![]() Tyron Woodley is already in the ring, Jake Paul is making his entrance wearing orange Grant gloves and orange trunks with LED lights with his name on them. is doing the intros first is Woodley, who's still wearing headphones inside the ring. calls him "a native son of Cleveland, Ohio," and the fans go wild. Paul landed a jab and a mostly blocked combination. Round 1: The crowd chanted "F- Jake Paul!" at the start. Woodley did maybe a little more in that round. Woodley landed a right to the body and a nice jab. He got to Woodley with an uppercut-left hand combination, plus a body shot and left hook earlier in the round. Paul did OK early in the round, but a clear round for Woodley. It was the most significant blow of the fight so far. Round 4: Woodley hurt Paul with a big right hand. The early part of the round was good for Woodley, who landed a combo that snapped Paul's head back. Paul might have stolen it late with a combination and a left hook right at the bell. Woodley has been moving forward the whole fight but hasn't been as effective as Paul, aside from the one big right. Paul landed some combinations early in the round that might have given him the edge. But he really needs more in this final round. Woodley was doing well up until that point. The shot connected, and sweat flew off Woodley's face and body. Round 7: Paul's big right hand with less than 10 seconds left might have stolen the round. Round 8: Woodley probably took this round with some decent right hands, but it likely will not be enough. Jake Paul wins by split decision (77-75, 78-74 and 75-77) Woodley is one of the best welterweight fighters in MMA history, accumulating four title defenses as 170-pound UFC champ and holding the belt from 2016 to 2019. Kamaru Usman defeated Woodley to win the UFC belt in March 2019. Woodley, 39, lost his last four fights in the UFC and finished up his contract in March with a first-round submission loss to Vicente Luque at UFC 260. He also starred on the Disney Channel show "Bizaardvark." He has a large following with the younger demographic, who have followed him since he was 17 years old on Vine, then YouTube and now TikTok and Instagram. Paul has said he vows to be the biggest name in boxing, though he has kind of turned combat sports on its head, headlining big-money events with a fraction of the experience of his boxing peers. Paul, 24, become one of the catalysts of this new, novelty genre of boxing with his second-round knockout of former NBA Slam Dunk champion Nate Robinson in November 2020, on the Mike Tyson vs. In his previous bout, the Cleveland-area native knocked out former UFC fighter, MMA champion and Olympic wrestler Ben Askren in the first round. ![]() Paul (4-0) was facing the toughest test of his burgeoning boxing career on Sunday. The bout was contested at a catchweight of 190 pounds, the heaviest Woodley has ever competed at in his combat sports career. However, this was Woodley's pro boxing debut. Woodley came in as the more experienced combat sports athlete, with 27 professional MMA fights over a 12-year career plus being a two-time Division I wrestling All-American at the University of Missouri. Paul has been a polarizing figure, leveraging his millions of social media followers into what he is hoping to be a legitimate boxing career. ![]() Woodley wobbled Paul with a big right hand in the fourth round, but Paul was able to survive that round and beat Woodley over the rest of the bout. Woodley is a former UFC welterweight champion with several highlight-reel knockouts on his MMA résumé. ![]() ![]() The YouTube sensation-turned-prizefighter outpointed Tyron Woodley via split decision (77-75, 75-77, 78-74) in the main event of a boxing card Sunday night here at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Jake Paul passes test with split decision victory over Tyron WoodleyĬLEVELAND - Those hoping for Jake Paul's boxing demise at the hands of a big puncher will be sorely disappointed. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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