Jake Paul’s fifth foray into skilled boxing created nothing however clinches and boos from the gang in Saturday’s rematch with former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. After which the YouTube star and social media influencer delivered the growth.
Paul (5-0, 4 KOs) feinted with a jab to the physique and got here excessive with a flush proper hand to knock Woodley out chilly and set off a wild celebration inside Amalie Area in Tampa, Florida. The Showtime pay-per-view contest noticed the 24-year-old Paul go away little question in methods he did not in August when he held on for a break up resolution over Woodley of their first assembly.
The cruiserweight bout was contested at a catchweight of 192 kilos and survived a late opponent swap as Woodley, 39, stuffed in for the injured Tommy Fury, the half brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, on lower than two weeks’ discover.
“What now? What now? What now?” Paul screamed into the digital camera as his arm was raised by referee Christopher Younger, who waved off the combat at 2:12 of Spherical 6.
The end could not have come at a greater time for Paul because the rematch had devolved solely right into a holding contest with low output, similar to the worst moments of their first assembly. However as quickly as Paul delivered the ending blow, he returned again into his brash methods by leaping atop the nook turnbuckle and wildly rejoicing with older brother, and fellow influencer turned boxer, Logan Paul.
“That is as actual because it f—ing will get, identical to my proper hand,” Paul mentioned. “I informed you I used to be going to f— him up.”
Paul was the busier boxer all through and led on all three scorecards (49-46, 48-46, 49-46) on the time of the stoppage. Each Paul and Woodley landed the identical quantity of whole punches, in accordance with CompuBox, at 43 however Paul was in a position to land 41% of his energy punches.
Even with Paul’s output, he joined Woodley in being far too prepared to depend on the clinch, which slowed the motion and compelled the gang into a gradual set of boos. Paul overcame that, as he did the reduce on his brow in Spherical 4 resulting from an errant elbow by Woodley, to power the emphatic win.
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“[Woodley] is a legend, do not take something away from his profession as a UFC champion,” Paul mentioned. “He took this combat on two weeks’ discover as a result of Tommy Fury is a bitch. That is a troublesome man proper there [in Woodley,] he is a legend. He tried to catch the punch in entrance and like a lumberjack, timber.”
After the bout, Paul known as out UFC stars Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz, each of whom had been seated ringside, and urged them to get out of their present combat offers with “Daddy Dana” White, the UFC president.
“This needs to be the best second in my life, take a look at the yr I simply had,” Paul mentioned. “That is unprecedented. 4 large PPVs in 12 months and I knocked out everybody I noticed.”
Elsewhere on the cardboard, Amanda Serrano despatched fairly the message to the remainder of the light-weight division with a call win over Miriam Gutierrez. Serrano, the unified champion at featherweight, left little question that she will be able to compete up in weight along with her sights set on undisputed queen Katie Taylor in 2022. And the crossover particular between Deron Williams and Frank Gore delivered enjoyable motion over the course of 4 rounds. Williams walked away with the judges’ nod within the exhibition that will not depend as an official combat on their information.
“I used my wrestling background to my benefit,” Williams mentioned. “I simply wished to show to myself that I might get out right here and do that. All people that is speaking on Instagram and Twitter, they would not step in right here in entrance of all these individuals and on PPV for his or her first combat. Hats off to Frank. He had a dream. He had a objective. In my thoughts, we’re each winners tonight.”
CBS Sports activities was with you all through your complete method on Saturday, so make sure you observe together with the stay outcomes and highlights beneath.
Battle card, outcomes
- Jake Paul def. Tyron Woodley through sixth-round knockout
- Amanda Serrano (c) def. Miriam Gutierrez through unanimous resolution (99-90 99-91 100-90)
- Deron Williams def. Frank Gore through break up resolution (38-37, 37-38, 40-35) — particular exhibition
- Liam Paro def. Yomar Alamo through break up resolution (94-95, 95-94, 96-93)
Paul vs. Woodley 2 scorecard, stay protection
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Paul |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
TKO |
50 |
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Woodley |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
45 |
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