Jake Paul came out victorious over Mike Perry on July 20 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL. The pair battled it out on the top of PPV card billed as “Fear No Man”. The scheduled for 10 rounds cruiserweight bout ended prior to the final bell.
The YouTuber turned pro boxer stopped the former UFC fighter and current bare knuckle boxer in the sixth round. On his way to victory, the Cleveland, OH native sent his opponent of Orlando, FL to the canvas three times – in the first, second and sixth rounds. The latter got back on his feet, but stumbled, and the referee called it a day.
With the victory by TKO, Jake Paul improved to 10-1, 7 KOs and secured his fourth win in a row. In his next fight on November 15 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the 27-year-old is scheduled to face Mike Tyson in an eight-round heavyweight matchup.
“I love what I’m backed into a corner because there’s only one thing to do, and that’s fight your way out,” Paul said at the post-fight press conference. “People don’t believe in my skill. They said this was a mistake… They always sit across from me and underestimate me and think they can beat me. But people don’t realize my speed, my power.”
“MMA fighters sometimes are harder to fight than boxers because [Perry] was just changing everything every round and there were no repetitive patterns.”
Mike Perry dropped to 0-2 in pro boxing. The 32-year-old also holds the record of 14-8 in MMA and 5-0 in BKFC.
“Well, the last one [boxing fight] was nine years ago,” Perry said. “And this was a good opportunity for me, a major event, a sold-out arena, great fans came and I tried to give them a fight and you know, it just doesn’t look like that’s the thing for me.”
“But I’ll probably get back in the gym because that’s all I know. And I’ll train and I’ll try to get better. And you know, I use it as a mental health thing. I train in the gym to be a better person… I’ve got to branch out on my training and get some different looks and you know, maybe just do a little bit of traveling and some life seeking and get myself out there and you know, also be more with my family.”
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