Jake Paul will continue his boxing career with a fight against former UFC superstar Nate Diaz on Aug. 5 in Dallas.
The fight, which was confirmed by Diaz on Twitter on Wednesday, will take place at the American Airlines Center.
Since making the leap to boxing, Paul has fought seven times and amassed a 6-1 record with four knockouts., the half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. Although Paul’s first two professional fights were against overmatched opponents without professional fighting experience, he has begun to put together fights with more formidable oppositionAfter that bout, Paul has fought and defeated former MMA champions Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley , and Anderson Silva.
Paul knocked out each of them, though his first fight with Woodley ended in a split-decision for Paul. Despite the fact that Diaz has made his living in professional fighting and is known to have terrific boxing skills for an MMA fighter, bookmakers have installed Paul as the betting favorite to win.At the time of writing, Paul’s moneyline odds are -240, while Diaz is a +184 underdog on FanDuel Sportsbook.In most sports, that price would make Paul a significant favorite, but huge moneylines are not uncommon in boxing.
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