Jake Paul’s next opponent was revealed on Wednesday. The YouTuber and influencer turned professional boxer faced Andre August on Dec. 15 at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Fla. The bout will be eight rounds.
Paul (7-1, 4 KOs) is coming off a decision win over former UFC fight Nate Diaz in August. His opponent is different from most of his other opponents. Paul has faced mainly fellow YouTubers and former UFC fighters in his fights. August (10-1-1 5 KOs) is a professional boxer. He returned to the ring after a four-year layoff in August and defeated Brandon Martin via unanimous decision.
“I’m a professional boxer and I want to be world champion, so I need to pursue the path towards greatness against people who have been boxing their whole life,” said Jake Paul in a press release. “So far, my entire boxing career has been on pay-per-view, but now it’s about more than business. Now I want to build my experience in the ring against seasoned fighters. I’m coming to prove my greatness on Friday, December 15th live on DAZN for the world to see.”
“I don’t talk very much. I’m all about that action! Jake Paul has the money, the fame, the team and the resources but he doesn’t have my hunger,” said Andre August. “When that bell rings, I am going to go straight to Jake Paul and ring his bell and send him back to YouTube for good.”
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“Jake’s global star power has already made him one of the biggest names in boxing. He’s sold more pay-per-views over his first eight fights than any other boxer ever and he’s one of the few names in the game advocating for women and prospects in the sport,” said MVP co-founder Nakisa Bidarian. “And now he’s once again doing what very few of the best and biggest boxers in the world have done in their 9th professional fight – fighting someone with a better record and more experience. Pound-for-pound, the great Terrence Crawford fought a 9-14 opponent in his 9th fight, Canelo Alvarez fought a 0-1 opponent, and Gervonta Davis fought an opponent that had 31 losses! But Terence, Canelo and Gervonta didn’t have the world watching. Jake Paul does, and he’s once again putting it all on the line taking on a 10-1 opponent. Thank you to DAZN for working with us to make this event accessible to fans around the world. Paul vs. August and Green vs. Crews-Dezurn are going to make for an unforgettable fight night for fans.”
“Jake Paul is one of the biggest names in boxing and we are delighted to be broadcasting his fight on Friday, December 15th,” said Joe Markowski, CEO of DAZN North America. “Jake has always stated he wants to be a World Champion and this is another step towards that dream. The world will be watching. Live and exclusive, only on DAZN.”
HE IS BACK! Jake Paul returns to the ring to face Andre August (10-1-1, 5KOs) in an 8 round cruiserweight bout.
August is on a five fight win streak and has more knockouts than any opponent Paul has faced to date.
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