Jake Paul

Jake Paul
Headshot of Jake Paul, a white, young man with short, blond hair and beard, wearing a shorts jersey.
Paul in 2023
Born
Jake Joseph Paul

(1997-01-17) January 17, 1997 (age 27)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.[1][2]
Occupations
Years active2013–present
RelativesLogan Paul (brother)
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2013–present
Genres
Subscribers20.8 million[3]
Total views7.7 billion[3]
100,000 subscribers2016
1,000,000 subscribers2016
10,000,000 subscribers2017
Last updated: November 16, 2024
Boxing career
Other names
  • The Problem Child[4]
  • El Gallo De Dorado[5]
Statistics
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[4]
Reach76 in (193 cm)[4]
StanceOrthodox[4]
Boxing record
Total fights12
Wins11
Wins by KO7
Losses1
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Jake Paul's voice
On the confiscation of his nine-foot teddy bear by the TSA
Recorded December 2016

Jake Joseph Paul (born January 17, 1997)[1] is an American professional boxer, YouTuber and actor. He began his career posting videos on Vine in September 2013 and had amassed 5.3 million followers and 2 billion views before the app was discontinued. As an actor, he played Dirk Mann on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark (2016–2018). Paul launched his YouTube channel in May 2014, and has ranked on the Forbes list as one of the highest paid YouTube creators in 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2023.[6] He also ranked third on the 2022 Forbes list of the world's highest paid athletes.[7]

Paul's boxing career began in August 2018 with a white-collar boxing match against Deji Olatunji, which he won via technical knockout. His professional boxing debut was against AnEsonGib in January 2020. He later faced and defeated former basketball player Nate Robinson and former MMA fighters Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley (twice), and Anderson Silva. In February 2023, Paul lost to Tommy Fury via split decision in his first fight with an active professional boxer. He then continued a winning streak defeating Nate Diaz, Andre August, Ryan Bourland and Mike Perry. His November 2024 bout against Mike Tyson, which he won via unanimous decision, became the biggest boxing gate in U.S. history outside of Las Vegas.[8][9]

In 2021, Paul founded Most Valuable Promotions, a boxing promotion alongside his adviser Nakisa Bidarian, and founded Anti Fund, a venture capital firm with Geoffrey Woo.[10]

  1. ^ a b Paul, Jake (December 31, 2016). Draw My Life – Jake Paul. Event occurs at 0:46. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2017 – via YouTube. My parents made it roughly in 1996. Nine months later, I was born on January 17, 1997, in Cleveland, Ohio. My parents named me Jake Joseph Paul, and I was a savage from day one.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Cleveland was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "About Jake Paul". YouTube.
  4. ^ a b c d "BoxRec: Jake Paul". BoxRec. Archived from the original on May 31, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  5. ^ ""It is Such an Honor": Jake Paul Gets New 'Nickname' Ahead of Ryan Bourland Fight". February 27, 2024.
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  7. ^ Birnbaum, Justin. "Hate Him A Little Or Hate Him A Lot, Jake Paul Is Making Millions In The Boxing Ring". Forbes. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  8. ^ https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/11/15/jake-paul-mike-tyson-fight-record-boxing-gate.html
  9. ^ "Boxing results: Jake Paul defeats Mike Tyson by decision". ESPN.com. November 16, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  10. ^ "Jake Paul looks to knock out the venture capital world with Anti Fund". TechCrunch. March 29, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.