The boxing match between social media personality Jake Paul and
former UFC champion Tyron
Woodley has an official date and venue.
Showtime Sports announced Monday that Paul will square off against
Woodley on Aug. 29 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland,
Ohio, which is Paul’s hometown. The event will air on pay-per-view
via Showtime beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and will also see
WBC/WBO featherweight champion Amanda
Serrano defending her belts against Yamileth Mercado.
“I can’t believe I get to fight in my hometown Cleveland,” Paul
wrote on Twitter. “Aug. 29 [Tyron
Woodley] is getting knocked out in front of my closest friends
and family.”
Tickets will go on sale July 22. Paul and Woodley are expected to
attend a press conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday to help promote
the event. Paul vs. Woodley is slated for eight rounds and will be
contested at a 190-pound catchweight.
Paul, who recently inked a multi-fight deal with Showtime, is
coming off a first-round knockout off former Bellator and One
Championship title holder Ben Askren in
April. Woodley was in Askren’s corner for that bout. After rising
to prominence as a YouTube personality, Paul has gone 3-0 as a
professional boxer, including a KO of NBA veteran Nate
Robinson.
Woodley is no longer under UFC contract following four consecutive
losses within the Las Vegas-based promotion. He last appeared at
UFC 260, where he was submitted in the opening round by Vicente
Luque on March 27. “The Chosen One” was the UFC welterweight
champion from July 2016 through March 2019.