Jake Paul announces plans for "outer space" travel with Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos

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The final frontier figures highly on Jake Paul's list of priorities this year after the boxing sensation flagged his desire to travel to space in 2022.

The Paul brand went global in 2021 after brothers Jake and Logan notched big wins over the likes of Tyron Woodley, Ben Askren and Floyd Mayweather, but the journey is far from over.

That's after the former took to Instagram and specified one of his five goals this year is to "Go to outer space with Jeff [Bezos], Richard [Branson], or Elon [Musk]."

While the comment may be tongue in cheek, it wouldn't be the first time in recent years that Paul has set out to accomplish the seemingly impossible.

Few would have expected the Ohio native to be quite so successful in the world of boxing, and yet he continues to surprise his doubters in the ring.

The 'Space Race' has been reborn in the private sector in recent years as billionaires like Amazon founder Bezos, Tesla titan Musk and Virgin supremo Branson compete for prominence among the stars.

Bezos bankrolls aerospace company Blue Origin, while Musk has long been at the helm of his own space transport giant, SpaceX, and Branson has a seat in the industry through Virgin Galactic.

Musk put his rivalry with Bezos to one side in October and offered his congratulations when the latter flew legendary Star Trek actor William Shatner to the stratosphere aboard one of his Blue Origin vessels.

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And the younger Paul sibling seemingly wants to be among the next intake of space-flight passengers as he looks to expand his horizons once more in 2022.

The 25-year-old's other ambitions included getting "better every single day," "expose bully [UFC president] Dana [White]/help fighters" and to "help as many kids as possible through @boxingbullies."

Paul also highlighted his desire to "elevate Amanda Serrano and women's boxing," having signed the Puerto Rican boxing star to Most Valuable Promotions—a company he co-founded—in September.

The sky appears to be the limit for Paul after improving his professional boxing record to 5-0 in 2021, having knocked out Askren in April before notching back-to-back victories over Woodley.

The second of those wins against the former UFC welterweight champion came just last month, a sixth-round finish that won ESPN Ringside's Knockout of the Year award.

It remains uncertain as to what lies next for Paul in the boxing world, although a face-off with Tommy Fury no longer looks viable after Tyson Fury's half-brother withdrew from their December duel due to injury.

Instead, a £36million battle against former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has been touted as a possibility.

Paul has also continued his war of words with UFC president White amid rumours he could transition into mixed martial arts, having recently started training for the cross over.

Any sporting ambition may be forced to fit in around a schedule that could comprise a voyage to the stars at some point, provided one of the three titans of space travel are willing to take Paul as a passenger.

• Elon Musk
• Space
• Jake Paul
• Jeff Bezos
• Boxing

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