Jake Paul has countersued Eddie Hearn amid their ongoing lawsuit.

Hearn took legal action after Paul accused the Matchroom Boxing promoter of bribery. This was following Katie Taylor’s split decision victory against Amanda Serrano and Anthony Joshua’s rematch against Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk was only given a split decision win, despite dominating the bout.

Paul alleged Hearn bribed judge Glenn Feldman ‘to influence the outcome of two boxing matches that he refereed.’ Hearn reacted by suing Jake in September 2022 for defamation. Jake did not retract his comments. Paul’s team filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which was rejected. A hearing was set for October 16, as Paul has now countersued. However, the chances of Paul winning are unlikely.

“[This is] intimidation tactic to chill Jake Paul’s freedom of speech and to silence other critics of the boxing industry. [Paul seeks] reimbursement of his attorneys’ fees, compensatory damages, and punitive damages designed to prevent Matchroom from further using expensive and time-consuming litigation to stifle the free speech of journalists, media organizations, and anyone else speaking on issues of public interest,” Paul’s countersuit