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| Date | August 29, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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]
Background[edit]
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[edit]
| Weight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruiserweight |  Jake Paul
|
def. | Tyron Woodley
|
SD | 8/8 | Note 1 | |
| Women's featherweight |  Amanda Serrano (c)
|
def. |  Yamileth Mercado
|
UD | 10/10 | Note 2 | |
| Heavyweight |  Daniel Dubois
|
def. | Joe Cusumano
|
TKO | 1/10 | 2:10 | |
| Light welterweight | Montana Love
|
def. |  Ivan Baranchyk
|
RTD | 7/10 | 3:00 | |
| Cruiserweight | Tommy Fury
|
def. | Anthony Taylor
|
UD | 4/4 |
^Note 1 Woodley's professional debut
^Note 2 For WBC, WBO, and IBO female featherweight titles
Broadcasting[edit]
| Country/Region | Broadcaster | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Cable TV | PPV | Stream | |
| United States (host)
|
— | Showtime | ||
| United Kingdom
|
— | BT Sport Box Office | ||
 Ireland
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| Unsold markets | — | FITE TV[8] | ||
Fight purses[edit]
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]
- Jake Paul ($2,000,000) vs. Tyron Woodley ($2,000,000)
- Amanda Serrano ($75,000) vs. Yamileth Mercado ($45,000)
- Daniel Dubois ($100,000) vs. Joe Cusumano ($111,000)
- Montana Love ($60,000) vs. Ivan Baranchyk ($60,000)
- Tommy Fury ($15,000) vs. Anthony Taylor ($40,000)
- Charles Conwell ($80,000) vs. Juan Carlos Rubio ($20,000)
Rematch[edit]
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.
References[edit]
- ^ "BoxRec Jake Paul". Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ "Jake Paul v Tyron Woodley date: Start time, undercard, stream and how to watch". talkSPORT. 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "F**K YOU CONOR" - JAKE PAUL ERUPTS ON CONOR MCGREGOR; DROPS BOMBS ON "HOOKERS WITH DANA" & CAREER, retrieved 2023-04-03
- ^ "Triller president confirms - 'We won't be doing any more Jake Paul fights". talkSPORT. 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ Salvador, Joseph (12 July 2021). "Report: Paul vs. Woodley Set for Aug. 29 in Cleveland". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "Paul vs. Askren results: Jake Paul starches Ben Askren in under two minutes | DAZN News UK". DAZN. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "UFC 260 results, highlights: Vicente Luque wins wild shootout with Tyron Woodley, submits former champion". CBSSports.com. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "▷ Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley - Official PPV Live Stream". FITE. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ a b Mike Bohn (August 31, 2021). "Paul vs. Woodley salaries: Jake Paul, Tyron Woodley paid $2 million each". MMAjunkie.com.