CLEVELAND, Ohio – Just a year and a half ago, Jake Paul was a punchline in boxing. Fast forward to this week and the 24-year-old YouTuber-turned-boxer is one of the most buzzed-about fighters in the world, bringing his latest high-profile fight to his native Cleveland. And Paul is loving every minute of it.
“It’s just feels like destiny almost. It just feels right,” says Paul, who grew up in Westlake, Ohio and now lives in Calabasas, Calif. “It feels like the crescendo to my career thus far and the energy of the city has been electric.”