Jake Paul will face tyron woodley in a rematch saturday in tampa, Florida, on pay-per-view.
Jake Paul (4-0, 3 KOs) vs. Tyron Woodley (0-1, 0 KOs)
- Date: Saturday, Dec. 18
- Time: 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
- Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
- TV/Stream: Pay-per-view
- Division: Cruiserweight
- At stake: No titles
- Pound-for-pound ranking: None
- Odds: Paul 2-1 favorite (average of multiple outlets)
- Also on the card: Amanda Serrano vs. Miriam Gutierrez, lightweights; Deron Williams vs. Frank Gore, heavyweights; Liam Paro vs. Yomar Alamo, junior welterweights
- Prediction: Paul UD
- Background: Paul, the YouTuber-turned-boxer, was fortunate to have defeated Woodley by a split decision in August yet has agreed to face the former MMA star a second time after Tommy Fury pulled out as his opponent. Paul blasted out his first three opponents, Ali Eson Gib (TKO 1), Nate Robinson (KO 2) and Ben Askren (TKO 1), but the newbie had difficulty with Woodley’s solid striking ability and experience. Woodley, 39, made his pro boxing debut in that fight. Seven-division titleholder Amanda Serrano (41-1-1, 30 KOs) is the most-accomplished fighter on the card. The unified featherweight titleholder appears to be on a collision course with undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor in what would be a huge women’s bout next year. Gutierrez shouldn’t give Serrano much trouble even though the latter is moving up from 126 pounds to 135. Gutierrez lost a near-shutout decision to Taylor in November of last year, her only fight at the elite level. And she won’t have a significant advantage in terms of natural size. Serrano has successfully moved up and down in weight, including a stint as a 140-pound titleholder.
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