Jake Paul sends Mike Tyson message with brutal Mike Perry knockout win
The fighter labeled as the "Problem Child" defeated the tough former UFC favorite, who now competes in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, by knocking him down three times. This exciting match took place in Tampa, Florida and ended in a dramatic sixth-round stoppage victory in a bloody cruiserweight fight.
Paul was praised for his bravery in deciding to face the risky Perry on the originally scheduled fight night against Tyson. The bout with Tyson was delayed to November 15 due to his health issues, but Paul's decision to fight Perry paid off in the end.
He delivered powerful punches that caused Perry to fall to the ground early in both the first and second rounds. The punches were so strong that they caused Perry's face to bleed, showing the amount of damage inflicted on his opponent.
Amanda Serrano showcased her dominant skills against Stevie Morgan in the co-main fight.
In the blog post, it was mentioned that Paul noticed blood coming from a wound near his left eye. Despite Perry's determination to continue pushing forward and take the powerful hits, Paul managed to eventually land the finishing blow he had been aiming for all night. The former YouTuber had already caused Perry some significant harm in the fourth round.
Finally, the fight ended in the sixth round when Perry was knocked down by a powerful series of punches from Paul. Referee Christopher Young intervened and stopped the fight, even though Perry managed to stand back up after the count.
Paul later confirmed that his postponed battle against Tyson was set for November, reiterating his belief that he has the skills to defeat the current 58-year-old 'Iron Mike'.
In addition, he challenged the current UFC light-heavyweight champion and former middleweight champion, Alex Pereira, to a boxing match in the future. He also mentioned that he would be willing to have a rematch with Perry in a bare-knuckle fight. On the other hand, Perry expressed interest in a potential bare-knuckle rematch with Paul or possibly facing each other again in the MMA octagon.
During the co-main event on Saturday night, Amanda Serrano showed Katie Taylor a strong message before their big rematch in November. Serrano stopped Stevie Morgan in the second round with a dominant performance on the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson undercard.
The seven-weight world champion started the fight aggressively right from the beginning. This was her 50th professional fight and she achieved a knockout, her first in three years.
Serrano made a strong comeback in her latest fight after her previous match in Puerto Rico was canceled at the last minute due to an eye injury she suffered.
In Canada, Lucas Bahdi had a really impressive performance against Ashton ‘H20’ Sylve. It looked like Bahdi was losing the fight, but he managed to land a powerful double right hand and left hook in the sixth round. This knockout left Sylve, a highly-rated lightweight prospect from Paul's Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), unconscious on the floor in a very brutal way. It's definitely a strong candidate for Knockout of the Year.
Lucas Bahdi pulled off a surprising upset by delivering a powerful knockout in the ring, making his mark as a strong contender for Knockout of the Year.
Corey Marksman put on an impressive performance in a thrilling rematch in the lightweight division against his Florida rival, Tony Aguilar.
Highly skilled former WBC middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr defeated former UFC fighter Uriah Hall in a close fight to announce his return to boxing after a long break. The Mexican fighter is now looking forward to a potential match against Paul next year.
In the beginning of the three-fight preliminary show, we watched as women's super-middleweight contender Shadasia 'Sweet Terminator' Green made a comeback from her first loss to Franchon Crews-Dezurn. Despite a disputed knockdown in the seventh round, she went on to easily defeat Natasha Spence.
Up-and-coming Puerto Rican middleweight boxer Alexis 'Chop Chop' Chaparro started his professional career strong with a second-round knockout victory over Kevin Hill, marking his second consecutive win by knockout.
The evening started with Las Vegas rising star Angel Barrientes defeating experienced boxer Edwin Rodriguez to secure his ninth win in a row following his unexpected loss to Travon Lawson in 2020.