Jake Paul vs Mike Perry LIVE RESULTS: Paul calls out Conor McGregor and Mike Tyson after stunning win – updates
JAKE PAUL returned to the boxing ring by beating Mike Perry with a stunning knockout - and now has set his eyes on Mike Tyson.
Former UFC and bare-knuckle champ Perry was blitzed after just 40 seconds of a brutal clash at a jam-packed Amalie Arena in Tampa but he held on until the sixth round.
Paul said after the win: "He was hard as nails, but I'm sorry it took so long. He may be the King of Violence, but Mike Tyson, you're next. I am excited for that one."
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Tyson breaks silence
Mike Tyson sent an ominous message to Jake Paul after watching him in action against Mike Perry.
The 58-year-old posted a video of himself watching Paul winning to his Instagram and X pages.
Prior to the video post, he wrote: "[The] countdown begins.
"118 days -16 weeks and 6 days- 17 weekends - 2,832 hours - 169,920 minutes - 10,195,200 seconds
"[The] clock starts now. #TysonPaul #TheClockIsTicking #JakesWake."
Mike Tyson up next for Paul
Jake Paul improved to 10-1 as a boxer after knocking out Mike Perry last night and sent an ominous warning to Tyson ahead of their rescheduled bout.
Paul said: “Mike Tyson! You’re next big boy. Sign the contract! November 15th on Netflix, I’m excited for that one.
“I’m going to go home and prepare for that.”
Credit: Rex Paul called out by Chavez Jr
Jake Paul was called out by Julio Cesar Chavez Jr after the former world champion was booed for his performance.
Chavez Jr - son the legendary Mexican icon Julio Cesar Sr - returned in Florida against ex-UFC star Uriah Hall on Paul's undercard last night.
And Chavez Jr - who formerly held the WBC middleweight title - laboured to a points decision.
“Jake Paul, why not?" Chavez Jr responded when asked who he wants to fight next.
“I’m a better fighter than his opponents, that’s for sure.”
McGregor in Paul spat
Conor McGregor blasted Jake Paul for setting his sights on Mike Tyson again after his victory over Mike Perry.
Paul's win over Perry did little to impress McGregor, who launched a blistering and accusation-filled tirade at him on social media.
The former two-division champion wrote on X: “Jake Paul is the biggest pi**bag I have ever seen in my life.
"40-pound weight difference, juiced out of his head, and still s***ing himself in there.
"B***h asses. You could never. And then calling out 60-year-old Mike Tyson fresh off an in-flight medical emergency?
"I swear to god, a fat can of b**** p***. Most valuable p***bag.”
Tyson: Countdown begins
Mike Tyson was advised to withdraw from the initial fight against Jake Paul which was scheduled for last night after suffering an ulcer flare up.
He came back in 2020 for an exhibition with Roy Jones Jr that ended in an eight-round draw.
Tyson posted a video of himself watching Paul's fight and teased that the "Countdown Begins."
Credit: Alamy Paul open to Perry MMA rematch
Jake Paul is ready to rematch Mike Perry - but in MMA or bare-knuckle while vowing to win a boxing world title in two years.
before closing the show in round six with a barrage of shots in the corner.
The Problem Child insisted in the lead up to the boxing bout that he would be open to
And the YouTuber-turned-boxer - also signed to the Professional Fighters League to make his MMA debut - has kept his word.
"Yeah, it'd be fun. I'm down for it all," Paul told Ariel Helwani.
"I love combat, I love going to war, this is what I was destined for and in two years I will be the cruiserweight champion of the f***ing world."
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Jake Paul battered Mike Perry and left him a bloodied mess to set up his dream clash with Mike Tyson.
Paul, visibly larger than his opponent, was never in trouble despite flashes from Perry.
This was his first boxing bout, and it showed as Paul crunched a series of thumping left hooks and a final right to send the Cleveland fighter down in the sixth.
The ref and everyone here, including WWE superstar Hulk Hogan, had seen enough as Paul won convincingly to suggest that his tussle with Tyson, set for November 15th, should be equally as lively.
Credit: Getty Paul says Tyson fight is ON
Jake Paul said the Tyson fight is on "100 per cent" and that the 58-year-old, once dubbed the most dangerous man, is looking "as crazy as ever."
"Mike, I love you, this is my sport now," Paul added. "I am honoured. You are a legend, but I am going to take your throne."
The big fight will take place on November 15 from Dallas, Texas.
Credit: EPA Mike Tyson 'crazier than ever'
Jake Paul has revealed that Mike Tyson is back in training for their huge November 15 grudge match.
Paul said: "Mike Tyson is training, he's back, looking crazier than ever.
"November 15th on Netflix, I'm gonna get another KO and prove everyone wrong once again."
Undercard shock
Jake Paul's top boxing prospect Ashton Sylve was brutally knocked out in a fight he was cruising in.
Sylve took on 16-0 Canadian puncher Lucas Bahdi and stormed to an early lead.
But suddenly in round six he was hit with a thudding right hand and the follow up left hook sent the young American crashing to the canvas.
The fight was immediately waved off to crown Bahdi as the come-from-behind victor and Sylve beaten for the first time.
Credit: Rex Or will it be Alex Pereira?
Jake Paul took the opportunity to send an ominous warning to Tyson while also calling out UFC champion Alex Pereira.
Paul said: "I'm going to go home and prepare for that. And, Alex Pereira, you said you want to box, I'm the king of this.
"I'm the king of this, come over we can make it happen. I want you Alex Pereira.
"Indeed, I just beat a BKFC champion, I beat multiple UFC champions and he said he wants to box, so Alex Pereira, after Mike Tyson lets make it happen."
Paul shared a FaceTime call with Pereira, 37, in the ring afterwards.
Credit: Getty Mike Tyson next up for Paul
Jake Paul improved to 10-1 as a boxer and sent an ominous warning to Tyson ahead of their rescheduled bout.
Paul said: "Mike Tyson! You're next big boy. Sign the contract! November 15th on Netflix, I'm excited for that one.
"I'm going to go home and prepare for that."
Paul fought with broken knuckle
Jake Paul said he beat Mike Perry with a broken knuckle - but reassured his bout fight with Mike Tyson is still on.
The Problem Child said: "I didn't feel very good tonight. I was sick leading up to this, my knuckle is messed up it's swollen like a big ball.
"You can see my knuckle was basically broken before the fight."
But Paul insisted it was not further delay his fight with Tyson.
"No, did it delay this fight? No." Paul said. "I'm a warrior, man. I'll fight through anything. We put it all on the line."
Credit: Getty Perry to rest up
Mike Perry is going to take some time off now after the KO loss to Jake Paul through the early hours of the night.
Perry was knocked down within 40 seconds but held on until the sixth round in the gruelling bout, though did have moments of success against Paul.
Perry said afterwards: "Do a bit of travelling. So some life seeking and spent time with the family."
Credit: Getty Mike Perry talking
Mike Perry says that Jake Paul has had good training in MMA and says he would fight him in MMA too!
Perry though then apologises in the press room after!
Perry said: "I'm sorry guys. I thought I'd do better but he was just too fast."
Paul teasing MMA switch
Jake Paul has responded to Nate Diaz's callout by saying he will do the rematch...in MMA.
Paul said: "If we're gonna do it it's gonna be in MMA!.
"He has got too much to lose and won't take it but the offer is there. I want to do it in MMA."
When is Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul?
Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul is up next, and the rescheduled fight takes place on Friday, November 15!
The big event is taking place from Dallas, Texas and the Amanda Serrano vs Katie Taylor rematch remains on the undercard.
Paul on Perry
Jake Paul was full of praise for Mike Perry after the victory.
Paul said: "Man that guy is tough.
"He took damage like I've never seen before. I had him down in the first round but he is tough."
Credit: Getty Jake Paul press conference
Now Paul has called out Conor McGregor too in his post-fight press conference after the Mike Perry win.
Paul said: "Conor's on Twitter, he's on his yacht, but guess where he's not? In the ring fighting me.
"The 'Notorious MMA' is scared of Jake Paul from Disney Channel."
Jake Paul speaks
Jake Paul said in the ring after his win that he is now looking ahead to Mike Tyson next up on November 15.
Paul said: "He was hard as nails, but I'm sorry it took so long.
"He may be the King of Violence, but Mike Tyson, you're next.
"I am excited for that one.”
Perry shows grit in defeat
Having been knocked down in the first round and put under severe pressure in the second, it seemed like the end bout was going to be a short one for Mike Perry.
However, he fought back in the third round and asked some serious questions of Jake Paul who he seemed to be running on an empty tank before getting a second wind.
Paul continued to shower punches on Perry, whose hands were constantly down in the fight, before finally stopping him in the sixth round.
Paul silences critics in ring
Mike Perry had a lot to say before his showdown in Florida with Jake Paul.
The bare-knuckle boxing champion accused Paul of having 'pillow hands'.
That certainly did not seem the case this evening as Perry seemed to struggle with the power behind his opponent's punches, finally sent to the canvas before the referee decided his fight was done.
Credit: Getty Legend of boxing thrown gauntlet
Jake Paul put the ball back into Mike Tyson's court after his sixth round victory in Florida this evening.
With the original fight rescheduled, Paul is focussed on making the much-anticipated fight happen.
Goading the former world champion to get the contracts signed and face him in the ring next.
View from SunSport's Mike Brenner at the Amalie Arena
JAKE PAUL battered Mike Perry to set up his dream clash with Mike Tyson.
Former UFC and bare-knuckle champ Perry was blitzed after just 40 seconds of a brutal clash at a jam-packed Amalie Arena in Tampa.
Paul, visibly larger than his opponent, was never in trouble despite flashes from Perry.
This was his first boxing bout, and it showed as Paul crunched a series of thumping left hooks and a final right to send the Cleveland fighter down in the sixth.
The ref and everyone here, including WWE superstar Hulk Hogan, had seen enough as Paul won convincingly to suggest that his tussle with Tyson, set for November 15th, should be equally as lively.
Paul came to the ring dressed as a Gladiator - and some of the savagery unleashed on poor Perry wouldn't have looked out of place in the Coliseum.
"He was hard as nails, but I'm sorry it took so long," said Paul. He may be the King of Violence, but Mike Tyson, you're next.
"I am excited for that one."Paul said the Tyson fight is on "100%" and that the 53-year-old, once dubbed the most dangerous man, is looking "as crazy as ever."
"Mike, I love you, this is my sport now," Paul added. "I am honored. You are a legend, but I am going to take your throne."
Jake lays out his plan
After his impressive victory this evening, Jake Paul had plenty to say, which is what we have all come to expect.
He had a message for Tyson, called out another UFC champion and told the world where he plans to go:
Man he is tough as nails. Respect to Mike Perry, he is the king of violence. Mike Tyson, you're next big boy, sign the contract. I have beat mutliple UFC champions, after Mike Tyson I want Alex Pereira. My knuckle was basically broken before this fight. I am a warrior, we put it all on the line. In two and a half years, I will be the cruiserwieght champion of the world.
Jake Paul
