Uriah Hall called out Jake Paul after convincingly out-boxing Le’Veon Bell over four rounds of professional boxing on the Paul vs Anderson Silva undercard.
Hall pushed the pace from round one, walking down the former NFL running back with a high guard as Bell dipped low and jabbed to the body. The fans booed and hissed at a fairly low-out opener.
Hall’s ramrodding jab clearly disrupted Bell’s movement with the American football star struggling to find a home for the follow-up right hand. A triple backhand in the following round from Hall was the most significant portion of the second in a fight that mostly saw singles thrown to the wind.
Bell landed a solid counter right hand in the third after a flurry from Hall that backed him up against the ropes. For the first time in the fight, Bell managed to force Hall into taking a backward step in what was definitely the closest round to call.
When the fight was added to the Paul’s undercard earlier this month, the ex-Disney actor admitted he was going to keep a ‘close eye’ on the contest.
“Adding NFL superstar Le’Veon Bell to the card only increases this fight’s star power and to have him go head-to-head with a fighter as experienced and dangerous as Uriah Hall – it’s going to be fireworks,” Paul said in a press release.
“Taking on this challenge is proof that Bell, like myself, is serious about professional boxing and after his knockout of Adrian Peterson, he looks like a force to be reckoned with. Hall on the other hand has already proven himself multiple times in the UFC, and we know what he is capable of. I’m keeping a close eye on this one and may even take on the winner in the future.”
That being said, Tommy Fury and Nate Diaz will no doubt be ahead of Hall in the pecking order off name-value.