CLEVELAND -- Those hoping for Jake Paul's boxing demise at the hands of a big puncher will be sorely disappointed.
The YouTube-sensation-turned-prizefighter outpointed Tyron Woodley via split decision (77-75, 75-77, 78-74) in the main event of a boxing card Sunday night here at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Woodley is a former UFC welterweight champion with several highlight-reel knockouts on his MMA résumé.
Woodley wobbled Paul with a big right hand in the fourth round, but Paul was able to survive that round and beat Woodley over the rest of the bout.
Paul has been a polarizing figure, leveraging his millions of social-media followers into what he is hoping to be a legitimate boxing career.