LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jake Paul is teaming up with USA Boxing to put a spotlight on the nation’s top competitors at the Paris Olympics.
Paul announced the partnership Wednesday with the amateur sport’s U.S. governing body. The YouTube star and professional boxer will train with Olympic qualifiers and other fighters at USA Boxing’s home base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, next year, and he will amplify their stardom on his social media channels while advising them on how to build their own followings.
Paul also plans to accompany the U.S. team to the Olympics in July.
“My commitment to boxing is much more than my in-ring accomplishments,” Paul wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “I am determined to make my impact outside the ring bigger than anything I do within it. I believe the United States has the best boxers. Let’s put it to the test. Anyone who works hard enough to fight for their country in the most iconic contest has my support.”
The U.S. is the most successful Olympic boxing nation, leading the overall tables with 50 golds and 117 total medals since the sport was introduced in 1904. The current U.S. team is coached by Billy Walsh, who has rebuilt the group into world contenders after a lengthy 21st-century dry spell.
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