Jake Paul is focusing on a bout with Viddal Riley after he secured his first victory over an expert boxer this weekend.
Paul knocked out Andre August, who now has a 10-2-1 (5) professional boxing report, within the first spherical with an uppercut.
In his press convention afterwards, Paul welcomed the prospect of taking over Britain’s Viddal Riley.
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Riley, who skilled YouTube persona KSI, is an unbeaten skilled cruiserweight who now holds the English title.
“For sure that can happen,” Paul mentioned of combating Riley. “That might be fascinating and he has a reputation, a profile and that is one thing that excites me for positive.
“As I go down this path I’m going to continue to challenge myself and grow and grow and grow and some of those names start popping into the equation.”
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A social media star, Paul started his boxing profession combating different YouTubers. He then took on athletes from different sports activities, together with MMA, earlier than dealing with Tommy Fury, who does have a boxing background.
He misplaced a call to Fury in February however is continuous to search for credibility as a boxer, viewing the knockout win over August as a step in that course.
“It’s surreal. I’m trying to take in the whole entire moment and have fun during this whole entire experience,” Paul mentioned.
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“I think this [one-round victory] is the best one. Calling it the whole entire week, not getting hit one time in the fight and just setting him up for that.
“I feel self-belief’s a bizarre factor. You set an excellent excessive purpose for your self and also you see the imaginative and prescient however there’s ups and downs all through getting there. Generally you’re discouraged, you fall down, you fall flat in your face. You are like: ‘What am I doing? Is that this all price is? Is that this what I am speculated to be doing?’
“It’s just believing in yourself, and I don’t know if I pictured it that good, but I do be manifesting the knockouts.”
