Jake Paul
Jake Joseph Paul (born January 17, 1997) is an American YouTuber and professional boxer. He began his career posting videos on Vine in September 2013 and had amassed 5.3 million followers and 2 billion views before the app discontinued. He played Dirk Mann on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark for two seasons. Paul launched his YouTube channel in May 2014, and has ranked on the Forbes list as one of the highest paid YouTube creators in 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2023. He also ranked on the 2022 Forbes list of the world's highest paid athletes.
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| Born | Jake Joseph Paul January 17, 1997 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2013–present | ||||||||||||
| Relatives | Logan Paul (brother) | ||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2013–present | ||||||||||||
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| Subscribers | 20.6 million | ||||||||||||
| Total views | 7.5 billion | ||||||||||||
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Last updated: March 19, 2024 | |||||||||||||
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| Other names | El Gallo de Dorado The Problem Child | ||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | 199.4 | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Reach | 76 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||
His boxing career began in August 2018 with a white-collar boxing match against Deji Olatunji, in which he won via technical knockout. His professional boxing debut was against AnEsonGib in January 2020. He later faced and defeated former basketball player Nate Robinson, former MMA fighters Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley (twice), Anderson Silva and Nate Diaz, and professional boxers Andre August and Ryan Bourland. In February 2023, Paul lost to Tommy Fury via split decision in his first fight with an active professional boxer. In 2021, Paul, alongside his adviser Nakisa Bidarian, founded a boxing promotion titled "Most Valuable Promotions".