Social media star Jake Paul is set to return to the ring tonight in the latest fight of his boxing career, taking on Ryan Bourland in Puerto Rico. The YouTube sensation knocked out Andre August in a high-profile pay per view event in December but has stopped chasing big ratings and huge purses to move to a more traditional career path as he builds towards a world title match.
As well as his knockout win against August he also previously defeated Tommy Fury in a huge upset at the start of last year. Paul's fight with Bourland is the undercard to Amanda Serrano vs Nina Meinke and takes place on what's effectively Paul's home turf.
British fans will need to stay up late on Saturday night though to see the viral sensation in action, with the event start time actually midnight Sunday UK time.
It will air on DAZN but, unlike Paul's previous PPV matches, is actually included within a standard DAZN subscription, meaning effectively it costs from just £9.99 bundled alongside a huge amount of additional sports content .
Fans and detractors alike can watch the social media star in action by signing up here .
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday ahead of the fight, Paul emphasised his long-term plans for a career within the sport, telling reporters: "I want to challenge myself and put on tough fights. I need to get experience on my path to becoming world champion."
At the event Paul took Bourland's hat from his head while they did the traditional face off, although it ended less painfully than the last time he joked around in similar fashion.
The star made headlines in 2021 when he filmed himself for Tiktok stealing Floyd Mayweather's hat at the press conference before the veteran boxer fought his brother Logan, kickstarting a brawl that left Jake Paul nursing a black eye.
While Jake Paul is continuing to devote himself to boxing, brother Logan Paul is a firm fixture in WWE currently as holder of the US Title.
The older Paul brother has even been added to the hotly-anticipated WWE 2K24 game roster and fans will be able to play as him, as well as dozens of other current and legendary wrestlers when the new version of the game comes out on March 5.
It is available to buy from Amazon , Very , GAME and other stockists, with Rhea Ripley , Bianca Belair and Cody Rhodes the cover stars on the various editions of the game.
