{"id":243999,"date":"2025-07-07T00:51:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T00:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/243999\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T00:51:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T00:51:14","slug":"aew-star-100-ready-to-fight-jake-paul-in-boxing-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/243999\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW Star &#8216;100%&#8217; Ready To Fight Jake Paul In Boxing Match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AEW-Jake-Paul.jpeg\" alt=\"AEW Star \u2018100%\u2019 Ready To Fight Jake Paul In Boxing Match\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    AEW<\/p>\n<p>AEW star Bobby Lashley has addressed potentially facing off with Jake Paul in a boxing match.<\/p>\n<p>While his brother Logan has successfully transitioned into a career in WWE, Jake Paul has similarly found great success in the world of boxing.<\/p>\n<p>Currently holding a professional record 12-1-0, Paul has successfully won fights against a variety of names from within boxing and the greater combat world, such as Tyron Woodley, Anderson Silva and famously \u201cIron\u201d Mike Tyson among others.<\/p>\n<p>While Paul has faced critics due to many of his opponents not being in their physical prime, AEW\u2019s Bobby Lashley shared praise for \u201cThe Problem Child\u201d, while also addressing a potential future boxing fight against the 28-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zOmvbjfFC6w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WFAA<\/a>, Lashley said he\u2019d be \u201c100%\u201d willing to fight Paul should the opportunity arise:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u201cAt the end of the day, fighting is fighting. Jake is doing some big things in the fight world, he\u2019s helping out boxing tremendously because he\u2019s bringing a lot of eyes to it, and the fighters that are fighting on his card are getting paid really well. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u201cI don\u2019t know if I\u2019m the right match up for him. I think what he needs is some more seasoned boxers to fight because he\u2019s good, he\u2019s actually good, so if he\u2019s good, he needs to keep fighting boxers that can legitimise him more. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"> \u201cIf I had an opportunity to box him, 100% I\u2019d do it tomorrow. I stay in good shape, let\u2019s go hit some mits, let\u2019s do some sparring, let\u2019s get ready for it, I\u2019d be ready, I\u2019d sign a contract. I\u2019m not one of those guys that\u2019s like \u2018I\u2019m signing the contract because I wanna spit in your face and talk trash\u2019, I\u2019m not that guy. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"> \u201cI\u2019m the kind of guy that loves competition, so I\u2019d love to be able to fight him and see what he\u2019s all about, see how good he is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>If you use this transcription or any portion of it please credit WrestleTalk.com and link to this page.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While he\u2019s most known for his pro wrestling career across WWE, TNA and now AEW, Bobby Lashley also has experience in the world of combat sports, competing in MMA between 2008-2016.<\/p>\n<p>Holding an impressive record of 15-2-0 across promotion\u2019s such as Strikeforce and Bellator among others, Lashley said in the same interview that <a href=\"https:\/\/wrestletalk.com\/news\/top-aew-star-considering-mma-boxing-crossover-bobby-lashley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he\u2019s considering having one or two more MMA fights<\/a> in the future, while also teasing a crossover into boxing.<\/p>\n<p>Paul most recently fought on June 28, defeating former WBC Middleweight Champion Julio C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez Jr. via unanimous decision.<\/p>\n<p>For more AEW news headlines <a href=\"https:\/\/wrestletalk.com\/topic\/aew\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">follow this link here.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AEW&#8217;s Bobby Lashley says he would &#8220;100%&#8221; have a boxing match with Jake Paul should the opportunity arise:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the end of the day, fighting is fighting. Jake is doing some big things in the fight world, he&#8217;s helping out boxing tremendously because he&#8217;s bringing a lot of eyes to\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sp2x7xPTk7\">pic.twitter.com\/sp2x7xPTk7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WrestleTalk (@WrestleTalk_TV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WrestleTalk_TV\/status\/1941932774631657921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlingmasterclass.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-436300 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/wrestling-masterclass-9-stars.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"198\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>To make sure you stay up to date with all the biggest wrestling and WrestleTalk news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@wrestletalk.official\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">follow us on Threads by clicking this link<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>                      <a href=\"https:\/\/wrestletalk.com\/author\/jamie-toolan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/a162bb73e5e661a85e10fdfa58ddf47b07f766c9550fe9cc318ad4b23fcbe14e\"  class=\"avatar avatar-96 photo\" height=\"96\" width=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4 hours ago by Jamie Toolan<\/p>\n<p class=\"share\">Share this article with friends<\/p>\n<p>            <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AEW AEW star Bobby Lashley has addressed potentially facing off with Jake Paul in a boxing match. 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