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Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley steps into the squared circle for the first time against Youtube sensation and professional boxer Jake Paul on Sunday, Aug. 29.
Woodley will headline the Showtime pay-per-view event as he looks to become the first person to defeat Paul in four professional bouts. It all goes down in Paul’s home state of Ohio at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland.
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Woodley makes his professional boxing debut after parting ways with the UFC this past April. His contract expired with the promotion following four-straight defeats, including losses to current UFC champion Kamaru Usman and top contenders Gilbert Burns, Colby Covington and Vincente Luque.
The Missouri native’s most recent victory is a second-round submission win against Darren Till at UFC 228 in September 2018.
Paul is quickly becoming one of boxing’s biggest stars in just three professional appearances and despite his inexperience is the favorite to win in the sports book. A former Disney channel actor, “The Problem Child” is coming off three-straight knockouts.
He most recently defeated Woodley’s teammate and former Bellator champion Ben Askren by first-round knockout back in April. It marked the first time Paul faced a professional fighter having beaten former NBA standout Nate RObinson and fellow Youtuber Ali Eson Gib previously.
After only making his professional debut in January 2020, Paul takes another step up in competition when he squares up with Woodley.
A pair of women champions will clash in the co-main event on Fite TV and Showtime. Serrano puts it all on the line as she defends her WBC, WBO and IBO featherweight world titles against WBC super-bantamweight champion Yamileth Mercado.
Former IBF super-lightweight title holder Ivan “The Beast” Baranchyk returns to the ring against unbeaten prospect Montana Love. The younger half brother of boxing heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, Tommy Fury will meet former Bellator veteran Anthony Taylor.
Play-by-play:
Tommy Fury [6-0] vs. Anthony Taylor [0-1]: In Action
Round 1: Fury rushes to the center. Fury gets the jab going early. Taylor is the much smaller fighter. Fury establishing his range early. Fury lands a combination. Taylor walks into a uppercut. Taylor trying to come in, but Fury greeting him with heavy blows. Fury still using his distance. Taylor rushes in and lands an overhand right. Fury lands another uppercut in the clinch. Fury puts a combination together. Taylor lands one punch on the counter. Fury comes out as the better man in round one.
Round 2: Fury works the jab early in round two. Taylor is in the center, but Fury landing frequently on the outside. Taylor is making it an ugly fight, trying to clinch. Fury is landing the uppercut at will in the clinch. Fury gets space and lands a series of right hands. Both men are slugging. Taylor is starting to slow down. Fury lets his hands go, lands another uppercut. Taylor eats a right hook at the end of round two. Looks like Taylor is down by two rounds.
Round 3: Fury opens the round with a jab and right cross. Fury lands a jab and Taylor trips and goes down. Referee checks on Taylor and the fight continues. It is not a knockdown. The two clinch. The pair separates and Fury goes right back with a combination. Taylor is struggling to land punches on Fury. Fury is up by three rounds.
Round 4: The two tap gloves. Taylor comes out with some bad attentions, lets his hands fly, but Fury fires back. Taylor attempts a clinch. The two are pummeling in the clinch, warned by the referee. Fury stuns Taylor with a right hand, Taylor clinches. Fury lands a jab. Taylor eats another right cross. Fury is landing the right hand often in the fourth round. The crowd is showing its disproval as this one closes. Both fighters being booed.
Official decision: Tommy Fury def. Anthony Taylor via unanimous decision [40-36 3x]
Ivan Baranchyk [20-2] vs. Montana Love [15-0-1]
Baranchyk goes to the body with a jab early. Baranchyk is backing up Love early. Love ops out a series of jabs, but Baranchyk covers up. Baranchyk is going low and then high. Love punches to the body. Baranchyk lands a jab as Love comes in. Love lands a right hook and gets out of the way. Baranchyk stayed center for most of the first round.
Round 2: Baranchyk comes center again. Love lands two left hooks to the body. Baranchyk lands a right to the body as he backs Love into the corner. Love is operating from the body. Baranchyk staying consistent, leaning on his jab. Love shakes it off. Love lands a right hook as Baranchyk gets in. Baranchyk just misses. Baranchyk lands a right hook. Baranchyk starts getting going. Both men heating up.
Round 3: Baranchyk goes to the body. Love is circling on the outside. Love is doing a good job of parrying Baranchyk’s strikes, moving out of the way. Baranchyk looks to go low again. Love counters with a right, but then eats a left hook from Baranchyk. Baranchyk is throwing more hooks. Baranychyk rocks Love with a right hand and swarms. Love is surviving against the ropes. Baranchyk is looking for the kill. Baranchyk just misses with a right hand. The referee comes in to break, but Love rocks Baranchyk before the referee steps in to end the round.
Round 4: Baranchyk lands a left hook. Love is popping out the jab from the outside. Love lands a jab and a straight left hand. Love lands another left hand. Baranchyk puts his forearm against the throat of Love, but the referee warns him. Love lands a left that hurts Baranchyk. Love puts his hands up. Round ends with the two squaring up.
Round 5: Love lands a counter as Baranchyk comes in. Love hits Baranchyk with a right hook as he gets out of the way. Baranchyk misses with a left hand. Love lands a combination. Love sets up a uppercut with a jab. Baranchyk comes in, eats a right hook. Love showboats a bit. Love is gaining confidence, but Baranchyk rocks Love with a left hand to end the round.
Round 6: Baranchyk backs Love up early. Love goes low to the body. Love working the jab consistently. Baranchyk is chasing still, but Love is countering. Love comes forward with a jab and right cross. Love avoids a left hook from Baranchyk. Referee warns Baranchyk about hitting Love on top of the head.
Round 7: Love is finding a home for the one, two combination. Love is turning it up, landing often. Baranchyk stays center. Love is picking Baranchyk apart. Love lands a left hook. Baranchyk is going after Love, but Love is landing. Love lands a right, but Baranchyk trips and goes down. Referee checks on Baranchyk and the fight continues. Love gets out of the way of a jab. Love drops Baranchyk with a counter left at the end of round seven. Baranchyk answers the count. Baranchyk goes to his corner, but his coaches are not having it, they signal to the referee that the fight is over.
Official decision: Montana Love def. Ivan Baranchyk by TKO at 3:00 in round 7.
Daniel Dubois [16-1] vs. Joe Casumano [19-3]:
Round 1: Dubois walks to the center. Both men are throwing early. Casumano lands a right hook. Dubois lands a right hand and rocks Casumano with a left. Casumano goes down, but answers the count at nine. Casumano slings his hands. Dubois is piecing up Casumano. Casumano is trying to survive. Doubois puts Casumano down again. Casumano answer the 10 count. Dubois swarms and downs Casumano for the third and final time.
Official decision: Daniel Dubois def. Joe Casumano via TKO at 2:10 in round 1.
Amanda Serrano [40-1-1] vs. Yamileth Mercado [18-2]:
Round 1: Both women come out with the jab. Serrano lands a left hand. Mercado comes back with a right. Serrano gets Mercado on the ropes momentarily. Mercado lands a right, but eats a counter right from Serrano. Serrano lands a body shot. Mercado comes forward.
Round 2: Serrano throwing out the jab, establishing her reach. Mercado is tagged with a right as she comes in. Serrano goes low. Serrano is sticking to attacking the body. Mercado eats another right as she comes in. Serrano is looking smooth after another two-minute round.
Round 3: Serrano comes out with an active jab. Mercado takes a jab and then a left hook. Serrano goes back to the body. Both women exchange blows there. Serrano backs Mercado tot he ropes, gets another right hook.
Round 4: Serrano keeps sticking to the jab. Mercado is not afraid to exchange. mercado comes in and eats a right. Serrano is landing more often. Mercando lands a left hand. Serrano is finding a home with her body shots. Mercado lands an overhand right as she takes more blows tot he body from Serrano.
Round 5: Serrano gets right back to what she’s been doing. Serrano is staying out of range, sticking to her jab. Mercado is not afraid to come forward, but Serrano is greeting her with counter punches. Mercado continues to be a step behind. Serrano lands to the body and lets her hands go a little more at the end of the round.
Round 6: Serrano comes out quick and backs Mercado up. Serrano sticks to the body shots. Mercado lands two lefts to the body. Serrano backs Mercado up with a double jab and then follows with a left hook to the body. It’s the same recipe she’s been sticking to. Serrano continues to pepper the body of Mercado.
Round 7: Mercado is coming forward, but Serrano is keeping her opponent at bay with the jab. Serrano lands a lead right as she gets out of the way of a Mercado counter. Mercado comes in again, but Serrano counters. Serrano lands the one, two combination. Mercado takes a heavy barrage from Serrano to close the round. Serrano is clearly the better woman int his fight.
Round 8: Both women meet in the center. Serrano goes back tot he body with a double jab. Serrano lands another uppercut. Mercado lands a left hook of her own to the body. Serrano lands a right hand. Mercado hits Serrano with a right hook in the clinch. Serrano’s reach is a clear advantage, landing the cleaner strikes at a distance.
Round 9: The crowd seems occupied by something happening outside of the ring, but Serrano and Mercado get back to work. Mercado lands the jab again. Mercado is still unafraid to talk forward, but Serrano pieces her up. Serrano continues to go to the body, landing punches in bunches. Serrano is being more aggressive, backing Mercado up. Mercado is bleeding.
Round 10: Serrano works the jab. Mercado misses with a left hook. Serrano is the aggressor, landing to the body. Mercado is countering, but Serrano is landing more strikes. Mercado eats a right hook. Serranos warms. Mercado is taking some punishment. Both women are leaving it all out there. Serrano is backing Mercado up. Mercado eats a left hand. Serrano keeps coming forward. Serrano puts a stamp on this one.
Official decision: Amanda Serrano def. Yamileth Mercado by unanimous decision [97-93, 98-92, 99-91].
Jake Paul [3-0] vs. Tyron Woodley [0-0]: In Action
Round 1: No touch of gloves here. Woodley opens with a loping right hook, misses. Paul works the jab, goes to the body with a right. The arena is electric. Woodley taking his time, Paul sticking with the jab early. Paul lands a double jab and then goes downstairs with a right. Paul using his range. Paul lats his hands go. Woodley needs to gain respect, much slower start. Woodley goes to the body. Paul ends the round in the center. Woodley threw six punches, while Paul landed six punches.
Round 2: Woodley comes out a bit more aggressive, working the jab. Paul lands a right hand. Paul goes high with the jab, then lands another jab to the body. Paul flexes. Woodley is center, but he is not being active. Paul lands a right to the body. Woodley comes out with a right, Paul shakes his head. Paul lands a left after a right to the body. Woodley then shrugs it off. Woodley is getting his hands going a bit more in round two. Fans showing some disapproval.
Round 3: Paul gos to the body with a jab, Woodley counters with a left hand. Woodley lands a jab to the body. Woodley lands another jab as Paul throws a jab. Paul uses a jab to set up a clean combination. Paul tags Woodley with a left hook. Woodley comes forward, but Paul shakes his head again. Paul lands an uppercut. Paul is popping out the jab. Woodley lands a big right. Both men exchange words at the end of the round.
Round 4: Paul lands a jab. Woodley misses with the overhand right. Paul lands a jab. Woodley lands a right hook in the clinch. Paul throwing some power punches. Woodley blocks a jab. Paul lands a right hand. Paul lands another left hook. Woodley eats a left as he comes in. Woodley rocks Paul against the ropes. Paul sticks out his tongue. Woodley is stalking Paul. Woodley fires the right hand. Woodley throws a right hook, but it lands just over as Paul ducks under. Woodley hurt Paul earlier in the round.
Round 5: Woodley lands an uppercut. Woodley is gaining confidence. Paul comes forward. Woodley misses with a right. Paul seems to be the slower fighter right now. Paul misses with a right hand. Paul goes to the body, misses with the right. Woodley eats a left hand. Paul lands a jab. Paul lands a jab, followed by a overhand. Paul goes to the body. Woodley gets in Paul’s face.
Round 6: Paul lands a jab to the body. Paul lands a double jab to the body. Woodley comes up short on the jab. Paul rifles out a few punches. Both men throw hooks. Paul is on the outside. Woodley is in the center. Paul goes short with a left hook and then fires the overhand right. Woodley fakes a superman punch at the end of round six.
Round 7: Woodley comes out aggressive. Woodley eats two jabs. Jab lands a left hook. Paul keeps looking for the jab to the body. Woodley is coming forward. Paul lands a jab.
Round 8: They tap gloves. Woodley lands a left hand. Woodley lands an overhand right. Both men throwing some big shots here. Paul lands a overhand right. Woodley comes forward. Woodley lands a jab. Paul lands a jab to the body. Paul eats a jab. Paul mimics a matador to end the round.
Official decision: Jake Paul def. Tyron Woodley by split decision [77-75, 75-77, 78-74].
Main Card [Showtime/ Fite TV 8 p.m. ET]:
Official decision: Jake Paul def. Tyron Woodley by split decision [77-75, 75-77, 78-74].
Official decision: Amanda Serrano def. Yamileth Mercado by unanimous decision [97-93, 98-92, 99-91].
Official decision: Daniel Dubois def. Joe Casumano via TKO at 2:10 in round 1.
Official decision: Montana Love def. Ivan Baranchyk by TKO at 3:00 in round 7.
Official decision: Tommy Fury def. Anthony Taylor via unanimous decision [40-36 3x]
Undercard:
Official decision: Charles Conwell def. Juan Carlos Rubio by TKO at 2:49 in round 3.
