Jake Paul will return to the ring later tonight to face little-known professional Andre August in his third fight of the year.
'The Problem Child' took some time away from the sport following his defeat to Tommy Fury but returned in August by beating Nate Diaz by unanimous decision.
That victory took Paul’s professional record to 7-1 and he has now set aside bouts against MMA stars to try and battle another pro boxer.
A rematch with Diaz or Fury had been hinted at but the YouTuber-turned-boxer is instead ready for a showdown with 35-year-old August, who is 10-1-1 (5 KOs).
At Thursday’s weigh-in, Paul came in at over 16lbs heavier than he did against Fury, registering a career heaviest weight of 199.4lbs, as he looked ripped on the scales.
Paul vs August: Date and start time
This eight-round cruiserweight contest will take place on Friday, December 15.
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The event will be held at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Flordia.
The undercard action will get going from 11pm UK time with the main event expected at around 3am on Saturday morning.
It will be shown live on DAZN and will not be a pay-per-view event.
Fans can sign up to DAZN for £9.99-a-month to watch the bout live at DAZN.com or via the DAZN app. More details here.
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Alternatively, DAZN subscribers that have a HD-enabled Sky box can register to watch the fight on DAZN 1 HD on channel 429 on Sky here.
talkSPORT will have live updates throughout fight week, while talkSPORT.com will provide the best of the reaction as well.
Paul vs August: Undercard
Subject to change
- MAIN EVENT: Jake Paul vs Andre August
- Shadasia Green vs Franchon Crews-Dezurn - for vacant WBC super-middleweight title
- Yoenis Tellez vs Livan Navarro
- Elijah Flores vs Javier Mayoral
- Zachary Randolph vs Michael Manna
- Lorenzo Medina vs Joshua Temple
- Alexander Gueche vs Clayton Ward
Paul vs August: What has been said?
“I’m a professional boxer and I want to be world champion, so I need to pursue the path towards greatness against people who have been boxing their whole life,” Paul said.
“So far, my entire boxing career has been on pay-per-view, but now it’s about more than business. Now I want to build my experience in the ring against seasoned fighters.
"I’m coming to prove my greatness on Friday, Dec. 15 live on DAZN for the world to see.”
"I don't talk very much. I'm all about that action," August said.
"Jake Paul has the money, the fame, the team and the resources, but he doesn't have my hunger.
"When that bell rings, I am going to go straight to Jake Paul and ring his bell and send him back to YouTube for good."
Paul vs August: Betting Odds
Jake Paul heads into this fight as a favourite to win the contest at odds of 1/6. His opponent August is an outsider at 4/1.
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