BJ Flores — Jake Paul‘s boxing coach — was terrifyingly shot in a theft try in Colombia on Friday … however, fortunately, it seems he’ll be OK.

The previous fighter, who started working with Paul in 2021, mentioned the incident occurred when he was at a cease mild whereas vacationing in Medellín.

Flores mentioned two armed bike drivers pulled as much as him whereas he was within the passenger seat of a automobile at a crimson mild, and pointed a gun at his brow.

They “tried to steal my pockets and my watch,” the 44-year-old mentioned in a social media publish. “They shot me one time within the leg and I defended myself one of the simplest ways I may.”

Flores, luckily, bought away … and instantly raced to the emergency room. He mentioned docs instructed him a bullet was nonetheless lodged in his thigh.

In response to his social media web page, Flores is presently present process surgical procedure to take away it.

Previous to going below, Flores captured his accidents on digital camera … displaying a knot on his head, a minimize on his hand, and a bloody wound on his leg. He added that he believes the capturing was a focused assault.

“Thanks for the effectively needs,” Flores wrote on his IG. “I’ll be taught from this….. Be protected on the market please. Life is valuable. 🙏🏻🙏🏻 I like you all.”

Flores fought professionally from 2003 to 2018 — piling up a report 34-4-1. He met Paul in retirement, sparring with the YouTuber earlier than finally taking on full-time coaching duties for the aspiring boxer.