TOMMY FURY WITHDRAWS; JAKE PAUL TO FACE TYRON WOODLEY IN REMATCH ON SATURDAY, Diciembre 18
Paul-Woodley II “Leave No Doubt” To Take Place At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, Fla., En vivo por Showtime PPV®
NUEVA YORK - Diciembre 6, 2021 -International superstarJake "El niño problemático" Paulwill face former MMA world championTyron "El Elegido" Woodleyin a rematch of their August clash won by Paul. Paul vs. Woodley II titled “Leave No Doubt” will be the main event on SHOWTIME PPV, live from AMALIE Arena in Tampa, Fla., en sábado, Diciembre 18 (9p ET/6p PT).
Woodley steps in to replace professional boxer and reality TV starTommy Furia, who withdrew from the event due to a medical issue that impacted his training camp. Pablo vs. Woodley II is a professional cruiserweight bout scheduled for 8-rounds at a contract weight of 192 libra.
“When my team woke me up on Friday to tell me Tommy was pulling out, I told them I’m ready to fight anyone on December 18,” said Paul, que es 4-0 as a pro boxer with three knockouts. “Troy, Trey, Trevor, Travis. I don’t give a damn who it is. Así, as I predicted Tommy Fumbles and Tyron is there to pick it up, stepping in, and contractually he is getting an extra $500,000 if he knocks me out. First time I outboxed him. This time I’m gonna punish him and leave no doubt.”
En Agosto 29, in front of a sold-out crowd of 16,000 fans at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, Paul registered a split decision over Woodley. The former UFC champion was Paul’s toughest opponent to date and the first fighter to take boxing’s newest star the distance. Los jueces anotaron la pelea 77-75 for Paul, 77-75 for Woodley and 78-74 for Paul.
In his post-fight comments, Woodley said he thought he won the fight.
“I didn’t expect him to eat my punches like that. But the fact that one judge only gave me two rounds is insane. Forget that Tommy Fury fight. Let’s run that back,” said Woodley after the fight.
“The ropes held him up when I hit him,” Woodley continued. “I could have had that knockdown. I landed power punches and he missed shots all night.”
Luchando fuera de St. Louis, Misuri, Woodley (19-7-1 récord de MMA) tiene una carrera histórica en los deportes de combate. Se convirtió en campeón de UFC en julio. 2016, derrotando a Robbie Lawler en la primera ronda, y pasó a defender su título con éxito cuatro veces. Antes de competir en la UFC, Woodley luchó en la promoción Strikeforce MMA en SHOWTIME y compiló un 8-1 registro de 2009 a través de 2012. Ampliamente considerado uno de los golpeadores más peligrosos en la historia de UFC., Woodley ganó 14 de su 19 gana por nocaut técnico o sumisión. He made his boxing debut in August, dropping a close decision to Paul.
Como se anunció previamente, the December 18 SHOWTIME PPV event will feature three additional professional boxing matches. En el evento co-principal, seven-division world champion and current unified featherweight championAmanda Serrano will face 135-pound titleholder Miriam Gutiérrez. Three-time NBA All-Star and two-time Olympic Gold MedalistDeron Williams will take on legendary San Francisco 49ers running back, el No. 3 all-time leading rusher, Frank Gore en una pelea de peso pesado de cuatro asaltos, the professional boxing debut for both men. En la apertura de la transmisión por televisión, undefeated IBF and WBO top-3 ranked junior welterweight contenderLiam Paro of Australia will face fellow unbeaten top-10 ranked 140-pound Puerto Rican prospectYomar Alamo in a 10-round junior welterweight showdown.
#PaulWoodleyis produced and presented by Most Valuable Promotions and SHOWTIME Sports® and promoted in association with Tony and Bryce Holden of Holden Productions. La transmisión de pago por evento comienza en vivo a las 9 p.m. ET / 6 pm. PT and is produced and distributed by SHOWTIME PPV.
Limited tickets remain and are available for purchase athttps://bit.ly/PAULvsWOODLEY.
This event is the second live sporting event co-produced by Most Valuable Promotions. Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian created MVP on the premise that content is king, and fighters are the creators of the content in martial arts. Paul and Bidarian will be executive producers of the event.
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