Jake Paul will indeed fight the face of bare-knuckle boxing.
Promotion officials announced Tuesday that Paul meets BKFC superstar and former UFC fighter Mike Perry in an eight-round boxing match on July 20 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., with the fight being contested at cruiserweight with the fighters using 10-ounce gloves. The event streams live on DAZN PPV.
Happy Punch first reported the matchup on Twitter.
Paul and Mike Tyson were originally slated to meet on that date before a medical situation forced Tyson out of the scheduled date. The matchup is now expected to take place on Nov. 15 instead.
Additionally, Amanda Serrano — who is scheduled to meet Katie Taylor in a highly anticipated rematch on the Paul vs. Tyson card — faces Stevie Morgan in the co-main event.
MVP prospect Ashton “H2O” Sylve was slated to face Floyd “Kid Austin” Schofield at the event, but an undisclosed injury has forced Schofield out of the bout, a person with …