Jake Paul says people don’t think he’s a ‘real person’ ahead of Tommy Fury fight
Jake Paul continues his boxing venture tonight, fighting Ryan Bourland on the undercard of Amanda Serrano’s bout with Nina Meinke in Puerto Rico.
YouTube star Paul, who has gone 8-1 (5 knockouts) as a professional, has built his record with wins over UFC veterans but most recently fought pro boxer Andre August in December. Paul, 27, won that contest via first-round KO, and now the American boxes another pro in Bourland.
Paul’s fellow American has a record of 17-2 (six KOs), but Bourland, 35, has not fought since September 2022.
In the main event, Puerto Rico’s own Serrano defends her unified featherweight titles, facing Nina Meinke across a maxmium of 12 three-minute rounds. Serrano was undisputed champion until December, when she vacated the WBC belt due to the council’s refusal to sanction a women’s fight for the length that Serrano desired.
Follow live updates from Paul vs Bourland and Serrano vs Meinke, below.
Jake Paul vs Ryan Bourland and Amanda Serrano vs Nina Meinke
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Javon Walton vs Joshua Torres – Round two
Torres gets after Walton and has a bit of success. He then slips an overhand attempt from Walton.
Decent counter cross from Walton now, and another – the latter landing to the chest. The crowd is still audibly restless.
A solid left hook lands for Torres, and the power of it has Walton slightly off balance. Walton is struggling to find his range at the moment.
Torres with a wide left hook to the body. Walton chases after him with jabs. More hooks to the body by Torres.
Alex Pattle3 March 2024 01:01
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Javon Walton vs Joshua Torres – Round one
Four rounds scheduled here. Walton stands southpaw. He parries a couple of jabs before flicking out two of his own.
Walton tries for a left cross, but Torres is out of range. The crowd calls for more action, and Walton obliges! A brief flurry ensues, with both men landing scrappy hooks.
Now Walton comes forward again, throwing teasing shots while switching stances back and forth. He catches Torres on the end of a cross, and Torres stumbles back into the ropes.
Torres switches stances now. A clinch ensues. Another slow spell follows, as do more boos from the San Juan crowd.
Alex Pattle3 March 2024 00:57
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Next up: Javon “Wanna” Walton vs Joshua Torres at featherweight!
This is an all-American clash. Torres, 32, is 0-1-1 as a professional, while 17-year-old Walton is 1-0.
That’s right, Walton is just 17, and he has a number of acting credits to his name already – showing that he has various options as he continues to mature. Walton has featured on the television show Euphoria among other projects.
Alex Pattle3 March 2024 00:51
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Krystal Rosado def. Gloria Munguilla via majority decision (40-36, 40-36, 38-38).
Interesting scorecards! Munguilla, 11 years older than the 21-year-old Rosado, was game and won one round by Indy Sport’s reckoning.
Alex Pattle3 March 2024 00:42
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Gloria Munguilla vs Krystal Rosado – Round four
Final round! Still Munguilla comes forward. She wings a long right hook but can’t find the mark.
Good head movement from Rosado, who jabs then circles away.
Left hook by the taller Rosado, as a brief clinch comes to an end.
Rosado jabs to the body. Munguilla backs her up to the ropes and lands hooks to the midriff. More holding now.
Right hook to the body by Rosado, left hook to the head by Munguilla. The American then misses with a lancing lead uppercut.
The final 20 or so seconds are a lot of fun! A brawl in the centre of the ring! We’ll go to the scorecards.
Alex Pattle3 March 2024 00:37
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Gloria Munguilla vs Krystal Rosado – Round three
Jake Paul has just arrived outside the venue, landing in a helicopter…
Back under way in the ring, and Munguilla leans off the centre line to land a jab.
Munguilla is pressing forward, but Rosado’s counter work is decent at the moment. She lands a sharp jab, then a left hook.
More solid jabbing from Rosado, though Munguilla sets up a good right cross.
Alex Pattle3 March 2024 00:33
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Gloria Munguilla vs Krystal Rosado – Round two
Munguilla looks to make it scrappy, closing distance and leaning on Rosado against the ropes.
Munguilla misses with a pair of hooks upstairs, then eats two to the body.
A right cross lands to the head of Munguilla, but she punishes Rosado with a hook. Another nice cross by Rosado.
Now the Puerto Rican digs a left hook into the body of Munguilla. And a harsh uppercut to the head!
Both women land left hooks upstairs! Stiff jab from Munguilla.
Alex Pattle3 March 2024 00:29
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Gloria Munguilla vs Krystal Rosado – Round one
Four rounds scheduled here. Rosado with a crisp left hook early on. The women grapple briefly, with Munguilla trying a hook of her own as they separate.
Munguilla doesn’t land that hook but scores with her next attempt. Nice counter jab by Rosado, but Munguilla responds in kind.
More clinching. Rosado jabs off the break. Good head movement from Munguilla for the most part, then she lands a decent right cross.
Left hook on point for Rosado, then an overhand right. A right cross is just out of range for Munguilla.
Alex Pattle3 March 2024 00:26
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We kick off the main card with Gloria Munguilla vs Krystal Rosado in a women’s super-bantamweight bout!
Munguilla has a record of 5-0 (0 KOs), while Rosado is 2-0 (1 KO) as a pro.
Great reception for home fighter Rosado. A few boos for her American opponent!
Alex Pattle3 March 2024 00:21
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Another bit of related reading for you, as we wait for the fights to start:
Indy Sport conducted an exclusive interview with Jake Paul ahead of his fight with Tommy Fury last February. You can read the piece, which has since been updated, right here:
The hidden side of Jake Paul
Jake Paul spends a lot of his time being insincere, to devastating effect. Alex Pattle tries to find the man behind the mocking
Alex Pattle3 March 2024 00:10