JAKE PAUL is ready for a rematch with Mike Perry – but in MMA or bare knuckles, as he vows to win the world boxing title within two years.
Paul dropped the former UFC star three times in Florida before ending the show in the sixth round with a series of kicks in the corner.
Perry found success after leaving the UFC to join the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship in 2021.
Paul insisted before the boxing match that he would be open to running back into the cage or with his fists exposed.
And the YouTuber-turned-boxer – who also signed with the Professional Fighters League to debut in MMA – kept his word.
“Yes, it would be fun. I’m willing to do all of this,” Paul told Ariel Helwani.
“I love combat, I love going to war, this is what I was destined for and in two years I will be the cruiserweight champion of the world.”
Paul, 27, was due to fight Mike Tyson, 58, in front of more than 70,000 people in Texas in a controversial clash scrutinized over their 30-year age difference.
But Tyson was forced to pull out as a health precaution, with the fight rescheduled for November 15.
Instead, Paul chose to fight on July 20, more than 1,000 miles away in Florida, against Perry.
He improved to 10-1 as a boxer and sent an ominous warning to Tyson before the rescheduled fight.
“Mike Tyson! You’re the next big boy,” Paul said. “Sign the contract! November 15th on Netflix, I’m excited about it.
“I’m going to go home and prepare for this.”
Tyson – who was advised to retire after suffering a bout of ulcers – retired in 2005 after two dismal defeats.
But he returned in 2020 for an exhibition with Roy Jones Jr that ended in an eight-round draw.
Tyson posted a video of himself watching Paul’s fight and joked that the “countdown begins.”
“Mike Tyson is training, he’s back, looking crazier than ever,” Paul added.
“November 15th on Netflix, I’m going to get another knockout punch and prove everyone wrong once again.”
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