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Jake Paul vs Ryan Bourland LIVE: Updates and results plus Amanda Serrano fight cancelled tonight

Re-live Paul’s latest fight and the moment the main event between Amanda Serrano and Nina Meinke was cancelled under strange circumstances

Alex Pattle
Combat Sports Correspondent
Saturday 02 March 2024 23:02 GMT
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Moment Jake Paul delivers first-round TKO in Ryan Bourland fight

Jake Paul scored a first-round TKO of Ryan Bourland on Saturday, stopping the professional boxer before Amanda Serrano’s title defence was cancelled at the last moment.

Paul, 27, quickly split his fellow American’s guard with repeated jabs, before adding right hands to the body and head to wobble Bourland, 35, against the ropes. Bourland, who entered Puerto Rico with a 17-2 pro record, scrambled around in a bid to recover, but he was eventually overwhelmed in the corner.

As Paul poured on punches, Bourland fell to his knees, and the referee stepped in to wave off the cruiserweight bout. With that, YouTube star Paul moved to 9-1 as a pro. The result in San Juan marked his second straight win against a pro boxer, with the “Problem Child” having knocked out Andre August in round one in December. Before Saturday (2 March), Bourland had not fought since September 2022.

Paul vs Bourland was set to be followed by a main event between Serrano and Nina Meinke, but the unified featherweight title fight was cancelled in a bizarre scene. After Paul stopped Bourland, Meinke entered the ring in her fight gear, while Serrano arrived in sunglasses and a hoodie. A ring announcer revealed that the main event had been cancelled, and that the crowd would receive 100 per cent refunds.

Champion Serrano, 35, said she had not been cleared to compete by doctors, owing to an eye injury. Re-live updates from Paul vs Bourland and the bizarre cancellation of Serrano vs Meinke, below.

Watch: The moment Jake Paul stopped Ryan Bourland

Moment Jake Paul delivers first-round TKO in Ryan Bourland fight

Jake Paul delivered a first-round TKO of Ryan Bourland on Saturday, 2 March, sending his fellow American falling to his knees in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The YouTube star-turned-boxer piled on punches before the referee stepped in to wave off the cruiserweight bout as Bourland was overwhelmed in the corner, with Paul climbing the ropes to take in the rapturous applause. It came before the scheduled main event between Amanda Serrano and Nina Meinke, which was cancelled. Serrano was pictured in the ring in sunglasses and a hoodie before the announcement. The 35-year-old said medical staff did not clear her to compete due to an eye injury.

Alex Pattle3 March 2024 10:46

Jake Paul stops Ryan Bourland before Amanda Serrano vs Nina Meinke cancelled

Here is our full report from Paul vs Bourland, which also covers the cancellation of Serrano vs Meinke:

Jake Paul stops Ryan Bourland before Amanda Serrano fight cancelled in bizarre scene

Paul scored his second straight win against a pro boxer, before a strange announcement was made in the Puerto Rico ring

Alex Pattle3 March 2024 07:00

Jake Paul stops Ryan Bourland before Amanda Serrano vs Nina Meinke cancelled

It is plausible that Paul and co knew throughout the day that Serrano would be unable to compete, but decided that the crowd would be even more hostile if there had been an earlier announcement of the main event being cancelled.

That is pure speculation, but it is conceivable. The crowd booed Serrano pretty heavily at times during her announcement.

Alex Pattle3 March 2024 06:40

Amanda Serrano booed as she reveals fight is cancelled

Alex Pattle3 March 2024 06:20

Jake Paul adopts southern accent for pre-fight interview

Alex Pattle3 March 2024 06:00

Jake Paul stops Ryan Bourland before Amanda Serrano vs Nina Meinke cancelled

Here are the thoughts of event host Ariel Helwani, as he reflects on the cancellation of Serrano vs Meinke:

Alex Pattle3 March 2024 05:40

Jake Paul stops Ryan Bourland before Amanda Serrano vs Nina Meinke cancelled

Jake Paul’s pro boxing record

vs Ryan Bourland, March 2024, first-round KO win

vs Andre August, December 2023, first-round KO win

vs Nate Diaz, August 2023, decision win

vs Tommy Fury, February 2023, decision loss

vs Anderson Silva, October 2022, decision win

vs Tyron Woodley, December 2021, sixth-round KO win

vs Tyron Woodley, August 2021, decision win

vs Ben Askren, April 2021, first-round KO win

vs Nate Robinson, November 2020, second-round KO win

vs An Eson Gib, January 2020, first-round KO win

Alex Pattle3 March 2024 05:20

Jake Paul stops Ryan Bourland before Amanda Serrano vs Nina Meinke cancelled

Alex Pattle3 March 2024 05:00

Jake Paul stops Ryan Bourland before Amanda Serrano vs Nina Meinke cancelled

Alex Pattle3 March 2024 04:45

Jake Paul stops Ryan Bourland before Amanda Serrano vs Nina Meinke cancelled

Alex Pattle3 March 2024 04:29

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