JAKE PAUL has beaten American professional boxer Andre August in Orlando.
The Problem Child delivered a brutal uppercut at the end of the first round, which knocked his opponent OUT and sealed the eighth win of his career.
Jake Paul now boasts an impressive record of 8-1 and teased that his next fight could be announced as early as NEXT WEEK.
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Knockout blow
Check out SunSport’s full report as Jake Paul knocked out Andre August with his next fight already teased…
Serrano hails Paul
World champion boxer Amanda Serrano has heaped praise on Jake Paul after his win over Andre August.
The Puerto Rican fighter and current unified featherweight champ has previously trained with the influencer-turned-boxer.
She tweeted after his win: “I told you so! I knew Jake was going to knock him out. His power in the gym was nuts this last camp.”
Serrano previously said: “I came to see him train and damn he’s a beast. I hope he doesn’t hurt Andre badly, Jake’s punching power is scary. No luck needed – you got this.”
Who next?
Jake Paul revealed in his post-fight press conference that he is open to the idea of fighting Viddal Riley.
Riley is a British born fighter, who used to train KSI before pursuing his own career in boxing.
The 26-year-old was in KSI’s team when he beat Jake’s brother Logan in 2019.
On the possibility of fighting Riley, Jake said: “Yeah for sure that could happen, that would be interesting.
“He has a name, a profile, and that is something that excites me for sure.
“As I go down this path I am going to continue to challenge myself and some of those names start popping into the equation.”
Logan reacts
Logan Paul was left shocked ringside when Jake landed the brutal first round knockout.
The elder sibling was videoing the start of the bout and quickly switched the camera to himself to show his amazed expression after Andre August hit the canvas.
He then tweeted the clip with the caption: “My God.”
Credit: @loganpaul Fans impressed
Jake Paul’s first round knockout of Andre August left many thinking the Problem Child is the real deal.
One said: “He hit the snooze button.”
Another added: “Can’t say it’s not impressive.”
A third reacted: “Can certainly fight. His power keeps getting better.”
Paul advises next wave of fighters
“We live in a different boxing world now, in a different digital age in general, and it’s the fighters’ responsibility now to promote themselves,” he said.
“And once they realize that, and realize instead of sitting around on the weekend and playing video games in between the training sessions, they gotta be on TikTok and making YouTube videos and getting out there and going on interviews and podcasts and getting any opportunity they can to grow their name.
“That’s why I would just encourage everybody else. The promoter is dying. It’s now the responsibility of the fighter. That’s the new boxing world. Just hustle, man. Just hustle.”
Credit: Getty Christmas party
Paul noticeably came out to an iconic Christmas song during his ring-walk tonight – Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.
“We just always had these vibes going in camp, and sometimes we’re playing different music, and one day we were sitting in the backyard, and this pal’s like, it’s Christmas, oh my God, they’ll start playing the Christmas hits,” he said.
“And that first song came on and I was like, this is what I’m walking up to.”
Turning haters to believers
“If I was walking on water in front of everybody’s eyes, they would say I couldn’t swim.
“When you take this path, and you’re in the top of a sport, and you got there in three and a half years with the jealousy and hate and insecure people, all the time, of course, they’re gonna critique and find any little thing that they can to try to bring me down.
“But what they don’t know is that it’s just making me bigger, just making me stronger, just making me more motivated to go ahead and become world champion.”
Jake Paul responds to KSI vs IShowSpeed sparring match
The Problem Child’s internet rival KSI organised a free-to-watch sparing match with YouTube superstar IShowSpeed at the same time as Paul’s bout with August.
When asked about the spar, he said: “I don’t know, I don’t care.
“It’s just two different things right, he’s chasing views as a 30-year-old man and I’m chasing legacy and belts.
“All kudos to him, I hope he makes his wildest dreams come true.”
Credit: YOUTUBE/ISHOWSPEED
Jake Paul vs Andre August report
Jake Paul brutally knocked out Andre August in the first round with a brutal right uppercut.
The YouTuber-turned prizefighter marked a new step in his career by facing a professional boxer with more experience.
And a perfectly-timed uppercut left August unable to beat the count and Paul handed the most legitimate win of his career.
He said: “I said first round knockout all week, I manifested this, this is the power of manifestation and I said I need to bring back the old Problem Child.
“I’ve been too nice with these people, letting them go into the later rounds. I set up my shot and he went night, night.
“I told him he was going to need a Celcius to wake up.”
From the opening bell, Paul, 26, took the centre of the ring and got behind his jab.
He was doubling up his left hand and looking for the right behind it but August – who had 12 prior bouts – covered up well.
The little-known American, 36, also landed a couple of solid overhand rights himself but Paul took them well.
And then as the round was closing out, Paul set August up with a range-finding jab before firing over the finishing uppercut.
Francis Ngannou reacts
UFC icon Francis Ngannou reacts after Jake Paul knocked out Andre August in the first round:
He said: ‘The kid’s got skills congrats on an amazing performance @jakepaul’
Credit: GETTY Paul’s record
Jake Paul has tonight improved his boxing record to 8-1.
- Ali Eson Gib (2020) W-TKO
- Nate Robinson (2020) W-KO
- Ben Askren (2021) W-TKO
- Tyron Woodley (2021) W-SD
- Tyron Woodley (2021) W-KO
- Anderson Silva (2022) W-UD
- Tommy Fury (2023) L-SD
- Nate Diaz (2023) – W-UD
- Andre August (2023) – W-KO
Credit: GETTY Paul post-fight
“I said first-round knockout all week, I manifested this,” Paul said.
“This is the power of manifestation. I’ve been too nice with these people, letting them get into the later rounds.
“He went night-night. more boxing prospects, more experience, more time in the ring under the bright lights.
“This is the power of manifestation. I’ve been too nice with these people, letting them get into the later rounds.
“He went night-night. More boxing prospects, more experience, more time in the ring under the bright lights.
“If the money fights wanna come, I’ve got smoke for them, too. But right now, I’m focused on being the best in the world and creating one of the greatest sports stories in the history of sports.
“It’s incredible to inspire these young kids. Whatever you want to do, you can pursue it and rise to the top.”
Punch tally
Jake Paul threw six punches tonight. Not a bad night’s work.
Any call outs?
Nope. He’s keeping his cards fairly close to his chest tonight.
Asked who he wants to fight in 2024, Paul answered: “No, I’m not going to call out any names.
“I’m not going to give anyone the limelight right now who doesn’t want to fight me. I could call these big names out right now, but I have already done that and they don’t want to fight me.
“We all know who I’m talking about.”
I think he might be talking to you, KSI…
“What y’all gonna say now?”
Logan Paul enters the ring and takes the mic.
“What y’all gonna say now? A 10-1 boxer that’s been doing it his whole life! This young man is the most impressive person in boxing today. The showmanship, the performance, the hard work, the drive the effort.
“I could not be a prouder brother. I’m happy to share my last name with you.”
You tease…
Asked how soon he intends to return, Jake Paul said: “We’ve got an announcement next week.”
What’s next?
Asked what’s next on the horizon, Paul added: “More boxing prospects, more experience, more time in the ring under the bright lights and staying active.
“I’m focused on being the best in the world, and creating one of the best sports stories in the history of sports. From being on the Disney Channel and not knowing how to throw a jab three years ago, to world champion.
“It’s incredible to inspire these young people or anyone out there to chase their dreams, and no matter where you start or when – you can peruse it and rise to the top.”
“I manifested this”
Jake Paul is absolutely delighted with that early stoppage, and he’s certain that he’s silenced his critics.
Paul said: “I said First Round knockout all week. I manifested this, this is the power of manifestation.
“I said I needed to bring back the old Problem Child – I’ve been too nice by letting these opponents go into the later rounds. I set up my shot and he went night night.
“I’m silencing my critics. Everyone that has something to say about me. ‘Oh he can’t do this, he can’t sell, he’s not big, what is he doing fighting this guy?’ Shut the f*** up.
“I don’t know what I proved tonight. I’m just going to do me. This is all part of the process in the next step to become the world champion. Clearly these guys can’t handle me.
“What’s next? It’s going to be even bigger.”
Credit: DAZN Celebrations
That took about 140 seconds by my watch. Jake Paul has been saying all week that he’s going to deliver a first-round knockout – and he’s clearly a man of his word.
His team pile into the ring to celebrate. Andre August made a very quick exit indeed.
Jake Paul vs Andre August – Round 1
Ding Ding! Jake Paul said he’d been working on his footwork a lot during this camp, and he’s bouncing all over the place here. Nice and light on his feet as he gets behind his jab and works the body of Andre August.
IT’S OVER!!! JAKE PAUL WINS BY KO!!!
Jake Paul pokes August with the jab before delivering a thunderous upper-cut to send his opponent to the floor.
Styles make fights
Jake Paul has shown a steady improvement. He’s throwing more punches. His recent fight against Nate Diaz saw him up his punch volume into the 50s — which is around the Cruiserweight average.
He’s jabbing nice and setting up one of those big right hands that can be so devastating.
As for August, his last victory came against Brandon Martin.
Martin is 6ft 4″ – much taller than 5ft 10″ August, who went to the body early and landed over 30 body punches in the opening round.
Jake ringwalk
I was expecting a motivational anthem for Jake Paul’s entry. I certainly did not expect that.
He danced his way to the ring to Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee…
Yes, it’s bizarre. Or is this just the Jake Paul experience?
“Money doesn’t create legacy”
He’s certainly saying the right things to get the respect of the boxing community.
Jake Paul had a lot of things to say at his press conference ahead of this contest (as you can imagine), and he’s quite adamant that he intends create history in the sport.
“The biggest criticism is that I should fight a real boxer. And it’s time to answer that, show up and put it all on the line.
“All the Influencer s*** and MMA s*** is cool, draws big PPV numbers, is fun and there’s more s*** talk. But none of that was really my goal.
“Money doesn’t create legacy. This is my road to world champion, and it’s about getting the experience under the bright lights to be able to compete at the highest level.
“It would create one of the greatest sports stories in history. To go from Disney Channel to world champion in less than six years – that’s why I’m here.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
