Jake Paul (7-1, 4 KOs) will return to the “sweet science” for an eight-round cruiserweight headliner against once-beaten journeyman Andre August (10-1, 5 KOs) atop the upcoming DAZN-streamed boxing event airing this Fri. night (Dec. 15, 2023) from inside Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. In addition, Shadasia “The Sweet Terminator” Green (13-0, 11 KOs) will battle Franchón Crews-Dezurn (8-2, 2 KOs) in a 10-round showdown for the WBC super middleweight title in the night’s co-main event.
Expect all four combatants to be on hand for today’s pre-fight press conference, streaming LIVE at 1 p.m. ET in the embedded video above.
“I think the path that I’m on now tees me up in the future to fight Canelo,” Paul told The MMA Hour. “It’s even just showing him that I can go 10 or 12 rounds with you, [that] I’ve done that with real, legitimate pro boxers and beat them. So when I beat these guys in the year or two to come, and continue to raise the level of opposition, I think me vs. Canelo becomes a really interesting fight.”
“[It’s] something that a lot of people would be like, ‘Oh, Jake’s going to get destroyed.’ But there’s that fun thing in your mind,” Paul continued. “The same thing with Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury. ‘Yeah, but he’s the bigger guy who has punching power!’ So it becomes this really fun, interesting fight that I think is historical, and Canelo has expressed interest in interviews, so I think we’re closer than we think.”
To stream this Fri. night’s “Paul vs. August” fight card click here.