Jake Paul has announced that he will fight Andre August in his next professional boxing bout. The YouTuber will face his next opponent on Friday, December 15 in Orlando Florida in what will be his eighth fight. But what is known about Andre August?<\/p>\n
In a press release shortly after the announcement, Paul said: “I’m a professional boxer and I want to be world champion, so I need to pursue the path towards greatness against people who have been boxing their whole life.<\/p>\n
“So far, my entire boxing career has been on pay-per-view, but now it’s about more than business. Now I want to build my experience in the ring against seasoned fighters. I’m coming to prove my greatness on Friday, December 15th live on DAZN for the world to see.”<\/p>\n
And that is exactly who Paul will be facing – a fighter who has enjoyed great success as a cruiserweight.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> According to BoxRec, August has fought 11 times in his professional career.<\/p>\n The fighter has an impressive record of 10 wins – five of which via knockout – and one defeat. The loss came back in 2018 when he suffered a TKO at the hands of Eric Abraham.<\/p>\n Since that defeat, August is yet to lose another fight in his previous five encounters, four of which have come via a unanimous decision win.<\/p>\n The 35-year-old’s debut fight came back in May 2013 where he defeated Steven Medrano via TKO. The boxer then went on an undefeated run of six fights – including a draw against Rudy Lozano.<\/p>\n
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