Jake Paul did what was expected on Saturday night, but Nate Diaz did not embarrass himself.
Jake Paul did what was expected on Saturday night.
He scored a unanimous-decision victory (97-92, 98-91, 98-91) over Nate Diaz in an entertaining scrap that main-evented a DAZN boxing card at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
Paul dropped Diaz in the fifth round with a short left hook on the temple that sent the MMA cult hero careening into the ropes.
Diaz got to his feet, regained his wherewithal and while he was mostly outfought over the course of the 10-round bout, he never looked to be in serious trouble for the rest of the fight.
In fact, Diaz made a good account of himself, considering this was his first professional boxing match. For most of the last four rounds, Diaz was the aggressor, walking a seemingly winded Paul down. Diaz walked through some serious shots from Paul to land several combinations of his own, but he was unable to put the YouTube sensation-turned-boxer in any peril.
