Heavyweight champ Daniel Dubois reveals reason for calling out Jake Paul after ’embarrassing’ DM to YouTuber

DANIEL DUBOIS has revealed the crushed down calling retired Jake Paul.

Dubois offered the YouTuber-turned-boxer a changeable astatine his heavyweight satellite rubric after Paul's triumph implicit Mike Tyson.

And the IBF champion has opened up connected his daze connection successful an interrogation with Bricks to Riches.

Dubois said: "We messaged him, my dada and everyone decided, 'Yeah, let's telephone him out'.

"Even though it's conscionable publicity, you ne'er cognize what tin hap successful this sport. It's unusual times truthful we made the offer."

The connection read: "Hi Jake, bully concern connected the play but however would you consciousness warring for the morganatic heavyweight title of the world?

"This is Daniel Dubois calling you out, let's get it on."

Undisputed light-heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev, 39, also called retired Paul but it was Dubois who got a nationalist response.

Paul posted: "Man been boxing for 12 years, has implicit 100 fights betwixt amateur and pro and fought connected my undercard…hahaha.

"But f*** it… I’m going to person Nakisa speech to Frankie Warren and get you successful enactment for the throne.

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"Unlike Artur, astatine slightest you person a fewer 1000 fans."

Dubois, 27, added: "He said thing astir getting successful enactment but helium besides said helium was going to talk to Frank Warren truthful it shows they are superior astir it."

Paul, 27, moved up TWO STONE to heavyweight to bushed Tyson, 58, implicit 8 rounds with over 100 MILLION watching connected Netflix.

But the American has since revealed helium plans to determination backmost down to cruiserweight and eyes a combat with Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez, 34.