Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley

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Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley
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DateAugust 29, 2021
Venue Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Tale of the tape
Boxer Jake Paul Tyron Woodley
Nickname The Problem Child The Chosen One
Hometown Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Ferguson, Missouri, U.S.
Pre-fight record 3–0 (3 KOs) (Professional) [1]
1–0 (Amateur)
0–0 (Professional boxing)
19–7–1 (7 KOs) (MMA)
Age 24 39
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg)189+12 lb (86 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition Former UFC welterweight champion
Result
Paul wins via split decision (77-75, 78-74, 75-77)

Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley was a cruiserweight professional crossover boxing match contested between American YouTuber Jake Paul and American mixed martial artist Tyron Woodley. The bout took place at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio August 29, 2021. [2] The fight sold 500,000 PPV buys. Attendance 16,238 [3]

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Background

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Jake Paul (left) and Tyron Woodley (right).

It was announced on May 20, 2021, that YouTuber-turned-professional boxer Jake Paul had signed a promotional deal with American television network Showtime, an agreement that would see his next bout aired on the network. [4] His fight against former UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley was announced on July 12, 2021, with the venue and date set to be in Paul's hometown of Cleveland on August 29, 2021. [5]

Prior to the bout, Paul had compiled a record of 3–0 (3 KOs) as a professional boxer, and was coming off a first-round technical knockout victory on April 17, 2021 against former mixed martial artist Ben Askren, who similar to Woodley had also previously competed in the UFC. [6] For his part, Woodley made his debut as a professional boxer against Paul, and had most recently competed as a mixed martial artist on March 27, 2021, at UFC 260, when he suffered a first-round submission defeat against Vicente Luque. The defeat against Luque was Woodley's fourth consecutive loss as a mixed martial artist. [7]

Fight card

Weight Classvs.MethodRoundTimeNotes
Cruiserweight Flag of the United States.svg Jake Paul def. Flag of the United States.svg Tyron Woodley SD8/8 Note 1
Women's featherweight Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Amanda Serrano (c)def. Flag of Mexico.svg Yamileth Mercado UD10/10 Note 2
Heavyweight Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Dubois def. Flag of the United States.svg Joe CusumanoTKO1/102:10
Light welterweight Flag of the United States.svg Montana Love def. Flag of Belarus.svg Ivan Baranchyk RTD7/103:00
Cruiserweight Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tommy Fury def. Flag of the United States.svg Anthony TaylorUD4/4

^Note 1 Woodley's professional debut
^Note 2 For WBC, WBO, and IBO female featherweight titles

Broadcasting

Country/RegionBroadcaster
FreeCable TVPPVStream
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (host) Showtime
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom BT Sport Box Office
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Unsold markets FITE TV [8]

Fight purses

According to the Ohio State Athletic Commission, both Paul and Woodley earned an official purse of $2,000,000. These figures don't include any additional bonuses or PPV profits. [9]

Guaranteed base purses [9]

Rematch

After the match, Jake Paul made a bet with Woodley that if he got the tattoo, they would have a rematch, Woodley later got the tattoo on his middle finger, and Jake responded with a piece of paper saying "I Love You Too." However, Paul instead called out Tommy Fury to a fight.

On October 29, 2021, it was announced that Jake was going to fight Tommy Fury. However, on December 6, it was announced that Fury pulled out due to a rib injury, and Tyron Woodley stepped in his place for a rematch.

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