Jake Paul took a tough dig at Conor McGregor and the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) at today’s press conference ahead of Saturday’s fight with Mike Perry.

McGregor recently said BKFC standout Perry struggled with a “dweeb” at Paul, who returned fire. McGregor is co-owner of BKFC.

“You’ll see what I will do with (BKFC’s) best player on Saturday night. I will be an embarrassment to their entire league,” Paul said. “This guy has no skills. They are just brawlers, idiots, street fighters who have no idea what this sweet science is.

“Conor McGregor can say whatever he wants, but he won’t fight me either. When I knock out Mike Perry and Conor McGregor, let’s do it. But you won’t do it because you know what will happen. You saw what I did to Nate Diaz, who you fought side by side with. Conor McGregor, quit cocaine, go to the gym and start winning fights. Maybe then we could talk.”

Paul (9-1, 6 KO) said he watched videos of Perry, including a “threesome boxing match,” from which he concluded Saturday night would be “tiny.”

“Skills are what pays the bills. And there is no footwork, no head movement, no defense,” Paul said. “He’s a great offensive and bare-knuckle fighter, but when it comes to boxing, he’ll be picked apart very quickly and it’ll be a tiny night. As I said, my predictions are never wrong, so every time I manifest in reality, I stand my ground. I, Jake Joseph Paul, will knock out Mike Perry in less than two rounds. It will happen, put your money on it.”

Paul said he respected Perry’s power, “but other than that, it’ll be effortless.”

Jake, of course, also has a November match scheduled against Mike Tyson, which was scheduled for Saturday before it was canceled due to Tyson’s health issues. Tyson has expressed some reluctance to do the Paul vs. Perry fight because a bad result could jeopardize that fight from happening at all, as well as many other things that could jeopardize Paul vs. Tyson from happening at all.

“I love taking risks and taking part in gigantic events,” Paul said. “Mike Tyson called and was concerned that this fight would jeopardize the biggest fight of my career. That’s what puts pressure on me and I love it. I’m not slowing down for anyone. Mike Perry won’t be the one to stop me. I’m on my way to the world championship.”

Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue will officially face TJ Doheny in a triple title fight on September 3 at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena.

Notably, the announcement stated that Inoue (27-0, 24 KO) would defend all four of his titles, meaning the WBA has not followed through on an outstanding order for Inoue to face Murodjon Akhmadaliev.

As mentioned earlier, Doheny (26-4, 20 KO) is a familiar face to the Japanese audience, having fought his last three fights in the Land of the Rising Sun. He’s also 37 years aged and has entered a three-fight streak with a 2-4 skid, making him much more financially attractive than competitive in “The Monster.”

In another championship fight, WBO bantamweight champion Yoshiki Takei (9-0, 8 KO) will face former flyweight champion Daigo Higa (21-2-1, 19 KO) in his inaugural defense. Takei is coming off an entertaining decision win over Jason Moloney that saw him near a final-round disaster, while Higa is 6-1-1 since JBC forced him to move up to 118 pounds after missing weight in a match against Cristofer Rosales, including an aged loss to future champion Ryosuke Nishida and a draw against current challenger and potential title challenger Seiya Tsutsumi.

Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz is scheduled to fight Jose Valenzuela on August 3, WBA interim super lightweight champion Ismael Barroso (25-4-2, 23 KO) will face Andy Hiraoka (23-0, 18) for the first time since January KO). . This is an incredibly overdue step for Hiraoka after the 2021 knockout of Jin Sasaki (17-1-1, 16 KO), who also fights Qamil Balla (15-1-1, 8 KO).

Jaron “Boots” Ennis (32-0, 29 KO) made most of the homecoming he was hoping for in today’s DAZN main event, defeating David Avanesyan (30-5-1, 18 KO) after five full rounds of fighting.

The fight started with Boots showing off his speed, power and fluidity, and he was so comfortable that he spent most of the fight right in the pocket, trading punches and combinations with Avanesyan and clearly outplaying the exchanges.

Boots’ deadly and steady attack began to take its toll on Avanesyan, and Boots landed a good counter left that knocked Avanesyan down in the fifth round. Avanesyan would get back up from this knockdown, but would have to take more keen punches, while viewers could see him wincing under some of the body blows he took.

Avanesyan made it to the bell in the fifth round, but at that point Avanesyan’s corner saw that he was hurting and had little left to offer, and decided to stop the fight between rounds.

In the post-fight interview, Ennis said he was not completely satisfied with his performance, believing he had a break in the ring which hampered his timing, but said he was cheerful he got the job done. It is suspected that Avanesyan suffered a broken jaw during the fight.

• Jalil Hackett UD-10 by Peter Dobson

Jalil Hackett (9-0, 7 KO) won today by unanimous decision, but it didn’t come as easily as he might have expected. Hackett started brisk, but that was what veteran Peter Dobson (16-2, 9 KO) seemed prepared for as he tried to weather the early storm and hold his ground in the second half of the fight. Unfortunately for Dobson, Hackett didn’t disappear as quickly as he needed him to, which allowed Hackett to score points on the official cards even though Dobson competed in some of the later rounds.

• Skye Nicolson UD-10 Dyana Vargas

Skye Nicolson (11-0, 1 KO) won today by unanimous decision, clearly ahead of Dyana Vargas (19-2, 12 KO), who has great difficulty matching Nicolson’s style. Nicolson was able to clearly dominate simply with her jab and the occasional straight left hand, both of which narrowly missed tonight. Vargas never gave up and continued to land as many punches as she could despite the terrible connection speed, but it ultimately resulted in defeat. Nicolson’s official scores on all three scorecards were 100-90.

• Khalil Coe by TKO-2 vs. Kwame Ritter

Khalil Coe (9-0, 7 KO) quickly dispatched his opponent Kwame Ritter (11-2, 9 KO) in the first round of DAZN, landing a powerful shot that rocked badly and ultimately knocked Ritter down in the second round. Ritter would get back to his feet, but a few more demanding shots from Coe would send Ritter stumbling around the ring until the referee saw enough and called off the fight at 1:59 minutes.