

Tommy, 23, and Jake, 26, were initially supposed to have a bout back in 2021 but Tommy pulled out after suffering a bacterial chest infection and a broken rib. Another scheduled fight in August was then pulled but ahead of Molly-Mae giving birth to their first child, it was announced that the pair would finally go head-to-head in February.

And with days to go until they face each other in the ring, Jake has taken a fresh dig at the loved-up couple, who met on Love Island in 2019, as he claimed Tommy will be able to begin providing for his family by getting a huge payday by facing the American.

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"He has kind of been forced into this by the fans, the media, his family and probably Molly," Jake said on BT Sport ahead of the clash. "She is probably sitting there going, 'Yo I just had a baby (daughter, Bambi) I can't be the one to pay the bills the entire time'. He is going to be paid 20k a fight, minus taxes, he can only pay for so many diapers. It's a hard business.

"This is his biggest pay day and he is going to actually be able to support his family a little bit if he gets a good wealth manager and invests his money properly. Molly is probably like, yeah bro I'm tired of being the bread-winner of this relationship."

Meanwhile, Tommy has heaped praise on