Jake Paul has by no means been an underdog throughout his skilled boxing profession and he retains that streak alive for his subsequent scheduled bout in opposition to BKFC celebrity Mike Perry.
The social influencer-turned-combat sports activities fanatic clashes with Perry on July 20 in Tampa, Fla., which is identical date Paul was alleged to face heavyweight boxing legend Mike Tyson. Sadly, Tyson confronted a medical challenge that compelled him to delay the battle in opposition to Paul till Nov. 15.
Regardless of the Tyson battle looming, Paul opted to remain busy and e-book a matchup in opposition to arguably one among his hardest opponents to this point. Perry stays undefeated as a bare-knuckle boxer with wins over names like Luke Rockhold, Eddie Alvarez and Michael “Venom” Web page.
The previous UFC fighter additionally has some previous boxing expertise together with a win in a hybrid guidelines matchup in opposition to 27-3 professional boxer Michael Seals again in 2021. Nonetheless, Perry enters the battle because the underdog primarily based on the opening odds for the battle from Sportsbetting.ag.
Mike Perry: +190
Jake Paul: -240
Based mostly on these odds, a $100 guess on Perry would return $190, however it will take a $240 guess to win again $100 playing on Paul. Perry is being given a 34 p.c probability to win, whereas Paul is favored at 70 p.c.
Since leaving the UFC in 2021, Perry has change into one of many largest names in all of fight sports activities whereas reigning because the “King of Violence” in BKFC. Most not too long ago, Perry wanted simply 60 seconds to dismantle former BKFC champion and one-time UFC title challenger Thiago Alves to spice up his bare-knuckle document to 5-0 general.
In the meantime, Paul is available in with a 9-1 document in boxing with notable wins over ex-UFC stars Tyron Woodley, Nate Diaz, and Anderson Silva along with his lone loss coming in a break up determination to Tommy Fury again in 2023.
Paul vs. Perry headlines a Most Beneficial Promotions card from Amalie Area in Tampa on July 20. The cardboard airs dwell on DAZN pay-per-view.
