Shane Mosley to coach Jake Paul ahead of Nate Diaz bout - ESPN

DALLAS — Jake Paul has shaken up his coaching staff following his first career loss.

The YouTube-star-turned-prizefighter told ESPN on Tuesday that he is now working with trainers Theo Chambers and legendary retired boxer «Sugar» Shane Mosley, along with his longtime coach J'Leon Love, a current boxer.

Chambers, Paul said, is now his head coach. Paul's previous coach BJ Flores will remain on the team as an advisory consultant, Paul's business partner Nakisa Bidardian told ESPN.

Paul, 26, is coming off a loss to Tommy Fury via split decision Feb. 26. Paul will face former UFC star Nate Diaz in a boxing match Aug. 5 in Dallas.

«I wanted to reconsider everyone on the team,» Paul told ESPN on Tuesday after the Paul vs. Diaz on-sale press conference at American Airlines Center. «Made some changes, went back to the drawing board. And basically, there were certain mistakes I was making that Shane and my head coach Theo Chambers identified and we're on the same page about [them].»

Mosley was one of Paul's first coaches, before Paul became one of the hottest names in boxing. Three years ago, Mosley didn't have the time to devote to being a fulltime coach. But now he is able to take on that role and will be with Paul for his training camp in Puerto Rico.

«I think when he got in the ring with Tommy Fury, his mental wasn't there, his health wasn't 100% and there were a lot of things that were wrong,» Mosley said. «And there's a couple little, minor technical things he should work on and could work on. But I think the main problem was [mental], how he approached the fight.»

Paul is 6-1 as a pro boxer, having made his debut in 2020. He owns wins over former UFC champions Anderson Silva and Tyron Woodley (two). Fury was by far the most