American YouTuber Jake Paul outclassed legendary boxer Mike Tyson on the latter’s return to aggressive motion after a niche of just about 20 years. Paul rose to the event and beat the 59-year-old within the bout, which lasted eight rounds on the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. For the big day, Paul donned a never-before-seen boxing gear, which he deemed because the “most costly in sporting historical past”. In response to the Downside Youngster, his outfit options 380 carat diamonds between his boxing shorts, footwear, and jacket.
Paul’s ensembled was designed by Los Angeles-based studio Surgeon, and is valued at round $1 million (Rs 8.4 crore). Paul’s silver jacket featured his title encrusted in diamonds on the entrance, together with diamond tennis chains hooked up to each, his shorts and footwear.
As well as, the grey jacket featured the emblem of his new healthcare line, W by Jake Paul, additionally encrusted with jewels. Nevertheless, this luxurious life-style is nothing new for Paul. Additionally, on the official weigh-in on Friday, he was seen carrying a $7 million (Rs 59 crore approx.) on a Jacob and Co. watch.
The 27-year-old from Cleveland, who defeated veteran heavyweight icon Mike Tyson in an eight-round made-for-Netflix bout on Friday, has parlayed his fame as an web celeb right into a profitable profession in fight sports activities.
Paul, who’s estimated to have a internet value of $80 million in line with the Superstar Internet Price web site, first rose to prominence in 2013, posting short-form movies to the now-shuttered web site Vine, garnering thousands and thousands of followers and billions of views.
He subsequently transported his knack for creating viral content material to YouTube in 2014, launching his personal channel which turned famend for controversies, sensible jokes and hip-hop.
In 2015 he made a foray into tv, signing for the Disney Channel within the teen sequence “Bizaardvark.”
That relationship resulted in 2017 amid growing media consideration on a few of Paul’s Youtube stunts equivalent to setting furnishings on fireplace in an empty swimming pool at his luxurious house in Los Angeles.
Paul gained wider consideration nonetheless when he turned his hand to celeb boxing, a pattern began by his elder brother Logan Paul who fought English influencer KSI in a pay-per-view novice contest in Manchester in 2018.
Although ridiculed by the normal boxing world, that combat — the place Jake Paul appeared on the undercard towards English influencer Deji Olatunji — gained consideration from the game’s moneymen for promoting some 1.3 million pay-per-view buys.
Earlier than his combat with Tyson, Paul had a 7-1 skilled, together with his solely defeat coming earlier this 12 months towards British boxer Tommy Fury.
(With AFP Inputs)
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