Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury | Showtime PPV - (Postponed)

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Paul vs Fury will take place in Tampa, Fla., and will reportedly also feature the boxing debut of 37-year-old former NBA star Deron Williams, who may face 38-year-old former NFL star Frank Gore.

[gregregegg]

Jake Paul has got hesbula in his corner. Building the rivalry between hesbula and Tyson fury as coaches/cornerman. Genius move that.

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Jake Paul has got hesbula in his corner. Building the rivalry between hesbula and Tyson fury as coaches/cornerman. Genius move that.

Great promotion work.

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Press Release

Seven-division world champion and current unified featherweight champion Amanda Serrano will return to the lightweight division when she faces current interim WBA Female 135-pound titleholder Miriam Gutiérrez in a 10-round lightweight bout that will be the co-feature of the SHOWTIME PPV event “One Will Fall,” headlined by Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury facing off in an eight-round cruiserweight bout, on Saturday, December 18 live from AMALIE Arena in Tampa Bay.

Serrano, who is No. 3 in the pound-for-pound women’s rankings, will make her second appearance on SHOWTIME PPV as she meets Gutiérrez. Nicknamed “La Reina” (The Queen) and having a professional record of 14-1 with her only loss being to Katie Taylor, Gutiérrez’s dedication and passion for the sport have only grown stronger as she looks ahead to her 16th professional bout, facing Serrano, the Guinness World Record holder for most boxing world championships won in different weight classes by a female. For Serrano (41-1-1, 30 Ks), it has been extremely difficult to find competition willing to step into the ring with her due to her impressive record and knockout power. In August, Serrano joined the SHOWTIME PPV Paul vs. Woodley card as the co-main event and earned a unanimous decision over Yamileth Mercado to retain her WBC and WBO featherweight title belts.

Serrano will join Paul today, November 8, in Tampa Bay, at a press conference in the Budweiser Biergarten at AMALIE Arena beginning at 1 p.m. ET.

Titled #PaulFury: One Will Fall, the event is produced and presented by Most Valuable Promotions and SHOWTIME PPV and promoted in association with Tony and Bryce Holden of Holden Productions. The pay-per-view telecast begins live at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, is produced and distributed by SHOWTIME PPV, and will feature other exciting, high-stakes professional boxing matches which will be announced in the coming weeks.

Tickets for the live event will be available for purchase on Wednesday, November 10 at www.amaliearena.com.

Puerto-Rican born and Brooklyn, New York raised, Serrano has become one of the most decorated fighters in women’s boxing history. Having recently signed with Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian’s Most Valuable Promotions, Serrano continues to make waves in her professional boxing career. The 33-year-old has won titles in every division between 115 and 140 pounds, earning belts in those two divisions just four months apart with fights in September 2018 and January 2019. Serrano also won the WBO featherweight world championship belt in a high-profile showdown against Heather Hardy in 2019 and recently became WBC champion with a knockout win over three-division world champion Daniela Bermudez. As an all-around athlete and dedicated fighter, Serrano also holds a professional MMA record of 2-0-1 with both wins coming by way of submission.

“I’ve been training 24/7 for as long as I can remember and because of my dedication to the sport, I consistently look to challenge myself,” said Serrano. “Miriam is an extremely tough opponent, with her only loss coming to one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world. I am looking forward to stepping in the ring with her and proving why I’m at the top of women’s boxing.”

Born in Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain, Gutiérrez started kickboxing and boxing at a young age. Following a year and a half of recovery from a horrific domestic violence incident at age 19, she began training with Jero Garcia and had her first amateur bout in 2009. Gutiérrez made her professional debut in 2017, winning by unanimous decision over Vanessa Caballero. Her 13th professional match against Keren Batiz resulted in an impressive win and the WBA title of Interim Lightweight Champion. She then met Katie Taylor on November 20, 2020 in a Lightweight unification bout where she suffered her first professional defeat in a competitive 10-round decision. Gutiérrez is a passionate advocate against domestic violence and in 2019 was elected to the City Council of Torrejon de Ardoz, where she works to champion the rights of women.

“Amanda Serrano is an icon in the sport and when I step into that ring on December 18, it will be a pivotal moment in my career. I respect what she does, but it’s a risk coming up to 135. I’ve been competing at this level for most of my career and the competition is tough,” said Gutiérrez. “I’m thankful to my team, my family and my promoter Ray Events Boxing for their support as I train for a night of pure boxing entertainment. I look forward to bringing a great victory back to Spain.”

#PaulFury: One Will Fall is the second live sporting event co-produced by Most Valuable Promotions, a company founded by Paul and Bidarian on the premise that content is king, and fighters are the content creators in combat sports. Paul and Bidarian serve as executive producers of the #PaulFury event.

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[tiny_acres]

Just what the sport needs. 37 and 38 year old rookies on a ppv card

[HomicideHenry]

I personally do not mind these celebrity boxing type matches on cards. It's the entertainment business after all. Boxing is supposed to be entertaining, and undercard bouts are supposed to be not taken as seriously as the main card attractions.

[KiwiRider]

I personally do not mind these celebrity boxing type matches on cards. It's the entertainment business after all. Boxing is supposed to be entertaining, and undercard bouts are supposed to be not taken as seriously as the main card attractions.

Casuals do take it seriously. They believe Jake Paul is a good boxer and will pay for the privilege to watch him playbox with a geezerboxer or non boxer. It does nothing for proper boxing.

[margaret thatcher]

I personally do not mind these celebrity boxing type matches on cards. It's the entertainment business after all. Boxing is supposed to be entertaining, and undercard bouts are supposed to be not taken as seriously as the main card attractions.

its not an undercard bout, its a main event ppv fight

[HomicideHenry]

I personally do not mind these celebrity boxing type matches on cards. It's the entertainment business after all. Boxing is supposed to be entertaining, and undercard bouts are supposed to be not taken as seriously as the main card attractions.

Casuals do take it seriously. They believe Jake Paul is a good boxer and will pay for the privilege to watch him playbox with a geezerboxer or non boxer. It does nothing for proper boxing.

True, but I think that's how a lot of us started out originally as boxing fans. Certain matches eventually wake them up to a reality and then they start to investigate the sport more seriously. "Wait, there is much more to boxing than just punching. It's not a fight, it's actually a cold-blooded system requiring real skills."

I think one of the earliest examples that woke me up from seeing boxing as a tough man type contest was when Ray Mercer blew through Don "The Man of" Steele, a guy who had 40 some odd knockouts over weak opposition.

Mind you I watched boxing off and on from the time I was a little kid but my mind couldn't really see a difference between brawling and boxing properly until I got older and really started to notice little things.

No it doesn't really do much for boxing as a sport except draw more attention to the sport. I can imagine one unintended consequence of these kinds of events is that it makes a lot of people figure, "Well if they can do it I can too," and maybe you start to see a lot of people go to the boxing gyms, or boxing gyms start getting made in places where boxing hasn't been around for decades.

That has been the tragedy of American boxing in a lot of ways, where once upon a time almost every county had at least one boxing gym or boxing program--- and as the sport got more overly regulated, those gyms and promotions closed up shop, and when MMA became a big deal nobody had an interest in doing boxing as much. Dojos started popping up instead.

Maybe the one good thing that really comes out of all of this is that a new generation of people get interested in boxing and want to get into it. Or maybe a new generation of promoters will get into boxing because this new format and style of promoting makes the business much easier than before.

[KiwiRider]

Sugar Ray was the first fight I saw, hooked from then on. The best kind of sugar addiction for a kid. I was riding my pushbike down to the "Y" to get my arse kicked the very next week

[brilo33]

i think i originally went fury tho i think paul was the better fighter , i think paul will win this , he is better boxer moves better, but who know whats in the contracts

[brilo33]

I personally do not mind these celebrity boxing type matches on cards. It's the entertainment business after all. Boxing is supposed to be entertaining, and undercard bouts are supposed to be not taken as seriously as the main card attractions.

i agreed at first but they are now soon becoming the main attraction , which is bad because saul might say nah done with boxing iam going to have a triliogy with jake paul, ive commented on this as i think paul is the better boxer here , i wont be paying to watch it

[brilo33]

Sugar Ray was the first fight I saw, hooked from then on. The best kind of sugar addiction for a kid. I was riding my pushbike down to the "Y" to get my arse kicked the very next week

ha ha sugar who, mine was AnEsonGib v jake paul true warriors with good skin and better hair products to boot pioneers of the noble art of prizefighting both grew up honing there skills on the computer, poor old jake talks about hard times when the internet went down once

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Liam Paro vs. Yomar Alamo Added To December 18 Showtime Pay-Per-View Event

Another bout between unbeaten boxers completes the lineup for the final Showtime-branded telecast of the year.

Boxing Scene has confirmed a ten-round battle of undefeated junior welterweights between Liam Paro and Yomar Alamo will land on the undercard of the upcoming grudge match between Jake Paul (4-0, 3KOs) and Tommy Fury (7-0, 4KOs). Paro-Alamo is the fourth set contest on the Showtime Pay-Per-View event which takes place December 18 at AMALIE Arena in Tampa, Florida.

The bout is expected to be formally announced on Tuesday. Showtime is already scheduled to host a press conference in New York City for another fight on the card, pitting NBA star Deron Williams and legendary NFL running back Frank Gore in their respective pro debuts. Brooklyn-bred seven-division titlist Amanda Serrano (41-1-1, 30KOs) will also appear to discuss her lightweight bout with Spain’s Miriam Gutierrez (14-1, 5KOs) which serves as the co-feature.

Paro (21-0, 13KOs) will make his U.S. debut on the high-profile card, fighting for the first time outside of his native Australia. The 25-year-old southpaw from Brisbane—who is a managerial stablemate of Jason and Andrew Moloney under the guidance of Tony Tolj—will fight for the third time in 2021, coming off of a ten-round, unanimous decision win over Steve Gago this past July in Eatons Hill, Australia.

Alamo (20-0-1, 12KOs) also fights for the third time this year, though far more familiar with the surroundings. The 26-year-old prospect from Caguas, Puerto Rico has proven to be a reliable box office attraction during his past seven fights in Central Florida, all taking place in Kissimmee. His fans are expected to make the two-hour trek to Tampa, where he will need that support in perhaps his toughest test to date.

In his most recent outing, Alamo outpointed Adrian Yung over ten rounds this past August at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee. Alamo has headlined at—and has sold out—the venue in each of his last six appearances, including a ten-round majority decision win over Kendo Castaneda in their February 2020 battle of unbeaten rising prospects.

The main event marks the third consecutive PPV headliner for Paul, who signed an exclusive deal with Showtime earlier this year. The content creator and rising cruiserweight made his platform debut this past August 29, forced to go the distance for the first time in an eight-round split decision win over former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Paul’s old hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. The undercard saw Fury—the half-brother of reigning lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury—outpoint Anthony Taylor (0-2), while further developing his rivalry with Paul, which now spills into the ring.

[hhaehre]

I personally do not mind these celebrity boxing type matches on cards.

Me neither. I love it when people get all offended about these fights, as if boxing has a reputation to protect.

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[gregregegg]

Clarissa shields wants to spar Jake, 100K for the winner. Even in big gloves Jake KOS her... would be a wild move if he actualy accepts, if you wanna be the bad guy, Knock out a girl and take 100k of her will probably help do it.

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Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury press conference video

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Reports circulating this maybe off.

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Reports circulating this maybe off.

Depressing. This was high quality smack talk.

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Woodley gets another big paycheck...

[gregregegg]

wonder if woodly has been in the gym at all. In hindsight he probably should of been, could of been a replacment for either guy and the chances of a pullout wernt low. Big credit to paul for rematching him, he had a hard night last time out and really dosent need to.

whys tommy pulled out?

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wonder if woodly has been in the gym at all. In hindsight he probably should of been, could of been a replacment for either guy and the chances of a pullout wernt low. Big credit to paul for rematching him, he had a hard night last time out and really dosent need to.

whys tommy pulled out?

Bacterial chest infection and broken rib