Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Huge KO in first round and undercard results tonight
Re-live updates from the main event and undercard in Orlando, Florida
Jake Paul secured a stunning, first-round knockout in his fight with Andre August on Friday, stopping the boxer with a clean uppercut in Orlando.
The fight marked Paul’s second outing against a professional boxer, following his points loss to Tommy Fury in February, and the YouTube star fared much better on this occasion.
Paul, 26, was light on his feet from the opening bell, slinging straight rights at the mid-section of August, before the 35-year-old landed a strong right hook to the head of his fellow American.
Out of nowhere, however, Paul snuck a brilliant right uppercut behind a jab to drop August badly. August, who entered the fight with a 10-1-1 record and five knockouts to Paul’s four, was unable to beat the referee’s count, signalling the end of the bout.
With the finish, which came at 2:32 of the first round, Paul improved his record to 8-1 (5 KOs). Re-live updates from Paul vs August and the undercard fights, below.
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Yoenis Tellez vs Livan Navarro
Round 7
It’s a slower round until the final minute, in which both men land hooks in close! Tellez’s chin is being tested now!
Nice variety of shots by Navarro, who alternates between hooks and uppercuts to the body and head.
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Yoenis Tellez vs Livan Navarro
Round 6
Navarro is struggling for accuracy early in this round, but he manages to catch Tellez on the end of a right cross.
Chantelle Cameron, who traded wins with Katie Taylor this year, is on commentary; it’s worth saying, she’s been very insightful on her debut in the position.
Tellez stuns Navarro late in the round, but Navarro fires back!
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Yoenis Tellez vs Livan Navarro
Round 5
Tellez is fighting smartly behind the jab. Nice counter right hook now. Navarro comes back, investing in the body of his opponent.
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Yoenis Tellez vs Livan Navarro
Round 4
Navarro seems remarkably lucid, given how close he looked to being finished in Round 3.
Tellez isn’t trying to force a finish; he’s using sensible pressure and still switching between targets, remembering to attack the body.
Eventually Tellez lands the same right overhand that caused Navarro so much trouble in the last round, but the older man copes better on this occasion.
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Yoenis Tellez vs Livan Navarro
Round 3
Navarro targets the body now, unfurling hooks from both wings. The pattern of the first rounds continues, though, with the older Cuban soon tiring.
Now it’s Tellez on the front foot, and he batters Navarro with multiple heavy right hands in a row! Navarro eventually goes down, but he’s just about able to beat the referee’s count!
He makes it to the bell, even firing back at Tellez in a wild end to the round!
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Yoenis Tellez vs Livan Navarro
Round 2
Navarro presses the action again, fighting behind his right hand.
Navarro is really loading up on his shots, but it’s paying off so far; he’s stifling Tellez and keeping the younger fighter moving and thinking, which is exhausting for the under-pressure boxer.
As in the first round, though, Navarro is slowing down now, and Tellez is taking the chance to come forward.
Tellez digs a hook into the body of Navarro, who comes back with a sequence of shots up top. Tellez works the body again, and Navarro winces and retreats...
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Yoenis Tellez vs Livan Navarro
Round 1
Both men stand orthodox. Navarro with a one-two to the body of Tellez.
He follows up with a series of right crosses, all aimed upstairs, before winging a right hook to the body.
Tellez tries to get going with a jab, but he eats one instead.
Eventually Tellez gets onto the front foot, however, stemming the flow of Navarro’s output.
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Yoenis Tellez vs Livan Navarro
Next up is a super-welterweight bout between Yoenis Tellez and Livan Navarro.
This one is an all-Cuban affair. Tellez is 6-0 (5 KOs), while Navarro is 15-1 (9 KOs).
At 23 years old, Tellez is nine years younger than his opponent.
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Lorenzo Medina def. Joshua Temple
Medina refuses to pay any respect to Temple in his post-fight interview.
Jake Paul vs Andre August LIVE: Lorenzo Medina vs Joshua Temple
Round 6
MEDINA WITH THE TKO!
Medina wobbles Temple badly with a right straight, and Temple is on chicken legs. Medina follows up with a flurry of punches, and the referee steps in to protect a cornered and defenseless – but still standing – Temple.
Temple seems badly concussed; he’s jogging around the ring and raising his hands, as if he’s making his ring walk or celebrating a win...
Lorenzo Medina def. Joshua Temple via sixth-round TKO (0:29).
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