Jake Paul had a little scare on the scales ahead of his latest fight.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer is set to face former UFC fight and current Bare Knuckle Fighting championship star Mike Perry in Florida on Saturday night.
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On Friday, both fighters successfully made the 200lb weight limit for their eight-round cruiserweight contest – but one man clearly had a harder time than the other doing so.
After years of competing at welterweight and middleweight, Perry came in well under the limit despite weighing a career-high 196.6lbs for his first boxing bout since 2015.
Paul originally hit the scales in a pair of black shorts, but with them on he came in overweight at 200.2lbs.
Soon after, he returned with a bunch of teammates who used towels to cover his modesty as he stripped completely naked to weigh in again.
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This time he came in dead on 200lb to make his fight with Perry official.
Paul reacted to hitting his mark by screaming ‘Fully dialled’ and asking everyone in the room, ‘Do you like that?’ Then he put on his boxers and walked off stage.
The 27-year-old may have had a tough weight cut because his 12th professional boxing bout was originally supposed to take place at heavyweight.
Earlier this year, Paul shocked the world by revealing he would face Mike Tyson, who hasn’t had a professional fight since retiring from the sport in 2005.
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The former Disney actor began bulking up in preparation for the man who struck fear into his opponent during his legendary run as heavyweight champion.
Paul was seen sporting a much fuller figure during his camp for Tyson.
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In surprising news, Paul’s trainer and boxing legend Shane Mosley claimed that the 9-1 prospect was walking around at 230lbs.
Unfortunately, his big bulk went to waste when Tyson suffered a mid-flight ulcer issue and subsequently withdrew from their proposed July 20 fight date.
Paul is still expected to box ‘Iron Mike’, but not until November 15.
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Perry stepped in to save the fight date, and Paul began trying his best to lose all the weight he’d put on preparing for one of boxing’s biggest legends.
It all worked out in the end, even though he had to strip down to his birthday suit.
