On Dec. 15, Jake Paul will field once more. Will probably be the eighth battle of the influencer turned skilled boxers’ profession. He’ll be taking over Andre August, a professional boxer with a 10-1-1 file. Will probably be the second time Paul has boxed a boxer.
Paul (7-1) has fought primarily retired former combined martial artists. He is defeated Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley (twice), Anderson Silva, and Nate Diaz after starting his profession in opposition to fellow YouTuber AnEsonGib and former NBA participant Nate Robinson. The fights with AnEsonGib, Ben Askren, Nate Robinson and Nate Diaz have been boxing debuts for his opponents. His lone profession loss got here to the primary boxer that he confronted, Tommy Fury.
The match in opposition to August takes place on the Caribe Royale Orlando, in Orlando, Fla. Paul believes combating August places him on the trail to ultimately changing into a world champion.
“This can be a huge step for me towards changing into world champion. We now have an incredible opponent, extra expertise, extra knockouts, in Orlando, Florida completely on DAZN. It’ll be an enormous, large occasion,” Paul instructed TMZ Sports.
“I’ve acquired to problem myself. I believe after I stated, ‘I will turn out to be world champion,’ individuals took it as ‘oh, he is simply advertising and marketing. He is simply saying issues to make his fights larger, to look extra legit.’ No. That is what I will do, and that is the trail to get there, treating myself and my profession now as a younger boxing prospect. Doing what different fighters who’re world champions now did of their ninth battle,” Paul continued.
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This battle is not concerning the pay-per-view gross sales and getting cash for Paul. It is about gaining expertise contained in the ring.
“It is much less concerning the enterprise and pay-per-view gross sales. We have already carried out that and generated a whole bunch of tens of millions of {dollars} in pay-per-views. That is concerning the expertise,” stated Paul. “That is most likely similar to a break even battle for me. I most likely will not even make cash on it. Who is aware of what the end result is… It isn’t concerning the cash. It is actually about focusing in, staying sharp, and the expertise of difficult myself within the ring with these guys who’ve been doing this their entire life. He is a beast. He is a canine and he is coming to win. That is his make or break second as a boxer himself, so it will be a very good battle.”
“He is very robust. He is very athletic, comes ahead, has nice punching energy, throws punches in bunches, loads of mixtures and hides a few of his photographs effectively,” Paul stated of his opponent. “He works to the physique. He is good. He is good. He is an incredible, nice fighter and that is why he is 10-1 and has been on a seven-fight win streak. I positively have an actual opponent in entrance of me. After I get up within the morning I do know this man is coming to attempt to take my head off, in order that motivates me. That is why I really like taking onerous fights like this to problem myself.”
