Ex-MMA champ Woodley set for pro boxing debut

Tyron Woodley, shown combating Robbie Lawler when Woodley received through first-round knockout to seize the UFC welterweight title on July 30, 2016 in Atlanta. a three-activity athlete from McCluer high and two-time All-American wrestler at Mizzou, Woodley will make a title defense Saturday in opposition t Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 in Las Vegas. (Getty photos/Zuffa, LLC)figh Joe Lyons Tyron Woodley changed into in Atlanta on April 17, assisting respectable chum and fellow college of Missouri wrestling standout Ben Askren. That nighttime, Askren misplaced by means of TKO at 1:59 of the outlet circular in a boxing in shape towards YouTube sensation and information superhighway personality Jake Paul. before that evening’s main adventure, Paul and some his cornermen had been worried in a behind the scenes war of words with Woodley, the previous UFC welterweight champion. Then, after Paul’s bout with Askren, Woodley known as out Paul. “I exchanged words with a few of Paul’s ‘girlfriends,’” Woodley recalled. “someone pointed out whatever a couple of battle and that i bet one thing resulted in a different. I’m really anticipating it.” This month in los angeles, a news convention announced that Woodley and Paul will square off in a a hundred ninety-pound catchweight boxing fit on Aug. 29 at Rocket personal loan Fieldhouse in Cleveland. Paul, 24, became born in Cleveland and grew up in neighborhood Westlake, Ohio. The eight-round bout will air are living on Showtime pay-per-view. That nighttime’s card also will feature a championship battle between WBC/WBO/IBO featherweight champ Amanda “The true Deal” Serrano (forty-1-1) and WBC tremendous bantamweight champion Yamileth Mercado (18-2). Paul, known as “The difficulty baby,” is 3-0 within the ring after winning by knockout over YouTuber AnEsonGib (first round) and former NBA player Nate Robinson (second circular) before dispatching Askren.
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