Paul defeats Woodley by split decision

Andrew Karlov Aug. 30, 2021, 2:05 a.m.
Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley
Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley

Undefeated blogger Jake "The Problem Child" Paul (4-0, 3 KOs) defeated the former UFC champion Tyron "The Chosen One" Woodley, 39, in Sunday night's main event bout at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Arena in Paul's hometown of Cleveland, Ohio.

Paul looked better than Woodley in the first three rounds. Woodley was able to ргке Paul in the fourth round. By the end of the fight, Paul did slightly more than Woodley in this confrontation, with Paul not being able to do any meaningful damage to Woodley, who just went after his opponent for most of the fight. The score of the judges' notes wуку 77-75, 78-74 in favor of Paul, and 77-75 Woodley.

Also that night, Amanda "The Real Deal" Serrano (41-1-1, 30 KOs) defended her WBC and WBO featherweight titles with a unanimous decision victory over WBC super bantamweight champion Yamileta Mercado (18-3, 5 KOs). Serrano owned full superiority in the fight, but Mercado showed enviable resilience, lasting the full distance. The scores were 97-93, 98-92 and 99-91.

Daniel Dubois (17-1, 16 KOs), No. 1 ranked by the WBA, scored a crushing victory in his U.S. debut fight. Dubois sent Giuseppe Angelo Cusumano (19-4, 17 KOs) to the ring floor three times in the first round. The time was 2:10.

After "Fight of the Year 2020," former IBF super lightweight champion Ivan "The Beast" Baranchik (20-3, 13 KOs) lost in the seventh round to undefeated Montana Love (16-0-1, 8 KOs) in a welterweight fight. Love's hand speed often neutralized Baranchik's attacks. In the third round, Baranchik managed to hurt Love. Love sent Baranchik to the floor late in the seventh round, and Baranchik's corner stopped the meeting during the break.

Cruiserweight Tommy "TNT" Fury (7-0, 4 KOs), half-brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, earned an easy win by unanimous judges' decision over MMA fighter Anthony Taylor. The scores were 40-36 3x. Prior to this evening, Fury was mentioned as a possible opponent for Jake Paul.

In the bout of two unbeaten super welterweights Charles "Bad News" Conwell (16-0, 12 KOs) stopped Juan Carlos Rubio (18-1, 9 KOs) in the third round. Conwell knocked Rubio down in the second round and wrapped things up in the third three-minute. The time was 2:49.

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