Fresh off a vicious knockout win, 47-year-old Yoel Romero enters Jake Paul opponent lottery [Video]

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Over the weekend (Sat., Nov. 23, 2024), former UFC title challenger Yoel Romero return to action in the debut event of Mike Perry’s Dirty Boxing promotion, scoring a a vicious knockout win over Power Slap veteran Duane Crespo (watch it). The victory is Romero’s second of 2024, as he defeated Thiago Santos back in February at the PFL vs. Bellator event. At 47 years of age, the former Olympic wrestling silver medalist is clearly still a game competitor.

Perhaps that makes him the ideal next opponent for Jake Paul? We know “The Problem Child” likes boxing with older MMA fighters, and Romero fits that bill well. “The Soldier of God” certainly likes the match up, asking Paul online if he “wants to get ditty.” One assumes The Cuban meant “dirty” rather than “Diddy,” but it’s the same challenge either way.

There’s one potential problem: Paul also generally likes to be bigger than his opponents …