Jake Paul Repeatedly Drops, Stops Mike Perry

Jake Paul (10-1, 7 KOs) dropped Mike Perry (0-2, 0 KOs in boxing) three times en route to a technical knockout victory.

The time of stoppage was 1:12 of round six. Paul dominated the fight from the opening bell, knocking down Perry in rounds one, two and six. “Platinum” fought with his hands down for most of the bout, something that allowed Paul to land clean, hard shots repeatedly. In the end, “The Problem Child” proved to be too much for Perry, winning the fight in six rounds.

The two headlined a card billed as “Fear No Man” at the Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay, FL. Their July 20 clash was fought at the cruiserweight limit over eight rounds. Boxlab Promotions promoted the event in collaboration with MVP. Fight fans were able to catch the action live on DAZN as a pay-per-view.

Jake Paul Dominant Against Mike Perry

Fight Recap

Paul had a strong opening round, boxing off the back foot and having his opponent chase him around the ring. He sent Perry to the canvas for the first time in the fight with an overhand right with roughly two minutes to go in the round. Perry soon got up and made it to the end of the round.

In the second, a jab to the chest followed by a straight right sent Perry to the canvas once again. Though he got up on shaky legs, he soon recovered. A cut became visible around the right eye of Perry and it would impact him for the rest of the fight. He was stunned again in round four but recovered to make it out.

A left hook stunned Perry in the sixth round. Paul followed that up with a barrage of punches, causing Perry to go down to the canvas once again. It was at that point of the fight that referee Christopher Young put an end to the proceedings. Perry’s lack of defence meant that Paul hit him clean for the duration of the contest. Eventually, those shots added up and caused the end of the fight.

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Post-Fight Interview

Jake Paul

“Man, he’s [Perry] tough as nails,” said Paul after the fight. “I’m sorry it took so long. Tampa, I love you! Let’s go! He’s tough, man. Respect to Mike Perry. He’s the king of violence. He’s the BKFC champion, but I just hit too hard but he took a lot of damage and that’s a W, baby, I’m super excited.”

“I don’t know [if he was tougher than expected], I kind of expected that. But yeah, I mean, I did put him down in the first round. He just survived it, but, Mike Tyson. You’re next big boy. Sign the contract! November 15 on Netflix. I’m excited for that one. I’m gonna go home, prepare for that and Alex Pereira, you said you want to box, I’m the king of this. Come over. We can make it happen. I want you Alex Pereira!”

Mike Perry

“You [Paul] did a great job,” said Perry. “You were way too fast for me and I couldn’t adjust…I tried, man, but the kid hit me hard. The first round, when you knocked me down, you were too heavy and just kind of knocked me over. Didn’t even rock me. But later on, it added up. Good job, man. Congratulations Jake Paul.”

Undercard

Amanda Serrano (47-2-1, 31 KOs) won via second-round technical knockout against Stevie Morgan (14-2, 13 KOs). The time of stoppage for this 10-round super lightweight clash was 0:38. Referee Alica Collins put an end to proceedings following a barrage of punches from Serrano.

𝗔 𝗙𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦 🥊💥

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Lucas Bahdi (17-0, 15 KOs) won via sixth-round knockout against Ashton Sylve (11-1, 9 KOs). The time of stoppage for this 10-round lightweight contest was 2:27. Bahdi was clearly behind going into round six. Out of nowhere, he landed two right hooks followed by a left, sending Sylve to the canvas and unconscious. Fortunately, Sylve made it to his feet and was able to leave the ring.

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Corey Marksman (10-0-1, 7 KOs) won a majority decision against Tony Aguilar (12-1-1, 4 KOs) in an eight-round lightweight fight. While one judge saw it 76-76, the other two had it 78-74 and 77-75 for Marksman. This was a rematch between the two. Their first fight was a split draw in February earlier this year.

Opening the pay-per-view portion of the card, Julio César Chávez Jr. (54-6-1, 34 KOs, 1 NC) won a unanimous decision against Uriah Hall (1-1, 0 KOs in boxing). Scores for the six-round cruiserweight bout were 59-55 and 58-56 (x2).

Preliminary Undercard

On a portion of the undercard available on YouTube, Shadasia Green (14-1, 11 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Natasha Spence (8-5-2, 6 KOs). Scores for the eight-round super middleweight clash were 78-73 and 77-74 (x2). Green went down in round seven from an overhand right hand.

Alexis Chaparro (2-0, 2 KOs) won via second-round knockout against Kevin Hill (1-2, 1 KO). The time of stoppage for this four-round middleweight fight was 2:01. Hill went down from a right hook in round two and was unable to beat the count of referee Chris Young.

Opening the broadcast, Ángel Barrientes (12-1, 7 KOs) won a majority decision against Edwin Rodriguez (12-9-2, 5 KOs). While one judge had the six-round super bantamweight clash 57-57, the other two saw it 60-54 for Barrientes.

On the non-televised portion of the preliminary undercard, Ariel Perez (4-0, 3 KOs) won via third-round stoppage against Dane Guerrero (0-1-1, 0 KOs) in a four-round light heavyweight contest.