Jake Paul’s critics wanted him to fight actual boxers. He now has knocked out two of them in a row inside the first round.
The YouTuber-turned-prizefighter stopped Ryan Bourland via TKO at 2:37 of the first on Saturday night in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Paul used a nice jab early and hard right hands to the body. That set up a big combination that hurt Bourland against the ropes. Paul then poured it on until referee Luis Pabon stopped the bout.
Paul, who lives and trains in Puerto Rico, had the crowd with him.
His adopted nickname is “El Gallo de Dorado,” and he walked out in a rooster outfit. The fans were chanting “Gallo” during the entrance and the first round.
“I wanted it to be a little longer to give the fans some more time,” Paul said in his postfight interview. “I’m just so happy to be in Puerto Rico. Y’all show mad love.”
Paul was coming off a first-round knockout of Andre August — a similar yet less experienced journeyman opponent to Bourland — in December.
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