Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley II, billed as "Leave No Doubt", was a
cruiserweight professional crossover boxing rematch contested between American
YouTuber Jake Paul and American
mixed martial artist Tyron Woodley. The bout took place at the
Amalie Arena in
Tampa, Florida on December 18, 2021
The fight sold 200,000
PPV buys.
Background
It was announced on October 29, 2021 that undefeated duo Jake Paul and
Tommy Fury
Tommy Fury (born 7 May 1999) is a British professional boxer and reality television personality. He took time off from his boxing career in 2019 to star in the fifth series of the ITV2 dating reality television show ''Love Island''. Along with ...
would be facing each other on December 18, less than four months after Fury had made his U.S. debut on the undercard of Paul's bout against mixed martial artist and former
UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley on
August 29. The bout was slated to be contested at a limit of 192 lbs under the
cruiserweight division and aired live on
Showtime PPV in the United States similarly to Paul-Woodley.
On November 5, 2021, a few details of the undercard were announced, as Paul teammate and former Tommy Fury opponent Anthony Taylor was announced to be taking on
Nate Diaz's teammate Chris Avila in a fight at 168-pounds for eight rounds. Also announced for the undercard was former
NBA
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player
Deron Williams in a fight against former
NFL
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player
Frank Gore.
On December 6, 2021, Fury pulled out of the bout due to a bacterial chest infection and a broken rib, and was replaced by Tyron Woodley, who faced Paul in a rematch after losing a split decision to him back in August. The rematch was contested over eight rounds at a limit of 192 lbs under the
cruiserweight division.
On December 18, 2021, Jake Paul won the rematch by KO, 2 minutes and 12 seconds into the 6th round.
Fight card
Broadcasting
References
External links
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