
Jake Paul will fight professional boxer Andre August in Orlando tonight, as the YouTube star continues his quest to become a ‘world champion’.
Paul has gone 7-1 as a pro boxer, mainly beating mixed martial artists – including UFC stars Nate Diaz, Anderson Silva and Tyron Woodley – but suffering his first loss in February, in his first bout with a boxer.
Paul, 26, lost to Tommy Fury on points that night, but the American bounced back with a decision win over Diaz in August. Now, Paul will test himself against a boxer again, insisting that his goal is to build towards a world-title fight.
August, 35, is a relative unknown in the boxing world, but the American has a 10-1-1 record with five knockout wins to Paul’s four.
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Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Yoenis Tellez vs Livan Navarro
Tellez is cruising towards a points win. Two rounds for him to find a finish.
Navarro with a short right hook in close, though. Lots of grappling ensues.
Great uppercut by Navarro, who squeezes it through Tellez’s guard.
Now Tellez lands a couple of huge right overhands, however! Right at the end of the round.
Alex Pattle16 December 2023 02:05
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Yoenis Tellez vs Livan Navarro
Good head movement from Tellez to evade a winging left hook.
Now he comes forward, but Navarro is still firing counter shots.
Alex Pattle16 December 2023 02:00
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Yoenis Tellez vs Livan Navarro
It’s a slower round until the final minute, in which both men land hooks in close! Tellez’s chin is being tested now!
Nice variety of shots by Navarro, who alternates between hooks and uppercuts to the body and head.
Alex Pattle16 December 2023 01:57
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Yoenis Tellez vs Livan Navarro
Navarro is struggling for accuracy early in this round, but he manages to catch Tellez on the end of a right cross.
Chantelle Cameron, who traded wins with Katie Taylor this year, is on commentary; it’s worth saying, she’s been very insightful on her debut in the position.
Tellez stuns Navarro late in the round, but Navarro fires back!
Alex Pattle16 December 2023 01:53
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Yoenis Tellez vs Livan Navarro
Tellez is fighting smartly behind the jab. Nice counter right hook now. Navarro comes back, investing in the body of his opponent.
Alex Pattle16 December 2023 01:48
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Yoenis Tellez vs Livan Navarro
Navarro seems remarkably lucid, given how close he looked to being finished in Round 3.
Tellez isn’t trying to force a finish; he’s using sensible pressure and still switching between targets, remembering to attack the body.
Eventually Tellez lands the same right overhand that caused Navarro so much trouble in the last round, but the older man copes better on this occasion.
Alex Pattle16 December 2023 01:44
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Yoenis Tellez vs Livan Navarro
Navarro targets the body now, unfurling hooks from both wings. The pattern of the first rounds continues, though, with the older Cuban soon tiring.
Now it’s Tellez on the front foot, and he batters Navarro with multiple heavy right hands in a row! Navarro eventually goes down, but he’s just about able to beat the referee’s count!
He makes it to the bell, even firing back at Tellez in a wild end to the round!
Alex Pattle16 December 2023 01:40
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Yoenis Tellez vs Livan Navarro
Navarro presses the action again, fighting behind his right hand.
Navarro is really loading up on his shots, but it’s paying off so far; he’s stifling Tellez and keeping the younger fighter moving and thinking, which is exhausting for the under-pressure boxer.
As in the first round, though, Navarro is slowing down now, and Tellez is taking the chance to come forward.
Tellez digs a hook into the body of Navarro, who comes back with a sequence of shots up top. Tellez works the body again, and Navarro winces and retreats…
Alex Pattle16 December 2023 01:36
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Yoenis Tellez vs Livan Navarro
Both men stand orthodox. Navarro with a one-two to the body of Tellez.
He follows up with a series of right crosses, all aimed upstairs, before winging a right hook to the body.
Tellez tries to get going with a jab, but he eats one instead.
Eventually Tellez gets onto the front foot, however, stemming the flow of Navarro’s output.
Alex Pattle16 December 2023 01:32
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Yoenis Tellez vs Livan Navarro
Next up is a super-welterweight bout between Yoenis Tellez and Livan Navarro.
This one is an all-Cuban affair. Tellez is 6-0 (5 KOs), while Navarro is 15-1 (9 KOs).
At 23 years old, Tellez is nine years younger than his opponent.
Alex Pattle16 December 2023 01:24