Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Huge KO in first round and undercard results tonight
Re-live updates from the main event and undercard in Orlando, Florida
Jake Paul secured a stunning, first-round knockout in his fight with Andre August on Friday, stopping the boxer with a clean uppercut in Orlando.
The fight marked Paul’s second outing against a professional boxer, following his points loss to Tommy Fury in February, and the YouTube star fared much better on this occasion.
Paul, 26, was light on his feet from the opening bell, slinging straight rights at the mid-section of August, before the 35-year-old landed a strong right hook to the head of his fellow American.
Out of nowhere, however, Paul snuck a brilliant right uppercut behind a jab to drop August badly. August, who entered the fight with a 10-1-1 record and five knockouts to Paul’s four, was unable to beat the referee’s count, signalling the end of the bout.
With the finish, which came at 2:32 of the first round, Paul improved his record to 8-1 (5 KOs). Re-live updates from Paul vs August and the undercard fights, below.
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Huge KO
Jake Paul secured a stunning, first-round knockout in his fight with Andre August on Friday, stopping the boxer with a clean uppercut in Orlando.
The fight marked Paul’s second outing against a professional boxer, following his points loss to Tommy Fury in February, and the YouTube star fared much better on this occasion.
Paul, 26, was light on his feet from the opening bell, slinging straight rights at the mid-section of August, before the 35-year-old landed a strong right hook to the head of his fellow American.
Out of nowhere, however, Paul snuck a brilliant right uppercut behind a jab to drop August badly.
August, who entered the fight with a 10-1-1 record and five knockouts to Paul’s four, was unable to beat the referee’s count, signalling the end of the bout.
With the finish, which came at 2:32 of the first round, Paul improved his record to 8-1 (5 KOs).
“I said first-round knockout all week, I manifested this,” Paul said in the ring after his latest victory, which followed a decision win over UFC icon Nate Diaz in August.
“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.
“[Next I’ll fight] more boxing prospects, [gain] 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.”
Paul also teased an announcement next week, regarding his next move in the ring. The 26-year-old signed with the Professional Fighters League earlier this year, and he is expected to make his debut in the MMA promotion in 2024.
Jake Paul lands huge uppercut KO in first round against Andre August
YouTube star Paul moved to 8-1 with his first win over a professional boxer
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Huge KO
Logan Paul reacts to Jake Paul’s KO win over Andre August in ringside footage
Logan Paul gave a dramatic reaction to his brother Jake Paul's first-round knockout in his fight with Andre August on Friday, 15 December. The WWE star sat ringside as his sibling delivered an uppercut to the American, capturing footage of the moment. After the punch, Logan jumped out of his seat as he celebrated the punch and appeared to mock August by pretending to be asleep. The fight was Jake's second outing against a professional boxer after his points loss to Tommy Fury in February.
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Huge KO
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Huge KO
Ariel Helwani, combat-sports journalist and ringside presenter tonight, writing on X:
“Jake Paul. Vicious first-round knockout. Florida continues to treat him well.”
Florida is also where Paul knocked out An Eson Gib and Tyron Woodley.
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Huge KO
Jake Paul career results:
An Eson Gib (YouTuber) – Paul wins via first-round KO – January 2020
Nate Robinson (ex-NBA player) – Paul wins via second-round KO – November 2020
Ben Askren (ex-UFC fighter) – Paul wins via first-round KO – April 2021
Tyron Woodley (ex-UFC champion) – Paul wins via split decision – August 2021
Tyron Woodley 2 – Paul wins via sixth-round KO – December 2021
Anderson Silva (ex-UFC champion) – Paul wins via unanimous decision – October 2022
Tommy Fury (pro boxer) – Paul loses via split decision – February 2023
Nate Diaz (ex-UFC fighter) – Paul wins via unanimous decision – August 2023
Andre August (pro boxer) – Paul wins via first-round KO – December 2023
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Huge KO
Was that Paul’s best performance so far? I’d say so.
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Huge KO
Paul on what’s next: “More boxing prospects, more experience, more time in the ring under the bright lights. If the money fights wanna come, [we’ll do] them, too.
“It’s incredible to inspire these young kids. Whatever you want to do, you can pursue it and rise to the top.
“We’ve got an announcement coming next week...”
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Huge KO
Paul: “I said first-round knockout all week, I manifested this. 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.”
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Huge KO
2:32 is the official time of the stoppage in the first round.
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Round 1
Paul is light on his feet early on, bouncing side to side.
Decent right cross to the body by Paul. And again. He overshoots with a right hand upstairs, and August rolls under the punch.
Good right hook from August, landing upstairs!
OH!!! OUT OF NOWHERE! PAUL DROPS AUGUST!
August tries to beat the count but can’t! It’s already over!
It was a beautiful right uppercut that did it.
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