MMA sensation Mike Perry has boldly announced that he is looking forward to triumphing over Jake Paul in his upcoming fight, replacing Mike Tyson after the boxing legend had to postpone their fight until later this year. The BKFC champion will face Paul on July 20 at the Amalie Arena.

Despite being a 15-fight UFC veteran, “Platinum” Perry has only stepped into a professional boxing ring once in the past, suffering a knockout at the hands of Kenneth McNeil nearly a decade ago. Looking to make up for his previous boxing defeat in 2015, Perry’s upcoming match against Paul is seen as a warm-up for Paul’s eventual fight against Tyson.

The fight is taking place on the original date of the rescheduled Paul-Tyson match, a risky move for the powerhouse-turned-boxer. A loss to Perry could tarnish Paul’s “Problem Child” reputation, not to mention the ever-present threat of injury heading into the Tyson fight.

Nevertheless, Perry is focused on the direct challenge in Tampa, Florida, despite the hype surrounding Paul’s upcoming fight with Tyson. He is determined to pull off an upset and made his feelings for Paul clear during an interview on the TMZ Sports television show, expressing his dislike: “Jake, brother, we were never friends.

“He’s never been composed with me, he’s tried to beat me up, and he’s a sneaky little snake,” he raged in an explosive tirade that left no doubt as to his hostility toward his next rival. “I’m going to ——- knock his teeth out of his mouth. —- him. —- you, Jake. I’m going to beat up your —, —–.”

Confident in his ability to defeat “Problem Kid” this summer, he boldly assessed his opponent’s skills, declaring, “Jake can take his gloves off and I can put them on and I still beat him. He can fight me bare-knuckled and I beat him with 10-ounce gloves.”

“I know his right hand. I understood it when he hit me with it; it’s his little thing and I understand that. I’ve also had some shots that I’m really good at. We’re both in it for the fight. It’s going to be a fight and a test of wills.”

Before the fight, Perry issued a final warning: “If he pressures me to get out of there, I’m going to get him out of there faster. When it comes to adrenaline, and on this night of July 20, I will be a problem for everyone on the planet.”

Paul seems to be eagerly awaiting the fight with the MMA star, stating, “When the Paul vs. Tyson fight was postponed, I knew right away that I wanted to fight on Saturday, July 20th. Now, as I prepare to fight Iron Mike, there is no better opponent for me than Mike Perry. He is a proven knockout artist who has proven to be a madman both in and out of the ring.

“It’s the perfect experience to have before I meet Mike Tyson. But there’s a risk in having that kind of experience. Those who know me know I’m a risk-taker, and while ‘Platinum’ Perry might try to take me down, I’m Titanium Jake Paul, and I’m not afraid of anyone.”

It promises to be an electrifying main event at the Footprint Centre in Phoenix, Arizona as Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez attempts to regain his WBC super flyweight title against tough-as-nails Mexican Juan Francisco Estrada.

Estrada (44-3, 28 KOs) has participated in many electrifying fights over the years, and for the first time he fought for the world title in 2012, when he lost on points to Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez in the fight for the champion’s title. world of the WBA airy flyweight organization.

Following that defeat, Estrada took the WBA (Super) and WBO flyweight belts from Brian Viloria and defended them five times before moving up, losing by majority decision to Srisaket Sor Rungvisai to win the WBC super flyweight title in February 2018.

“El Gallo” avenged that defeat on the cards a year later, earning the belt and winning eight fights on the spin, adding the WBA (Super) belt in 2021 with a split decision victory over Roman Gonzalez. Gonzalez was Estrada’s last opponent, and the WBC super flyweight title is now vacant, and he went 2-1 in the trilogy via majority nod.

He will next face the unsafe Rodriguez (19-0, 12 KO), a Texan who operated in the flyweight division before losing his chance to win the WBC title in a higher weight class in February 2022.

There he fell and easily defeated Carlos Cuadras and made two defenses, including an eighth-round knockout of Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, and then fell to win the vacant WBO flyweight title by defeating Cristian Gonzalez Hernandez on points. Rodriguez was last seen last December when he added the IBF title to his WBO collection with a win Sunny Edwards’ masterful ninth-inning retirement.

Edwards wants to get back into shape:

Ali enters the fight for the world title:

Ramla Ali (9-1, 2 KOs) goes for world title glory as he defeats Yamileth Mercado (23-3, 5 KOs) for the WBC super bantamweight title.

Ali was knocked out in the eighth by Julissa Alejandra Guzman last June, but was victorious in a head-to-head rematch less than five months later.

Mercado has defended the title six times, most recently winning over Linsa Laura Lecca in her native Mexico by overwhelming points. I think her experience may prove decisive in this fight. I’m leaning towards defending the title.

Further preview of the preliminary card:

The only eighth-round fight will be at bantamweight, where Gabriel Muratalla (11-0, 6 KOs) could potentially stop Carlos Fontes (23-3-1, 19 KOs) on the schedule.

In six rounds, the promising welterweight fighter Fabian Rojo (8-0, 6 KO) should be enough for a premature victory over Daniel Gonzalez (5-1, 2 KO) and super lightweight Leonardo Rubalcava (7-0, 3 KO). can win early against William Flenoy (3-3-1, 1 KO).

Boxing promoter Frank Warren has already commented on Daniel Dubois’ chances in the match with Anthony Joshua after the official clash between both fighters. That could spell bad news for two-time world champion Joshua (28-3) in his next fight in the UK – as he claimed AJ was “made for” Dubois.

The battle between vintage school and modern school was made official on Wednesday when it was confirmed that the duo would face each other on September 21 at Wembley. The IBF heavyweight title will be at stake in London in three months, when Dubois (21-2) will look to limit Joshua’s recent resurgence and improve his chances of fighting division king Oleksandr Usyk.

The ink on the contracts is barely desiccated, but Chief Queensberry Warren’s opinion on direct negotiations has been known for some time. It’s clear that the 72-year-old mogul has long believed his fighter was a promising opponent for “AJ.”

“I imagine him against anyone. He’s a great, great boxer. He can also box, he has a great punch,” he said iFL Television in June 2022. “I honestly think he and Joshua… I think he – Joshua – is made for [Dubois]. My personal comment on this is that I think it was made for him.

“But Joshua has to survive [Oleksandr] First, Usyk. It’ll be great if it goes through, “AJ.” We will be delighted to have him.”

Dubois and Joshua’s most recent defeats came against Usyk, who recently gave up his IBF crown so he could fight for it at Wembley. Joshua suffered back-to-back defeats to the Ukrainian in 2021 and 2022, while Dubois had Usyk on the ropes before a controversial knockout defeat last year.

It is possible that the winner of this fight will face the winner of Usyk’s rematch with Tyson Fury on December 21. However, a trilogy between the pair seems more likely if Fury levels the scores after losing the first meeting in May.

The 26-year-old Dubois took the biggest shot of his boxing career so far after upsetting Filip Hrgovic on June 1 in Riyad. “Dynamite” delivered the best performance of his career to dominate the Croatian before scoring a stoppage goal in the eighth round, extending his record to 20 knockouts out of 21 career wins.

This triumph earned him the interim IBF belt, but he will have the real opportunity later this year. Warren firmly believes he can improve on his recent run of results when he faces Joshua, who will be less than a month away from his 35th birthday at the time of the collision.

Olympic gold medal winner AJ said he “feels motivated” to fight again shortly before Dubois’ official announcement. This will be his first fight against a British opponent since defeating Dillian Whyte in 2015. Both he and Dubois hope he can put on a show under the Wembley lights.