YouTube Influencer turned boxer, Jake Paul knocked out Andre August in a first-round victory on Friday night in Orlando, Florida.
Paul (8-1, 5 KOs) looking to set himself as a worthy cruiserweight title contender sent an uppercut, catching August and sending him against the canvas headfirst.
“Set up my shot and he went night night,” said Paul, who was accompanied by his brother Logan Paul, WWE’s United States champion.
“This is all part of the process, the next step to world champion. Clearly, these guys can’t hang with me.”
August (10-2-1, 5 KOs) returned in August to score a decision in a six-round fight to end a nearly four-year layoff.
“Right now, I’m focused on being the best in the world and creating one of the greatest sports stories in the history of sports: being able to become a world champion from Disney Channel,” Paul said. “Now I’m lasered in.”
Paul’s first six fights were crossover events against former MMA fighters.
Franchon Crews-Dezurn also beat Shadasia Green to regain the WBC super middleweight title in the co-feature. The scores were 98-92, 97-93 and 97-93.
