‘He Went Night Night’: Jake Paul Defeats Andre August in Emphatic Style
On Friday, December 15, Jake Paul (8-1, 5 KOs) defeated Andre August (10-2-1, 5 KOs) in a cruiserweight fight at the Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, Florida, that was broadcast live on DAZN in over 200 countries around the globe.
Jake Paul Defeats Andre August
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Jake Paul Records Brutal Knockout Win Against Andre August
“The Problem Child” was returning to the ring for the first time since he scored an easy unanimous decision win against Nate Diaz in a fight that produced in the neighbourhood of half a million PPV buys.
Paul began as the aggressor in the opening round, showing good variety in his punch selection, and with around 30 seconds of the round left – Paul threw a left jab and followed up with a devastating uppercut, which ended the fight in emphatic style, with August unable to beat the count.
Post-Fight Quotes
In the post-fight interview, Paul was congratulated and asked about the knockout: “I said first-round knockout all week. I manifested this.“
“He went night night….. He kept on ducking low, ducking low. Assessed it (the uppercut). Finished it.”
When asked about the next goal, Paul was adamant: “More prospects and more experience.“
He was asked about his potential next opponent, Paul teased: “We got an announcement next week.”
Co-Main Event: Shadasia Green vs. Franchon Crews Dezurn
In the co-main event of the night – Franchón Crews-Dezurn (9-2, 2 KOs) returned to the ring for the first time since her loss to Savannah Marshall and caused an upset, defeating Shadasia Green (13-1, 11 KOs) via unanimous decision to win the vacant WBC super-middleweight title. It was a scrappy fight, but Crews-Dezurn smothered the work of Green and seemed to get better as the fight went on – and clearly won rounds six, seven and eight and showed her experience from the opening round as she was the aggressor throughout, which was enough for the judges who scored the bout 98-92 and 97-93 x 2.
Paul vs. August Undercard Results
Yoenis Tellez (7-0, 6 KOs) landed a brutal left hand in round ten, knocking out his opponent Livan Navarro (15-2, 9 KOs) in their light middleweight bout.
Lorenzo Medina (9-0, 8 KOs) defeated Joshua Temple (12-3, 10 KOs) via sixth-round TKO in their heavyweight clash.
