![]() Ethan Miller/Getty Images After being announced last week, the upcoming Jake Paul vs. He will return to the professional ranks against Austin McBroom in Los Angeles later this month. Jake Paul's next fight takes place in August. 'Gib' has since gone on to beat Tayler Holder in an exhibition, becoming the only Paul opponent to return to the ring and win after facing him. He had fought in just two white collar bouts before turning professional to face his rival, and was quickly stopped within a round in Miami. But he had never boxed professionally and was riding a losing streak when he signed to fight Paul.ĪnEsonGib, the YouTube star he faced in his professional debut, was the only person Paul has fought with any boxing background. Tyron Woodley, who he beat by way of split decision and then a vicious knockout, was a fearsome MMA striker, and a former UFC champion with four title defences. He has previously faced MMA champions, YouTubers and a basketball star, but none of his five professional or amateur opponents had ever boxed at any level before he faced them. Rahman is 12-1 as a professional, and will finally satisfy fans' appetites for Paul, who is 5-0, to fight a 'real boxer'. 10x more than Tommy, but I'm built different."ĭo you believe Hasim Rahman Jr will be too good for Jake Paul? Let us know in the comments section below! "The New York State Athletic Commission didn’t want to approve this fight because they said Hasim had too much experience for me. "My brother and manager didn’t want me to take this fight. "I’ve wanted this fight ever since Hasim ran his big mouth to me two years ago in the gym," Paul said in a lengthy Instagram post captioning the video. But it clearly angered the social media star, who has kept his animosity towards the heavyweight since and has now offered him a massive money fight opportunity. Paul can be seen in the footage dancing and mocking Rahman, as well as threatening to use his wrestling background if the pair were to fight. What's up? I'm trying to bring that man professional work, I'm going to say this one time, real nice, get that camera out of my face." "Who's the b***? Because I was a b**** a minute ago. Paul (5-0, 4 KO) has won all but one of his fights by knockout and only gone more than two rounds twice - in his split decision win over Woodley in August in Cleveland and then his knockout win over Woodley in Tampa.He then says a few things which are hard to decipher, as he is held back by members of the YouTuber's team. American Paul made his debut earlier in 2020. "It was like two months in, I was like, I was sitting there and I had an epiphany," Paul said in March. Robinson was motionless on the canvas after crashing down face first in the fight, which featured on the Mike Tyson v Roy Jones Jr undercard. Two months into his break, he realized how much he loved fighting and decided to start training again. Plus, he had his other business ventures as well. He said in March he was looking at things pessimistically then because he had been in a constant training camp-fight rotation. Initially, after his win in December over Woodley, he said he wasn't going to fight for 18 months because he felt burned out. Paul said in March he wasn't sure who he would fight next or when, exactly, the fight would be. "You know, that was Chapter 1 of my boxing career, that was my rookie season and now I get to go on another chapter here." "Back in the gym, back to training and excited, more excited and motivated than ever," Paul told ESPN back in March. Now, Paul will come back on his own after his first break following fighting four times in 11 months from November 2020 until January 2021. Paul was in attendance for the split decision win for Taylor over his fighter, Serrano. He had said he had planned to return to the ring, but was also wholly committed to promoting the Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano undisputed lightweight title fight in Madison Square Garden, which took place Saturday night. Paul, 25, began training again in March after taking a few months off following his knockout win over Tyron Woodley in Tampa, Florida, last December. ![]() 13 against a to-be-determined opponent at a to-be-determined location. The boxing promoter/fighter/social media influencer tweeted Sunday afternoon he is going to be fighting again Aug. NEW YORK - Jake Paul is making his return to the boxing ring.
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