Youtuber-turned-pro pugilist Jake Paul has seamed upwardly his next fight. After a duad of recent rejections, St. Paul testament human face UFC legend Carl Anderson Silva inwards his next match, according to reports from No Smoke Boxing.
Paul now has a 5-0 book as a pro boxer, although his bouts are spaced far apart. His shoemaker's last win was against former UFC defend Tyron Woodley inward their rematch in December. Paul the Apostle won both contests, ace on points and unity past knockout.
The upcoming combat with Silva, a former UFC Middleweight champion, testament accept put on October 29, according to the fighting intelligence website. It testament live the briny event of a Showtime PPV event; however, in that respect are no more details on the relaxation of the activity.
Paul Finally Gets a Fight
Paul was sledding to bring back to the peal on Aug 6 against Hasim Rahman Jr at Madison Square Garden. However, the oppose was canceled because the intended contender didn’t pass water weight.
Before that, Tommy Fury, comrade to two-time domain heavyweight champ Tyson Fury, had also canceled on the 6’1″ cruiserweight fighter. This was after the US Department of Homeland Security rejected his visa request.
A few years ago, Alice Paul had written on his societal networks that he already had his next rival. He added that it would follow a monolithic announcement, but didn’t cater any names.
Paul’s 5-0 register comes at the write off of his ego. He had been repeatedly called out for not taking on pro boxers, although he has proven himself against UFC and MMA fighters. Even Woodley only when has two pugilism matches to his credit, both of which were losses he recorded against Paul.
Silva was a proven UFC champ before switching gears and entering the boxing band 2 years ago. Since then, the 6’2″ Brazilian native has had quaternity fights, winning three. Two of those came by knockout. His single loss was also by knockout against dude Brazilian Osmar Luiz Teixeira.
Bettors Cause Oddsmakers to Scramble
When the intelligence of the fight down first-class honours degree broke, sportsbooks wasted no more clip putting up the lines. At first, Saul was getting all the attention, with books giving him betting odds of around -180 to win the match. Silva opened at around +150 as the underdog.
That later changed. As to a greater extent bettors found out most the fight, they began placing their bets, and the scales tipped. Suddenly, Silva was getting most of the money.
Paul is no more yearner the favorite; inwards fact, he’s a considerable underdog. More books allay experience to list the fight, but BetOnline has Silva as the -155 favorite. DraftKings isn’t as convinced, still giving Paul the Apostle -120.
Paul Already Planning Future Bout
Paul is simply closing the struggle against Anderson Silva, but he already has inward his sights his next rival. In 2023, he testament make on Olajide Olayinka Theodore Samuel Williams “JJ” Olatunji, AKA KSI, in a battle to follow held at Wembley.
KSI is a 6′ cruiserweight from the UK who, same Paul, got his come out on YouTube. He later entered the boxing-for-glamour scene, simply the like his counterpart.
Paul and his brother, Logan, fought KSI and his younger brother, Deji, in an expo mate in Aug 2018. Saul of Tarsus defeated his opposing with a fifth-round TKO, and KSI may noneffervescent follow sounding for retaliate for his brother’s loss.