Showtime is all in the Jake Paul business.

The premium cable network linked up with the polarizing Youtube-star-turned-boxer last year on a multi-bout deal. The first fight, a pay-per-view show, featured Paul in an eight-round cruiserweight bout with MMA champion Tyron Woodley, which Paul won somewhat controversially by eight-round split decision. It was only the beginning. Showtime aired Paul’s next bout, a rematch with Woodley. Paul ended matters more decisively with a one-punch knockout in the sixth round.

Now, Showtime will air Paul’s next foray inside the ring, and this time it will involve an actual professional boxer, Hasim Rahman Jr., the son of the heavyweight champion. Their eight-round cruiserweight contest will take place Aug. 6 on Showtime Pay-Per-View at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Stephen Espinoza, the head of Showtime Sports, indicated his full support for “The Problem Child” and floated a few possible tentpole fights for his client down the line, including MMA stars Nate Diaz and Anderson Silva, and heavyweight icon Mike Tyson.

“That’s part of the fun,” Espinoza said of Showtime’s future with Paul on the Boxing With Chris Mannix podcast. “I don’t think anybody knows. I think we’re taking it a step at a time.

“Our goal is to be in business with Jake long term. If that’s a Diaz fight, an Anderson Silva fight, if it’s a Mike Tyson fight, if it’s other professional boxers.”

The bulk of Showtime’s boxing programming consists of fighters aligned with Premier Boxing Champions, the outfit led by longtime industry powerbroker Al Haymon. Names such as welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. and lightweight attraction Gervonta Davis fight on the platform. Paul, however, is an exception. The 25-year-old Ohioan has his own promotional-managerial company, Most Valuable Promotions, which backs his friend Amanda Serrano.

Espinoza raved about the turnout for Paul’s past few fights and the audience he is tapping into that would not normally see a boxing match.

“What we’ve seen is that these people are showing at the start of the card by the time you get to two fights into the pay-per-view we’re seeing the arena two-thirds full if not more,” Espinoza said.

Espinoza was mindful, however, that Paul might be an acquired taste for some people. At the same time, Espinoza believes so long as Paul participates in “credible” contests, the sky's the limit.

“I understand it’s not everybody’s cup of tea,” Espinoza said. “A lot of people are out there rooting for Jake [to lose] which is fine as well. Floyd Mayweahter made a great career out of that for a long, long time. It’s a different genre of boxing. It is positive, it is expanding the audience.

“As long as he’s doing credible boxing competitions, competitive fights, legitimate stuff that people have interest in we’d love to be along for the ride.”