Florida, USA

Jake Paul beat Mike Perry via a Technical Knock Out (TKO) in the sixth round of the eight-round cruiserweight bout on Saturday (Jul 20) in Florida, USA. This was Paul's 10th professional win in 11 bouts he has fought since turning a boxer from social media star.

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He'll next fight former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson on November 15. Paul was supposed to fight Tyson on Saturday but the fight was postponed with Tyson backing out due to medical reasons.

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"He's (Perry) tough as nails ... but I just hit too hard and he took a lot of damage," Paul said after the fight. "Mike Tyson, you're next. ... It's anyone, anytime, anyplace."

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Perry, the bare-knuckle fighter, is the latest UFC fighter to fall to Paul. The former social media star has previously beaten Nate Diaz, Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley as well.

The fight started with Paul flooring Perry in the first round with a right hand chop. 30 seconds into round 2, a right hand followed after a jab and Perry was again on the canvas.

Perry bounced back in the round three and opened a cut over Paul's left eye before the former social media star bounced back in the next one.

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Paul floored Perry in the sixth round again before referee stopped the fight 1:12 minute in the round. 

"You did a great job, you were way too fast for me and I couldn't adjust," Perry said about Paul after the fight. "He's not sitting there waiting to be hit like me."

Reacting to his win, Paul said: "In two years I will be the cruiserweight champion of the f---ing world. I'm way sharper, cleaner. I think he hit me with like one shot tonight. ... It's back to the drawing board and I'm going to just keep getting better."