Watching in real-time the Jake Paul-Mike Perry card live from Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. On a night that should be a showcase for fighters on Most Valuable Promotions on DAZN pay-per-view, it should be a night that should go by the books as this group looks to do it again in November in Dallas with Mike Tyson taking on Paul..
Here is what went down as the night went down.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Uriah Hall
Round 1: Standard Feeling out round as Hall spent most of the round following Chavez in the ring. Chavez in the contest is the bigger man but kept a tepid pace in the opening round.
Round 2: Hall dictated the round and pace by consistently coming forward, forcing Chavez on his backfoot. It has a pretty tactical pace, but Hall can likely provide the most action in this fight.
Round 3: Chavez and Hall were throwing one shot at a time. Hall, however, was throwing a few more combinations than Chavez, who needed help to get any rhythm going.
Round 4: More of the same going on here as Hall is still coming forward and trying to maul Chavez has just enough footwork to keep it out of harm’s way. Broadcast mentioned that Chavez looked “out of shape,” a note played in a recent string of Chavez fights.
Round 5: Hall looked to have still controlled this matchup as Chavez. It’s more of the same in the 4th round here, as Hall has still been the aggressor.
Round 6: The most action in this fight was this one, as both seemed to let their hands go in a roughly tactical matchup. The broadcast hinted Hall may be winning; I could’ve told them that had they just read this. The last round is over, and we head to the scorecards.
The final scorecards read as 59-55 x 2 and 58-56, all in favor of Chavez. It was not impressive for Chavez, but this should’ve been all Chavez for a boxing novice in Hall. The crowd met Chavez at the end of the night with a smattering of boos regarding the decision. Chavez said that he wanted Jake Paul to be shocked by no one in attendance.
Tony Aguilar vs. Corey Marksman
Both fighters in February fought to a 6-round split draw and ran it back on the Paul-Perry undercard to what most feel is the closest fight in this all-Florida matchup.
Round 1: Broadcast found what everyone in Tampa already knows: they don’t like folks down the I-4 road in Orlando—another feeling out round, which the crowd just sat through six of in the previous fight. Both decided to let their hands go with combinations at the end of the round.
Round 2: Action picked up here with Marksman improving and throwing more exchanges. Aguilar was leaking from the mouth early on in the round from a right hand. Marksman controlled the round and countered more than Aguilar.
Round 3: More of the same as Round 2, as Marksman is the more active fighter as this fight continues. Aguilar is trying his best to make this contest a brawl, but Marksman is just getting out of distance when they stand face-up on the line.
Round 4: Aguilar had a better round here as he could close the ring off better and land more shots to the body. Marksman kept staying on the outside but looked to try to time him with the jab.
Round 5: Aguilar looks to dictate the pace of the fight now as he has been in the last two rounds. Marksman isn’t throwing as much as he was in the opening rounds and making Aguilar move first, giving him the advantage of these exchanges—plenty of stick-and-move action in this round.
Round 6: Marksman went back on the outside and kept setting up more traps and angles for Aguilar to figure out. Action slowed down in this round, but Aguilar was now throwing more. Marksman landed an overhand right that staggered Aguilar, forcing him to cover up as the round ended.
Round 7: Fatigue may be starting to set in as both have seemed to slow down, and the crowd was getting restless at the action or lack thereof. Marksman returned to the game plan to set up the right hand over the top, which he did again near the end of the round. This is another clear round for Marksman, as he has returned to force the issue the past few rounds.
Round 8: The Broadcast feels this is a close fight. I think Aguilar needs a knockout if they have it scored right. That didn’t happen, but Aguilar was still trying to maul the last half of the round, which gave him the most success in this fight.
The final scorecards read all in favor of Marksman, who wins the 77-75, 78-74 rematch with a trash 76-76 scorecard—good win for Marksman, who moves to 10-0-1, 7 KOs following the grudge match.
Ashton Sylve vs. Lucas Bahdi
Round 1: The crowd starts to sound quiet as they have sat through 14 rounds of action so far, and no bodies have hit the canvas. You can hear the trainers in the corner over the broadcast giving instructions. This was a tactical round in the ring, but it was apparent that Sylve was looking to lead with his jab, and Bahdi counter over the top but didn’t find an opening.
Round 2: More of the same tactical matchup going here. I expect the boo birds by the fifth if this continues. Bahdi is waiting for an opening, but he hasn’t found it. Sylve is marginally outworking him in these rounds so far.
Round 3: Sylve slowly breaks down Bahdi, who still hasn’t let his hands go. Bahdi is also pretty much timed up, as he was caught on several occasions still looking to land that overhand, which Slyvie is hip to.
Round 4: I’m starting to see the arsenal from Sylve here as he is just methodically doing whatever he wants. Sylve also landed a nice uppercut as the round ended. Bahdi has provided nothing but professional resistance so far.
Round 5: Bahdi hasn’t won 5 seconds of any round, let alone anything in this fight. Showed in his corner, they urged him to press the gas pedal in the fight. More Sylve here, as he’s just all over Bahdi.
Round 6: What a turn of events. Bahdi landed the overhand right that Sylve didn’t see and is out cold. Slyve has his lead hand down, and Bahdi makes him pay for it. Sylve was out for a good minute. Time of stoppage was 2:27 of round six.
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Amanda Serrano vs. Stevie Morgan
Round 1: 25 seconds in, and Serrano looks to have the advantage in all things boxing as Morgan comes in straight up, walking into everything Serrano. A left uppercut had Morgan hurt early on in this round. Morgan survived the 1st round but was battered for 2 minutes.
Round 2: Serrano was looking for her 1st stoppage win in 3 years, and one flurry later, the referee stopped the fight. This was a non-event but an end to the means, as we all want the Katie Taylor rematch. This was out of the way. The time of stoppage was 0:38 of round two by technical knockout.
Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry
Our main event comes in the ring for the record on July 21, 2024, at 12:30 a.m. Tampa time.
Round 1: The opening minute had Paul start attacking the body early. Landed an overhand right in the 1st minute of the fight. Perry’s lack of boxing acumen was clear as the round continued, and he was pretty flat walking into whatever Paul was throwing. 10-8 Paul
Round 2: Paul sends Perry down again with another overhand right for the second knockdown of the fight. The one-way traffic continued as Paul kept his distance and jabbed from the outside, which Perry took to the face. Perry did land a good left hook, followed by some wrestling to end the round. It’s another 10-8 round here, so the score is 20-16 Paul after two.
Round 3: Perry kept coming forward and even had some success with his left, but Paul was using his footwork to keep his distance and pepper Perry. Perry had success by simply pressing forward and leading with his head, causing a cut on Paul above his right eye. Paul 10-9, 30-25 after 3.
Round 4: Paul looked to gain the upper hand by landing an overhand right that had Perry stunned for a moment on the ropes. From that moment of the fight, Paul took over. Referee Chris Young was getting closer to the action as Perry looked more worse for wear. Perry was hit with a jab that almost sent him down from exhaustion. 40-34 Paul.
Round 5: Ringside doctors checked on Perry before the round started, as he was still on shaky legs as the bell sounded. Perry wasn’t providing much in the output department, which looked to be the end of the line as Paul used his jab for most of the round. 50-43 Paul.
Round 6: Perry was finally caught flush with a right, and Paul ended this mercifully with a six-round stoppage.
