Ryan Bourland: Everything to Know About Jake Paul's Next Fight

Jake Paul takes a step up in competition.

Jake Paul's next opponent has been revealed. Ryan Bourland is an unfamiliar name for the majority of fight fans, but the California-born fighter is a relative step up in competition for Paul.

Influencer-turned-boxer Paul is keen to build his way to world title contention, and the conventional path for many boxers is to fight smaller names to build a good record; Paul appears to be following this path. It still bears the question, who is Ryan "The Rhino" Bourland?

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Who is Ryan Bourland?

Bourland is a semi-retired professional cruiserweight boxer. He is a former Golden Gloves champion, National Junior Olympian, and two-time GBO Light Heavyweight champion. 

Boxing for Bourland was more than just a choice, it was how he stayed on the right path:

"I started boxing when I was 11... [At] the age of 15, my parents got divorced," Bourland said. "I stopped boxing and started getting into a lot of trouble and was arrested many times until the age of 22. I got back into boxing and havent been in trouble since." Quote h/t BENICIA.

It was boxing that got Bourland back on track from a rocky history:

“I had gained a lot of weight – I was about 250 pounds…at the gym I started losing weight, getting strong, and taking control of my life," Bourland explained." ....The gym got me away from people I knew I should not hang out with. .... I started feeling a lot better about myself,” Quote h/t Inside The Ropes.

Ryan Bourland Boxing Record

Bourland fought as a cruiserweight from October 2013 to September 2022. He retired with a professional record of 17-2-0 (6KOs) and will be unretiring at 35 to face Paul.

Ryan Bourland Stats

• Age: 35
• Height: 6'0"
• Last weigh-in: 185.25 lbs
• Record: 17(6KO)-2(1KO)-0
• Opponent's Combined Record*: 121-117-9

*At the time of fighting

Jake Paul Stats

• Age: 27
• Height: 6'1"
• Last weigh-in: 199.5 lbs
• Record: 8(5KO)-1-0
• Opponent's Combined Record*: 24-9-1

*At the time of fighting

Jake Paul vs. Ryan Bourland Date & Location

Paul and Bourland will throw down in the co-main event of  Amanda Serrano vs. Nina Meinke on March 2. The event will take place in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Paul resides in Puerto Rico and alleges that he will be donating his entire purse to his nonprofit Boxing Bullies.

"I’ll be donating my entire fight purse from this event to my nonprofit Boxing Bullies to help renovate gyms across Puerto Rico," said Paul in a press release.

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