Jake Paul Eliminates Andre August with Crisp Uppercut in Round 1
Jake Paul promised to deliver a memorable performance going into his ninth professional boxing match with Andre August on Saturday at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando.
In the end, “The Problem Child” (8-1), lived up to his claim by knocking out the three-time Golden Gloves winner at the 2:32 mark of the very first round.
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Aspiring to become a world champion down the line, Paul, 26, has recently directed his attention towards seasoned boxers. The Professional Fighters League-signed star is expected to compete for mixed martial arts organization in 2024 in either an MMA or hybrid-rules contest.
Notably, Paul set a record by achieving the highest recorded gate for a boxing event in Orlando’s history. Puerto Rican fighter Miguel Cotto’s bout vs. Delvin Rodriguez at the Amway Center, which has a capacity of 20,000, in October 2013 previously held the record.
“I said first-round knockout all week... I manifested this,” Paul said. “This is the power of manifestation. I said I needed to bring back the old ‘Problem Child,’ I've been too nice to these guys letting them go to the later rounds. ... I don't know what I proved tonight, you know. I'm just going to do me. This is part of the process, the next step to becoming world champion. ... All I wanted to do was give y'all a knockout for Christmas.”
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