Jake Paul to face off with Pro Boxer Andre August

YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul (7-1, 4KOs) will be facing off against Andre August (10-1-1, 5KOs) the second professional boxer in his career. The fight will take place in Orlando, Florida. The fight will be presented live via DAZN and will not be PPV. The fight will be contested at cruiserweight and scheduled for 8 rounds. Jake Paul has mostly fought older MMA fighters who had made names for themselves in the UFC. This fight is a step closer for Jake Paul to prove his legitimacy as a pro boxer.

Jake Paul has stated ” I’m a professional boxer and I want to be world champion, so I need to pursue the path towards greatness against people who have been boxing their whole life,”. To achieve this he must start fighting professional and ranked fighters. Jake Paul is coming off a unanimous decision victory over former UFC star with decent boxing ability, Nate Diaz. Paul also has two notable wins against MMA star and former champion Tyrone Woodley. Paul also has a notable win over MMA living legend Anderson Silva. Jake Paul suffered his first professional loss against pro boxer Tommy Fury.

August is on a five-fight winning streak. Some would say all the pressure is on August, a loss to a supposed “YouTuber” can drop his stock immensely. August made a statement saying ” Jake Paul has the money, the fame, the team and the resources but he doesn’t have my hunger, When that bell rings, I am going to go straight to Jake Paul and ring his bell and send him back to YouTube for good.” Will August present a problem for “The Problem Child” Paul? We will find out come fight night. Also on the fight card in the co-main event we have a WBC super middleweight title fight that will put Shadasia green against Franchón Crews-Dezurn.