Jake Paul still doesn’t seem to have moved on from the idea of facing Conor McGregor in a potential boxing fight someday. Despite getting ignored by the UFC star after several callouts, ‘The Problem Child’ continues to compare himself with the Irishman in media appearances.
Furthermore, Jake Paul claims that he has now become bigger than Conor McGregor in the sport of combat. Boasting off a 7-1 record in boxing, Jake Paul will face Andre August on December 15 in Orlando. Having beaten Nate Diaz in his last outing, Jake Paul recently deemed his interest in facing ‘Notorious’.
In a media interaction with DAZN Boxing, Jake Paul said, “A fight between me and McGregor would be pretty f***ing massive and entertaining and fun. I would beat his a**.”
“He won’t fight me. At this point, it’s funny how it went from me calling him out to that seeming crazy to now me being bigger in the sport than he is. Him knowing my skill level is greater than his in such a short amount of time, life’s crazy.”
Jake Paul has competed mostly against non-professional boxers in his pugilistic appearances. He has beaten MMA stars like Tyron Woodley, Ben Askren, Nate Diaz, and former NBA player Nate Robinson to secure wins in boxing.
On his first appearance against an experienced boxer like Tommy Fury, Jake Paul suffered the maiden defeat of his career. However, he has stepped up to face another experienced boxer Andre August.
Jake Paul vs Andre August: Everything You Need To Know About The Event
Paul vs August will begin at 8:00 PM ET on December 15, which will be 1:00 AM BST on December 16. The main event ring walks are expected to begin at 11:00 PM ET / 4:00 AM BST. However, these timings can change depending on how long the undercard bouts last.
Boxing fans can watch Paul vs August live on DAZN across 200 countries. Also, it wouldn’t be a PPV event and a normal DAZN subscription would allow one to watch the fight. Here’s the full card for the event.
Jake Paul vs. Andre August; Cruiserweight
Shadasia Green vs. Franchon Crews Dezurn; For the vacant WBC super-middleweight women’s title
Yoenis Tellez vs. Livan Navarro; Light middleweight
Elijah Flores vs. Javier Mayoral; Welterweight
Xavier Bocanegra vs. TBA; Featherweight
Alexander Gueche vs. TBA; Bantamweight
Lorenzo Medina vs. Joshua Temple; Heavyweight
