Jake Paul returns to the hoop to stand Nate Diaz in a 10-round cruiserweight bout (catchweight of 185 pounds) at American Airways Middle in Dallas on Saturday, Aug. 5 (ESPN+ PPV, 8 p.m. ET).
Paul (6-1, 4 KOs), 26, of Cleveland, Ohio, is coming off a split-decision loss to Tommy Fury again in February.
Following the defeat, Paul made some adjustments to his workforce, including running shoes Theo Chambers and World Boxing Corridor of Popularity member “Sugar” Shane Mosley, to paintings together with his longtime tutor J’Leon Love.
Paul used to be at the beginning scheduled to stand Arouse in December 2021, however Arouse used to be pressured to step indisposed because of shock and used to be changed by way of former MMA champion Tyron Woodley. Paul, who had beaten Woodley by unanimous decision lower than 4 months previous, blocked Woodley within the rematch, scoring a sixth-round TKO victory.
Paul used to be scheduled to stand Arouse once more in August 2022, however that battle used to be additionally canceled when Fury faced visa issues and wasn’t able to travel from England to the US. Paul confronted MMA legend Anderson Silva in October and won a unanimous decision and known as out Diaz all the way through the post-fight interview.
Diaz, who’s making his boxing debut, is a former UFC contender and some of the best possible opponents within the UFC to by no means gained a name. All through his UFC profession, Diaz fought the lead opponents to be had, together with two fights towards Conor McGregor, Tony Ferguson, Jorge Masvidal, Leon Edwards and Benson Henderson, amongst others.
Paul made his skilled boxing debut in January 2020 with a first-round TKO victory over fellow YouTuber Ali Eson Gib. His 2nd battle used to be a second-round one-punch KO of former NBA star Nate Robinson. He next defeated former Bellator and One Championship champion Ben Askren with a first-round TKO in April ahead of taking over Woodley — two times — and next Silva.
The place can I oversee the Jake Paul-Nate Diaz battle card on Saturday, Aug. 5?
The total Jake Paul-Nate Diaz battle card will probably be broadcast within the U.S. on ESPN+ PPV initiation at 8 p.m. ET. The pay-per-view may also be bought on ESPN+ PPV. Additional info may also be found here.
How do I tide the battle?
You’ll stream the fight in the U.S. by going to the ESPN+ PPV page.
The total card:
Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz, 8 rounds, 185 kilos
Name battle: Amanda Serrano vs. Heather Hardy, 10 rounds, for Serrano’s undisputed girls’s featherweight name
Shadasia Inexperienced vs. Olivia Curry, 10 rounds, girls’s tremendous middleweights
Ashton Sylve vs. William Silva, 8 rounds, lightweights
Alan Sanchez vs. Angel Beltran Villa, 8 rounds, welterweights
Chris Avila vs. Jeremy Stephens, 6 rounds, tremendous middleweights
Supremacy tales:
Supervise Actual Hour – Paul vs. Arouse: Ep. 1 | Ep. 2 | Ep. 3 | Ep. 4 | Ep. 5 | Ep. 6 | Ep. 7 | Ep. 8
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