On October 15, Paul released the single “Dummy”, featuring Canadian rapper TVGucci, who is signed to fellow Canadian rapper Drake’s record label, OVO Sound. The lyric video was published on Paul’s YouTube channel six days later, on October 21.

“This is a great win,” said Parker, who entered the ring rated No. 4 by ESPN at heavyweight. “Zhang is a tough man, knocked me down twice. … I’m very happy. …. We have a rematch , so we’re gonna do it again.”

After an unsuccessful move to junior lightweight ended in a unanimous decision defeat to O’Shaquie Foster just over a year ago, Vargas was floored twice and looked on the point of being stopped in the seventh round on his return to featherweight.

The clash of styles between Zhang and Bakole, coupled with the significance of the fight being held in China, where the heavyweight boxing is market is still untapped, could make this one of the most significant bouts of the year. Zhang’s growing popularity in China, combined with Bakole’s newfound momentum, could create a blockbuster event that not only excites fans but also shifts the power dynamics within the heavyweight division.

With a matchup against Joseph Parker less than a month away, on March 8 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, there would be no missed days in camp. On this day, Zhang is joined by George and translator Kurt Li plus heavyweight boxer Joe Cusumano (22-4, 20 KOs), a Virginia-based boxer coming off a career-best win over Adam Kownacki last June. Cusumano is joined in camp by Norman Neely (14-1, 9 KOs), a local heavyweight whom Zhang often spars with, and Federico Pacheco Jr. (5-0, 4 KOs), a 20-year-old heavyweight prospect.

“I blocked a few punches, but hell yeah, he punches hard,” Zhang, speaking through an interpreter, said of Wilder (43-4-1, 42 KOs), who is regarded as one of the most powerful punchers in heavyweight history.

Wilder vs. Zhang headlines the Team Matchroom (Wilder) vs. Team Queensberry (Zhang) portion of the event, which also sees Filip Hrgovic (247.4) take on Daniel Dubois (245.8) and WBA featherweight champion Raymond Ford (125.4) defending against Nick Ball (125.8)

Though the famously hard-hitting champ has always shown formidable skills in the ring, he’s been training for the Paul fight with a little extra help from Tool singer Maynard James Keenan. The rocker posted pics with Tyson, who he said has been getting in shape working out at his Cottonwood, AZ Verde Valley BJJ martial arts school; Keenan, who co-founded the gym, earned his black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in January.

Tyson has referred to his tattoo as a symbol of his own personal strength and warrior spirit inside the boxing ring. This connection to warrior culture is fitting given Tyson’s reputation as one of the most dominant boxers of his generation. His tattoo serves as a reminder of his own fierce fighting spirit, and reflects the warrior traditions he admires.

She also described the tattoo used in the movie as “an exact copy” rather than a parody. On June 6, Warner Bros. told the court that, see in yahoo.com the event the dispute was not resolved, it would alter the appearance of the tattoo in the movie’s home release. On June 20 it announced a settlement with Whitmill under undisclosed terms.

On February 23, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Paul was involved in an altercation with British singer Zayn Malik at Westgate, the hotel near the MGM Grand Garden Arena at which the two were staying. Paul and Malik’s rooms were right across from each other and when Paul’s older brother, Logan, went to Paul’s hotel room, an argument broke out between Malik and Paul because Paul believed Malik was using a rude tone. Following the interaction, Paul posted about it on Twitter, which drew attention from Malik’s girlfriend and American model Gigi Hadid. Paul later deleted his tweets which criticized Malik and then posted another tweet stating that he tweeted about the incident since he was drunk, acknowledging the fact in a tweet later in the day, writing, “someone needs to take my phone when i’m drunk because I’m a fucking idiot”. Logan released the video footage on the 161st episode of his podcast, Impaulsive, in which he explained the whole situation.

The victory made it a clean sweep for Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, which was squaring off with rival U.K. promoter Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing in a unique 5 vs. 5 team concept created by Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority.

In August 2022, Paul founded Betr, a sports-media and mobile-betting company alongside Simplebet founder Joey Levy. Paul claims to have received $50 million in series-A funding for this venture. In March 2024, Betr raised $15 million at a $375 million valuation, led by Harmony Partners and 10X Capital, with its total funding reaching $100 million as it aims to expand its sports betting operations, including real-money fantasy sports product in 24 states and plans for a nationwide sportsbook brand.