Celebrity boxer Jake Paul and former kickboxing sensation Cédric Doumbé will take center stage for today’s kickoff press conference from Paris, France, part of the media launch for Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) ahead of Paul’s return to the “sweet science.”
Is “El Gallo de Dorado” still a draw after getting blown to smithereens by Anthony Joshua?
That’s what MVP intends to find out when Paul collides with Doumbe in an eight-round cruiserweight clash on Dec. 24 in Dubai. No other bouts have been announced
for the card and MVP has yet to reveal a streaming partner for Paul’s upcoming return.
Perhaps we’ll learn those details at today’s presser, which gets underway LIVE at 12 p.m. ET.
“This is a dangerous fight,” Paul said. ”Cedric has been in there with killers his whole career. He’s a two-time world champion and he’s not scared of anybody, including me, ‘The Vanilla Gorilla.’ But this is my sport. No kicks, no takedowns, and no glass on the floor, we checked. If he wins, I will hang up the gloves and call it a day, but if he loses, the man who calls himself ‘The Best’ just got beat up by a YouTuber with a titanium jaw. So Cedric Doumbe, I, Jake Joseph Paul, will knock you out, embarrass you and defeat you on Christmas Eve. This fight is not going the distance and someone is getting put to sleep in the Middle East and it’s not Santa.“
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