Arizona Boxing Fee Permits Jake Paul-Anderson Silva Struggle To Go Down As Scheduled

By: Sean Crose

In what has confirmed to be a priceless lesson of suppose earlier than you converse, the Arizona Boxing Fee has given the inexperienced mild for Jake Paul to battle Anderson Silva Saturday night time in Glendale. The extremely promoted Showtime pay per view battle was in jeopardy of falling aside Thursday when the Fee held an emergency assembly to determine whether or not or not the 47 12 months previous Silva was okay to combat. Silva had beforehand stated in an interview that he had been knocked down twice in coaching. Given his age, the remark, which Silva claims was a joke, raised some eyebrows.

Now that the Fee has met, regarded over, and weighed in on the matter, former UFC nice Silva is free to slide in between the ropes to face social media star turned professional boxer Paul this weekend. The flamboyant Paul could also be respiration a sigh of reduction at this level, as his scheduled August combat date in New York needed to be cancelled as a result of not one however two scheduled opponents – Tommy Fury and Hasim Rahman Jr – proved to be unwilling or unable to really fulfill their pre combat obligations (corresponding to displaying up and making weight).