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Harry Davies

Jake Paul responds to being booed before win over UFC legend Anderson Silva

Jake Paul wasn't surprised to be met with boos when he walked out for his fight against Anderson Silva.

Paul, 25, picked up his sixth professional boxing win this past weekend by winning a unanimous decision against 47-year-old UFC legend Silva. The YouTuber-turned-boxer was booed by fans in Arizona when he made his ring walk as Silva was given a warmer welcome, but it's the kind of reception that Paul has become accustomed to since ditching his internet fame for a career in the ring.

"No I wasn't surprised, but in the sense of how many people were there for Anderson that was definitely shocking," Paul said on The MMA Hour. "I feel like I always get booed, even in my hometown of Cleveland I was getting booed.

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