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Jake Paul: Ashton Sylve has potential to be 'massive superstar' (1:43)

Jake Paul explains why a boxer has been signed. It was 1:44.

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Jake Paul has made a lot of noise in boxing. He makes waves out of it as well.

Paul and his business partner, Nakisa Bidarian of BavaFA Sports, told ESPN that they signed a top boxing prospect to a deal on Monday.

Sylve, from Long Beach, California, is just 18 years old and already has seven knockouts as a pro. He has been boxing since he was 6 years old.

Sylve is already the fourth-most followed boxer in his weight class on social media, and Bidarian said that he was a factor in their agreement.

He checks a lot of boxes in order to be the next big star in boxing.

The company signed a top women's boxer last September. The first-ever women's combat sports main event in New York was put together by Paul and MVP.

Paul wanted to help with young prospects and be crucial in creating the next big.

We believe that Ashton has the talent, the style, the knockout power, and the charisma to be one of the next highest-paid boxers in the game in a very short amount of time.

Sylve said there is a measure of freedom in this deal that allows him and his team to do their own thing, but also get input fromMVP. He said he was drawn to what Paul had done in boxing because he had watched it in a short amount of time.

Sylve said that he felt like he and Jake were going to do big things. I have been watching them since he started boxing and I felt like I needed to be a part of the team.

Paul said that he will feature Serrano on his undercard in the future. The next fight for Sylve is scheduled for May 21 in California.

Sylve turned pro at 16 and fought in Mexico until he was 18. Sylve defeated Silva viaKO.

Paul, an Ohio native who lives and trains in Puerto Rico, said Sylve has been to Puerto Rico to train with him and expects that to continue in the future.

Sylve said that there were other promotions interested in him, such as Golden Boy and Matchroom.

Sylve said it took him two years to figure out where he fit in.

Paul will return to the ring in August against an opponent yet to be determined. Paul has mentioned the brothers of boxers Tyson and Tommy, as well as former UFC champion Anderson Silva. Tommy Fury withdrew from the fight due to a broken rib and a chest infection.

Paul said that he would be in boxing the rest of his life. I will probably be a promoter for a long time than I will be a boxer. This is what it is about. I wanted my fans to be digital. 60 million people are boxing fans.

Boxing made me change. I owe everything to boxing. I want to make it a better place.