Jake Paul 's former girlfriend is supporting the YouTube star- turned-boxer ahead of his highly anticipated fight with Mike Tyson , voicing her predictions . Saxon Sharbino, who dated Paul in 2014, believes the 27-year-old social media sensation has what it takes to overcome the legendary heavyweight champion . "He's got his sights set on winning and knowing Jake, he's going to make that happen," Sharbino told Daily Express US in an exclusive interview.
"Jake has always been someone who turns his dreams into reality, whether it's on social media, or in real life, no matter how impossible haters might make it seem, he will make it happen, I know." The actress, known for her roles in Law & Order and Lucifer, shared exclusive details about their past relationship. "Jake flew to Los Angeles in 2014, I was his first public girlfriend, to be honest it was a really innocent and sweet relationship" "We never really never ended on bad terms, in 2017 we reunited on YouTube for a video, but it was nothing more than that," the actress noted.
"It's funny, we are actually on pretty good terms, I bumped into him in Las Vegas not to long ago for a brief second, we just laughed." The highly anticipated fight, which will be streamed exclusively on Netflix, was originally scheduled for July 15 but was postponed after Tyson experienced an ulcer flare-up in May. Netflix has begun promoting the matchup with their documentary series Countdown: Paul vs.
Tyson, offering fans behind the scenes access .