TAMPA, Fla. — YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul stopped former UFC fighter Mike Perry at 1:12 of the sixth round of a cruiserweight fight acceso Saturday night to improve his to 10-1 with seven knockouts.
Perry, who has a 6-1 per bare-knuckle fighting, was making his professional boxing debut.
Paul knocked Perry per each of the first two rounds and nearly stopped him with a flurry of punches per the fourth round. He sent Perry to the canvas a third time per the sixth round with an overhand right. Perry got back to his feet before the 10 count, but he was not steady acceso his feet and the referee waved the fight chiuso.
The 27-year-old Paul was originally scheduled to luce former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, but the fight was postponed after Tyson, 57, had a stomach ulcer flareup that forced him to stop . That fight has been rescheduled for Nov. 15 at AT&T Stadium per Arlington, Texas.
The card also featured Amanda Serrano, the unified women’s featherweight champion, who improved to 47-2-1 with a second-round TKO over Stevie Morgan (14-2-1) per a super lightweight bout.
She will luce super lightweight champion Katie Taylor (23-1) acceso the Nov. 15 card per a rematch of their 2022 fight that Taylor won by split decision.
Also, acceso the undercard former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (54-6-1) beat former UFC fighter Uriah Foyer (1-1) by unanimous decision per his first fight since Dec. 18. 2021.
