The early non-televised fights were unspectacular. Junior middleweight Javonny Estella (6-0, 3 KOs) did little to shine in his decision win over journeyman Chris Rollins (5-3-1, 4KOs).
Undefeated cruiserweight prospect Jake Paul (5-0, 4 KOs) bailed himself out with his one-punch power in knocking out former MMA star Tyron Woodley (0-2) in the sixth round on Saturday night at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing says he’d like to see YouTuber Jake Paul face former UFC star Conor McGregor in a boxing match and then walk away from the sport.
They argue that it is bringing eyeballs to boxing. But who are they?
They argue that it is saving boxing. But saving it from what?
Think Jake Paul and this Youtuber element is bad for boxing? Try telling that to the million-plus viewers who tuned in last Sunday night.
Amanda Serrano (41-1-1, 30 KOs) scored a dominating unanimous decision over tough Mexican warrior Yamileth Mercado (18-3, 5 KOs). The WBC/WBO Featherweight World Champion Serrano defended her titles against the super bantamweight world champion Mercado with scores of 97-93, 98-92 and 99-91 in the ten-round bout.
Cruiserweight prospect/YouTuber Jake Paul (4-0, 3 KOs) labored to an eight round split decision over Tyron Woodley (0-1) on Sunday night in their match in Cleveland, Ohio.
This Sunday night Jake Paul takes on his toughest test to date (on paper) versus former UFC champion Tyron Woodley. Has Jake bit off more than he can chew this time around?
Former UFC champion Tyron Woodley says he wants to punish social media influencer [YouTuber] Jake Paul tonight in their fight headliner on Showtime PPV at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio.
Jake ‘The Problem Child’ Paul and Tyron Woodley met up behind the scenes on Thursday away from the crunch of the media to do publicity photos at the 5th street Gym in Miami to promote their August 28th fight on Showtime pay-per-view.