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Jake Paul will make his highly-anticipated return to the ring on Friday, December 15 at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida, and his opponent has now been announced.
This week, it was announced that Paul (7-1, 4 KOs) will take on professional boxer Andre August.
August (10-1-1, 5 KOs) is currently on a five-fight winning streak and won his last fight over the then-undefeated Brandon Martin via unanimous decision on August 11, 2023.
Paul most recently fought on August 5, 2023, and earned a unanimous decision win over MMA superstar Nate Diaz.
Ask and I shall deliver. August has more KO’s than me, more wins than me, more experience than me, but I like to gamble. The path to world champ starts here. Just straight up boxing. pic.twitter.com/5AoXxPmAPj
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) November 8, 2023
“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,” Paul said in a press release. “So far, my entire boxing career has been on pay-per-view, but now it’s about more than business. Now I want to build my experience in the ring against seasoned fighters. I’m coming to prove my greatness on Friday, December 15th live on DAZN for the world to see.”
Paul vs. August — which headlines Most Valuable Prospects IV — will be an eight-round cruiserweight fight and will be available as part of the DAZN subscription package, not on pay-per-view.
Tickets will go on sale Thursday, November 9 at 1:00 p.m. ET on TicketMaster.
August added, “I don’t talk very much. I’m all about that action! 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.”
A WBC super middleweight title fight between Shadasia “The Sweet Terminator” Green and Granchon Crews-Dezum.
Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.
