Jake Paul’s final boxing match delivered arguably his greatest highlight-reel knockout but.
The skilled boxing profession of “The Downside Little one” has been a novel one, to place it mildly. Recognized for his fame as a YouTuber, Paul, 26, received into the boxing world with an newbie conflict towards fellow YouTuber, Deji Olatunji, in August 2018. He gained the bout by way of a fifth spherical technical knockout earlier than the launch of his professional profession in 2020, which started with one other YouTuber opponent and former Nationwide Basketball Affiliation (NBA) participant, Nate Robinson.
Up till 2023, Paul (8-1) made his title in boxing off former blended martial arts (MMA) champions as he defeated the likes of Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley (twice), and the all-time nice Anderson Silva. In the end, “actual” boxer, Tommy Fury, was the primary at hand Paul a defeat when he gained a break up choice in February 2023 (watch highlights). Paul has since rebounded with two wins over one other MMA veteran, Nate Diaz (watch highlights), and most not too long ago, Andre August, who he knocked out in a single spherical (watch highlights) final month (Dec. 15, 2023). August, 35, had boxed and gained solely as soon as since 2019 till his Paul match.
“This was my hardest problem to this point,” Paul stated of August on his YouTube channel. “10-1 professional boxer, three-time Golden Glove champion. And, effectively, that is the way it went (reveals knockout footage).
“2023 has been loopy, to say the least,” he continued. “Beginning the yr with the largest lack of my profession, I used to be feeling low, misplaced, lonely, and uncertain of what the longer term would appear like. However the loss for me had so many W’s behind it. I wanted to lose. I wanted the humbling to offer me function and provides me one thing to work in direction of each single day. Typically, you get too excessive in your horse. I used to be on a profitable streak and began to really feel invincible. I misplaced focus, received snug.”
Paul is predicted to have one other intriguing yr in fight sports activities as his potential MMA debut remains to be in query for Skilled Fighters League (PFL). Within the meantime, one other boxing match is on the horizon as Paul will compete in Puerto Rico on March 2, 2024. His opponent has but to be revealed.
