The night of Jake Paul did not get off to a good start because he was forced to see how his newly signed prospect was malignant eliminated by a man he threatened only a few days earlier.
During the press conference for the meeting of Paul with Julio Cesar Chavez JR, the YouTuber boxer was in a verbal back and forth with Undercard Jager Julian Rodriguez. The 23-1 welterweight burned the headliner and promoter of the show no more than a 'Tik Tokker', which makes the couple start.
But it ended with Rodriguez who got the last smile when he almost placed Paul's most valuable promotions Griffin through the ropes to close an impressive show, Griffin had previously gone 17-0 with 16 knockouts, but faltered on his move to the big stage.
Jake Paul's new signing is malignant eliminated
On the undercard of Jake Paul's fight with Julio Cesar Chavez JR tonight, Avious Griffin got his chance on the big stage after signing with the most valuable promotions. On the other side of the Ring of Him, Julian Rodriguez, a 23-1 veteran who was confident to cause upset.
And he did, frustrating Griffin in the early rounds before he switched it on and gets the stopping with seconds. Rodriguez was previously crushed in the night, but survived and made it through and won the later rounds.
Griffin seemed to be a few rounds on his feet before he finally landed a big shot on Rodriguez in the tenth. The opening that he left there made it possible for Rodriguez to land an even larger that sent him through the ropes.
In a vain attempt to defend his 0, Griffin tried to get brave, but he could not beat the ten count and tasted for the first time in his professional career. It is unclear what the next one is for him after a difficult defeat.
Jake Paul threatened the opponent of the teammate for resentment fight
During the press conference for the fight on Thursday, Rodriguez Griffin spotted for collaboration with 'Mr Tik Tok' Jake Paul. This insulted the social media star, who claimed that he might be in the head. '
The back and forth of the couple was one of the more exciting parts of the press and added to the needle that went into the fight. For the early stages of the fight, however, it didn't seem like there was bad blood between the two when they had trouble getting out of first gear.
Eventually the fight was raised and Rodriguez even called Paul after his victory. He is now waiting for his next step, but is not against working with the most valuable promotions, despite his treatment by Paul, who claimed not even to know his name despite promoting the event.