Late drug test drama in Jake Paul fight

Woodley is the biggest threat Paul has faced in his boxing career, which has exploded this year on the back of a series of knockout wins.The rivalry has been drama-filled in the lead up to the fight with tempers boiling over twice during the official fight week press conference and the weigh-ins this weekend.The drama continued on Monday morning just hours before the fight with revelations both fighters will be drug tested after the contest.Watch Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley live on Main Event, available on Foxtel and Kayo on Monday 30th August at 10am AEST. ORDER NOW >It had previously been reported that the Ohio State Athletic Commission did not have the resources to conduct tests for performance enhancing substances.ESPN’s Mike Coppinger, however, revealed just hours before the start of the undercard that Paul and Woodley will be subject to standard regulations for a professional fight. The cruiserweight fight is not an amateur exhibition match.“Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley will be tested for PEDs by the Ohio commission following the fight tonight,” Coppinger posted on Twitter. “Initially, there was an issue with the number of test kits available. That’s been rectified.”Love wins completely insane firefightAfter a dull start to the undercard, Ivan Baranchyk and Montana Love turned the heat way up with a wild fight.Love won via a seventh round TKO when Baranchyk’s corner threw the towel in.It came after Love landed a heavy left-hand counter punch right on Baranchyk’s chin.Both fighters landed heavy shots in the opening rounds, including a left hand counter from Baranchyk that snapped Love’s head back in brutal fashion at the end of the fifth round.The see-sawing contest went into the seventh round with the round by round scores almost impossible to predict, but Love made sure it didn’t go the distance with his seventh-round uppercut.Paul brother reveals Jake Paul’s shorts experimentLogan Paul says he may have ruined a surprise by revealing Jake Paul will wear an LCD screen on his shorts when he steps into the ring to fight Tyron Woodley. Logan Paul said on the Showtime broadcast his brother’s decision to wear a screen on his shorts was “calculated”.Jake Paul had earlier revealed he will also be wearing special gloves for the fight which will include the logo of his team’s NFL franchise, the Cleveland Browns.Tommy Fury “blows” huge payday with PaulTommy Fury has scored a less-than impressive win over Anthony Taylor on the undercard.The brother of Tyson Fury was attempting to line himself up as a potential opponent for Jake Paul in the future.However, his failure to score a stoppage win over Taylor has seen him drop down the pecking order, according to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani. ESPN boxing guru Dan Rafael also torched the fight on Twitter.Fury won the fight with a 40-36 x3 judges scorecard with all three judges scoring all four rounds for Fury. Despite his performance, Fury said Paul has no excuse not to fight him next after the Tyron Woodley showdown.Brutal TKO to start Paul-Woodley cardCharles Conwell has destroyed Juan Carlos Rubio with a boxing clinic that was stopped by the referee in the third round.The referee was forced to call an end to the fight when Rubio was unable to defend himself and was taking repeated heavy shots.Conwell was officially handed a victory via TKO at the 2:49 mark of the third round.How did we get here?At the official weigh-in, Paul attempted to provoke his opponent in several ways, including trying to steal his hat.Woodley, a five-time UFC champion, called out Paul in April and wanted to fight under MMA regulations, but the two Americans will go at it in the boxing ring instead. Paul is undefeated from his three boxing fights, after defeating YouTuber AnEsonGib, former NBA player Nate Robinson and former MMA fighter Ben Askren.The 24-year-old goes into this fight as the slight favourite, but he is yet to come up against an opponent with the striking skills of Woodley, which have been honed during his time in MMA. Woodley, who has a UFC record of 19-7-1, isn’t in great form having lost his past four UFC fights. It will be fascinating to see how he matches up in the ring against Paul, who has been working hard on his boxing craft. The man known as the “Problem Child” is expected to face the toughest test of his fledgling boxing career against Woodley. However, Paul has much to gain, since he is set to receive a monster payday worth millions from the fight. Here’s everything you need to know about the fight.When is the fight on?Coverage of the full fight card begins on Monday at 10am (AEST), with the Paul-Woodley fight likely to get underway around midday. Where is the fight being held?The fight will take place at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio — which is Paul’s home state. How can I watch the fight?You can stream the fight live on Kayo by purchasing the pay-per-view for $29.95. The bout will also be shown on Foxtel’s Main Event channel.What are the betting odds?Paul goes into the fight as the slight favourite and is paying $1.47 to win compared to Woodley at $2.56.Here are some other markets for the method of victory.Jake Paul Points or Decision: $8Jake Paul KO/TKO: $1.72Draw: $21Tyron Woodley Points or Decision: $13Tyron Woodley KO/TKO: $3Tale of the tapePaul is 15 years younger than Woodley. The YouTuber is 12cm taller than Woodley with 5cm longer reach, while they both tipped the scales at 86kg at the weigh-in. Full fight cardJake Paul vs Tyron Woodley — catchweight (eight rounds)Amanda Serrano vs Yamileth Mercado — unified women’s featherweight titlesDaniel Dubois vs Joe Cusumano — heavyweight (10 rounds)Ivan Baranchyk vs Montana Love welterweight (10 rounds)Tommy Fury vs Anthony Taylor — cruiserweight (six rounds) Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au