Jake Paul was left baffled by a reporter’s question at the post-fight press conference for Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano’s third fight.
Before the main eventers took to the stage to say their final bit, Paul and his business partner, Nakisa Bidarian, took questions from assembled media at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
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Paul took exception to one reporter’s questionCredit: MVP
Most of the questions centred around the commercial success of the all-women’s event.
But one member of the media chose to go in an entirely different direction.
“I have one last question, and it has to do with the projection of women in boxing,” the reporter began.
“You guys have invested in women’s boxing, and I have spoken to a few people this week about the issue with having ring girls in an all-female card.
“The sexualisation of women. A couple of people have said, ‘Why don’t you have boys?’
“Or none of them at all. I just want to bring attention to the conversation.”
Paul rolled his eyes and put his palm over his face before shutting down the line of questioning.
“Bro, please stop talking,” interrupted Paul.
Bidarian added, “If anyone wants to submit an application to be a ring boy at MVP, send it to that young man.”
The room then burst out laughing as the reporter scurried off.
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The reporter seemed to take exception to the use of ring girls on an all-female cardCredit: GETTY
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Taylor beat Serrano for a third time on Friday nightCredit: GETTY
Serrano and Taylor sold out the MSG to gross $2.63m in what was a considerably more measured fight by comparison to their previous two encounters.
Both ladies combined to land 293 punches in their inaugural meeting in 2022, and a remarkable 541 blows when they ran it back last November.
This time around, though, the long-time rivals set a far more conservative pace to land 70 punches apiece (140 total).
At the final bell, the judges had a task on their hands separating the future Hall of Famers.
One scored it 95-95 even while the other two handed Taylor a majority decision with a pair of 97-93 scorecards.
In doing so, Taylor retained her undisputed super lightweight crown and widened the gap to 3-0 in her rivalry with Serrano.