Where is Jake Paul from? What you need to know about the YouTuber turned boxer

On November 16, 2024By Littum

Jake “The Problem Child” Paul has lived up to that nickname ahead of his highly anticipated fight against 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. In the months leading up to this fight, Paul has made a concerted effort to antagonize, poke bears and even call out future opponents.

In an interview Wednesday, Paul announced he was fighting Tyson so he could walk away with $40 million and “knock Tyson out.” However, anyone who has followed Paul throughout his career knows that this is how Paul is all the time. He is naturally antagonistic, willing to play the villain and do anything to create better content.

Here’s everything to know about Paul, the 27-year-old YouTuber turned boxer.

How did Jake Paul become famous?

Paul’s first claim to fame was viral videos on the now defunct video sharing site Vine. In just over a year before the site went down, Paul had amassed over 5 million followers and over 2 billion views on the app. That fame gave way to a YouTube channel that Paul started with his brother, Logan, where the pair would make prank videos and other content for a mostly young audience.

Paul’s experience on YouTube also landed him a few acting gigs. He served in a recurring role on Disney’s “Bizaardvark” show from 2016 to 2018. Throughout his short acting career, Paul maintained consistent postings on YouTube, having built a channel that now has more than 20 million subscribers. His most popular video is his music video for his song “It’s Everyday Bro”, which has received 301 million views in seven years.

Even today, Paul still posts regularly on his channel. While most of his content now revolves around training for upcoming matches, Paul will still occasionally post manor tours and vacation vlogs, but those videos are few and far between at this point.

When did Jake Paul’s boxing career begin?

Paul’s boxing career began in August 2018 with an exhibition against Deji Olatunji. Paul won by TKO.

His professional boxing debut came against AnEsonGib in January 2020. Since then, Paul has faced and defeated former NBA players, MMA fighters and even a few pro boxers.

Paul has a career record of 10-1, with his lone loss coming in February 2023 in a split decision against Tommy Fury.

Paul’s most recent fight came on July 20 of this year against Mike Perry. Paul won that fight via sixth round TKO. Originally, July 20 was supposed to be the date for Paul vs. Tyson, but Tyson suffered a stomach ulcer before that date, forcing the fight to be pushed back.