Those hoping for Jake Paul's boxing demise at the hands of a big puncher will be sorely disappointed.
The YouTube sensation-turned-prizefighter outpointed Tyron Woodley via split decision (77-75, 75-77, 78-74) in the main event of a boxing card Sunday night at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.
Woodley is a former UFC welterweight champion with several highlight-reel knockouts on his MMA résumé. Woodley wobbled Paul with a big right hand in the fourth round, but Paul was able to survive that round and beat Woodley over the rest of the bout.
"I learned a lot tonight," Paul said in his postfight news conference. "First time going back past four minutes. First time in an eight-round fight. ... To be honest, I won convincingly. We're gonna go back to the drawing board. I think I proved a lot tonight and proved a lot of people wrong."
After the fight, Paul and Woodley agreed to a rematch if Woodley gets an "I love Jake Paul" tattoo.
"I didn't hit the ground like his other opponents," Woodley said. "I walked him down and gave it back. Let's run it back."
