TOMMY FURY WITHDRAWS; JAKE PAUL TO FACE TYRON WOODLEY IN REMATCH ON SATURDAY, 十二月 18
Paul-Woodley II “Leave No Doubt” To Take Place At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, 佛羅里達州。, 住在Showtime PPV®
紐約 - 十二月 6, 2021 - International superstarJake “The Problem Child” Paulwill face former MMA world championTyron “The Chosen One” 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, 佛羅里達州。, 週六, 十二月 18 (9p ET/6p PT).
Woodley steps in to replace professional boxer and reality TV starTommy Fury, who withdrew from the event due to a medical issue that impacted his training camp. 保羅 VS. Woodley II is a professional cruiserweight bout scheduled for 8-rounds at a contract weight of 192 英鎊.
“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, 是誰 4-0 as a pro boxer with three knockouts. “Troy, Trey, 特雷弗, 特拉維斯. I don’t give a damn who it is. 所以, 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.”
八月 29, in front of a sold-out crowd of 16,000 fans at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, 俄亥俄, 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. 法官的鬥爭取得了 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.”
戰鬥出聖. 聖路易斯, 密蘇里州, Woodley (19-7-1 MMA戰績) has a storied career in combat sports. He became UFC champion in July 2016, defeating Robbie Lawler in the first round, and went on to defend his title successfully four times. Before competing in the UFC, Woodley fought in the Strikeforce MMA promotion on SHOWTIME and compiled an 8-1 record from 2009 通過 2012. Widely considered one of the most dangerous punchers in UFC history, Woodley earned 14 他 19 wins by way of TKO or submission. He made his boxing debut in August, dropping a close decision to Paul.
正如先前所宣布, the December 18 SHOWTIME PPV event will feature three additional professional boxing matches. 在合作的主要事件, seven-division world champion and current unified featherweight champion阿曼達·塞拉諾 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, 否. 3 all-time leading rusher, 弗蘭克·戈爾 in a four-round heavyweight bout, the professional boxing debut for both men. 在轉播揭幕戰, 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. The pay-per-view telecast begins live at 9 P.M. ET /下午6時. 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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