Biggest Boxing Bout In Amalie Arena's History Set For Saturday

TAMPA, FL — It's the match fans have been eagerly anticipating since August.

More than 16,000 boxing enthusiasts lucky enough to score a ticket for the sold-out match will head to the Amalie Arena Saturday night for the highly hyped match between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley II.

The bout will be the highest-grossing and highest-attended combat sporting event in the history of Amalie Arena with throngs of fans eager to watch international superstar Jake "The Problem Child" Paul face former MMA world champion Tyron "The Chosen One" Woodley in a rematch of their August clash won by Paul.

The Paul vs. Woodley II match titled "Leave No Doubt" will be the main event on Showtime Paid Per View live from Amalie Arena.

The former UFC champion was Paul's toughest opponent to date and the first fighter to take boxing's newest star the distance. The judges scored the fight 77-75 for Paul, 77-75 for Woodley and 78-74 for Paul.

"Amalie Arena and Tampa Bay as a whole are very excited to host Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley this Saturday," said Kevin Preast, Amalie Arena executive vice president of event management. "This will be the highest-grossing and highest-attended combat sporting event in the arena's history, and we cannot wait to host this record-setting fight. Working closely with Most Valuable Promotions, Showtime Networks Inc. and Elevate Sports Ventures has proven to be a great match and we look forward to future partnerships. See you on fight night."

Produced and presented by Most Valuable Promotions and Showtime Sports, the event is the second live sporting event co-produced by Most Valuable Promotions. Jake Paul and BAVAFA Sports founder Nakisa Bidarian created MVP on the premise that content is king, and fighters are the creators of the content in martial arts.

"Bringing this fight to Tampa was something that Showtime Sports President Stephen Espinoza, Jake and I were excited about and believed would be a success," said Bidarian. "To be the highest-grossing and highest-attended combat sporting event Amalie Arena has hosted to date is an honor and demonstrates the impact Jake Paul is having on combat sports only five fights into his career. Thank you to the entire Amalie Arena team, as well as Elevate Sports Ventures for helping make this event such a huge success."

Woodley steps in to replace professional boxer and reality TV star Tommy Fury, who withdrew from the event due to a medical issue that impacted his training.

Paul vs. Woodley II is a professional cruiser weight boxing bout scheduled for eight rounds at a contract weight of 192 pounds.