{"id":444026,"date":"2026-01-29T00:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T00:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/444026\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T00:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T00:30:09","slug":"behind-the-scenes-of-dan-jungleman-cates-boxing-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/444026\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Scenes of Dan &#8220;Jungleman&#8221; Cates&#8217; Boxing Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zw.webp.webp\" alt=\"Jungleman\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dan \u201cJungleman\u201d Cates has never been one to shy away from a challenge, and last week, that curiosity led him somewhere new: into a boxing ring. PokerNews was on hand to capture Cates&#8217; debut in the squared circle. <\/p>\n<p>In Rumble With the Jungle, PokerNews brings you exclusive behind-the-scenes access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokernews.com\/news\/2026\/01\/poker-pro-jungleman-to-fight-elf-50364.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jungleman\u2019s first sanctioned boxing match<\/a>, including footage from his preparation, extended highlights from the fight itself, and the immediate aftermath of a bout that ended in controversy.<\/p>\n<p>The fight took place in Southern California at The Maybourne Beverly Hills as part of the inaugural Beverly Hills Fight Club card. Cates squared off against Ryan \u201cElf\u201d Noel, a sports betting show host and fellow boxing newcomer.<\/p>\n<p>Did Poker Champ Take a Cheap Shot?<\/p>\n<p>Despite being a heavy underdog, Jungleman somewhat held his own in the opening round, even if things looked a little scrappy to put it generously. However, Round One ultimately went Noel\u2019s way as the more composed boxer. <\/p>\n<p>Early in the second round, both fighters engaged in a clinch that saw the duo end up on the canvas together. <\/p>\n<p>When they stood back up, the referee restarted the fight but Cates wasn\u2019t in a fighting stance when Noel charged forward and landed a heavy shot to the side of his head. <\/p>\n<p>The impact left Jungleman bloodied and visibly shaken, and the referee quickly stepped in to call off the fight.<\/p>\n<p>The bout was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokernews.com\/news\/2026\/01\/jungleman-boxing-match-recap-50458.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ruled a no contest<\/a> and neither fighter was declared the winner.<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ZmFhYmMzNDcucG5n.webp.webp\"  alt=\"Calum Grant\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokernews.com\/editors\/calum-grant\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Calum Grant<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Senior Editor &amp; Live Events Executive<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-author__bio\">Calum has been a part of the PokerNews team since September 2021 after working in the UK energy sector. He played his first hand of poker in 2017 and immediately fell in love with the game. &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nCalum has written for various poker outlets but found his home at PokerNews, where he has contributed to various articles and live updates, providing insights and reporting on major poker events, including the World Series of Poker (WSOP).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dan \u201cJungleman\u201d Cates has never been one to shy away from a challenge, and last week, that curiosity&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":444027,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-444026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444026\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/444027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}