Jake Paul announced his engagement to Jutta Leerdam in a social media post. The news evoked reactions from the combat sports universe, with an ex-UFC champion and Paul's former opponent also joining the bandwagon.
Paul and Leerdam announced their relationship publicly in 2023 and have been spotted together ever since on multiple occasions. Leerdam is a speed skater and enjoys a massive fan following on her social media accounts.
Paul broke the news of their engagement on his Instagram account by posting multiple pictures with Leerdam together. He wrote:
"We're engaged we can't wait to spend forever together."
Get the latest updates on One Championship Rankings at Sportskeeda and more
Former UFC welterweight champion and Paul's ex-boxing rival Tyron Woodley showed up in the comments section of the post and offered a one-word reaction:
"Congrats!!!!!!!"
Check out Tyron Woodley's comment below:
![[Screenshot courtesy: @jakepaul's comments section on Instagram].](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2025/03/e9fcb-17427465622329-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2025/03/e9fcb-17427465622329-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2025/03/e9fcb-17427465622329-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2025/03/e9fcb-17427465622329-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2025/03/e9fcb-17427465622329-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2025/03/e9fcb-17427465622329-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2025/03/e9fcb-17427465622329-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2025/03/e9fcb-17427465622329-1920.jpg 1920w)
'The Problem Child' locked horns with Woodley twice in 2021 in professional boxing showdowns. In his first meeting, Paul secured a split decision victory, while emerging as a winner with a sixth-round knockout in the second.
Jake Paul reveals reason behind venturing into boxing
Jake Paul initially gained prominence as an internet celebrity. He gradually transitioned to combat sports and got some high-profile ex-MMA stars to fight against him as he started his career as a boxer.
In his recent fight, Paul took on the professional boxing icon Mike Tyson this past year. He defeated him by a unanimous decision and started calling out Mexican boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez.
Since Alvarez refused to fight Paul, the 28-year-old is now targeting the former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.
In a conversation with David Benavidez on episode #64 of the BS w/ Jake Paul podcast, 'The Problem Child' revealed the reason why he jumped into boxing.
"KSI and Deji, we're talking s*it to each other online and they were like, 'we'll fight you guys, let's f*cking box' and we thought it was like a joke and we slowly started talking to their teams and it was like, 'f*ck it, let's do it.' YouTube fight settled the beef of older brother Logan vs. KSI, younger brother me vs. Deji and we just signed a f*cking contract to fight. In hindsight it's insane."
Check out Jake Paul's comments below (22:09):