Jake Paul returns to the boxing ring on Friday night in Orlando, FL, at Caribe Royale.
Paul will take on Andre August in a cruiserweight bout in the main event of the latest Most Valuable Promotions show.
The event, featuring a WBC women’s super middleweight title bout between former undisputed champion Franchon Crews-Dezurn and Shadasia Green, kicks off a strong combat sports weekend.
Fans can order the event on DAZN.
Here is the relevant date and time information.
- Date: Dec. 15
- Start time: 7:30 p.m. ET (Paul and August are expected to be in the ring at or around 10:30 p.m. ET)
- How to watch: DAZN
UFC 296 takes center stage on Saturday, but DAZN has two other events. One of the events is from Glendale, Arizona, featuring Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez and Sunny Edwards in a flyweight unification bout for Rodriguez’s WBO flyweight title and Edwards’ IBF flyweight belt.
Also, Josh Kelly headlines a smaller event in Sunderland, United Kingdom.
The final Showtime Boxing card also takes place on Saturday. The promising and powerful David Morrell tries to continue his march up the 168-pound latter when he faces Sena Agbeko in Minneapolis.
How Good is Andre August?
Don’t beat yourself up about August if you’ve never heard of August. He’s a 35-year-old cruiserweight from Beaumont, Texas, with a 10-1-1 record as a professional boxer.
Two of his ten wins came over opponents with a winning record, and his previous foes have yet to carry a ton of esteem. Paul has yet to face much top talent in his brief boxing career, but August is a professional boxer by trade, unlike most of the opposition the mega influencer has fought.
In Paul’s previous eight fights, the only pure boxer he’s fought is Tommy Fury, and that was the former’s only loss. While August doesn’t come with the same name recognition as Fury or the former mixed martial arts greats that Paul has defeated, he does a little more of a threat because he has more actual boxing experience.
That said, Paul is still a minus-900 favorite to win, so there isn’t much expected from August. Crazy things happen in boxing all the time. Maybe August has a stunning upset in his bag. We’ll find out tonight.
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