Jake Paul made fast work of veteran boxer Andre August with a first-round knockout on Friday evening in Florida.
Paul, 26, fought at cruiserweight (200-pound restrict) to extend his credibility as a title contender after going through former MMA fighters in his first six bouts.
August, 35, is a profession skilled boxer who has final fought in August after an almost four-year layoff and had a five-bout successful streak.
Paul (8-1) unleashed a proper uppercut that floored August (10-2-1, 5 KOs) and the referee stopped the struggle at Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando with 28 seconds left within the first of eight scheduled rounds.
Paul has claimed 5 of his eight skilled victories by knockout, along with his solely defeat approaching factors earlier this yr towards Tommy Fury.
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Regardless of the modest nature of his opponents up to now, the previous actor says he’s centered on turning into a world champion.
He instructed Dazn: “Proper now, I am centered on being the very best on the earth and creating one of many best sports activities tales within the historical past of sports activities: having the ability to turn out to be a world champion from Disney Channel. Now I am lasered in.
“I am simply actually blissful, you recognize, that is that delayed gratification, working laborious this complete complete yr. And it is simply all paying off, you recognize, simply the facility of manifestation.
“I feel that is the very best one simply because the first-round (knockout) calling it the entire complete week. Not getting hit one time within the struggle and simply setting him up for that.
“He stored on ducking low, ducking low and I used to be like, ‘Okay, I’ll throw the uppercut’. However I bought to verify he retains on ducking low, assess him, set him up for and completed it, threw it by that factor laborious.
Paul added that he “would not care” a few future conflict with fellow web star-turned boxed KSI, referencing the Brit’s choice to stream a sparring session with YouTuber IShowSpeed concurrently the Friday evening bout.
“I do not know. I do not care,” Paul added. “It is simply two various things, proper? He is chasing views as a 30-year-old man, and I am chasing legacy and belts all kudos to him. I hope he makes his wildest desires come true.”
On criticism over the standard of his skilled opponents, Paul added: “What they do not know is that it is simply making me greater, simply making me stronger, simply making me extra motivated to go forward and turn out to be world champion. And that is one step nearer, proper?
“This man was 10-1 boxing his complete life, three-time Golden Glove champion, and he did not final greater than two and a half minutes. And I used to be simply getting warmed up for it.”