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Jake Paul suffered a “double jaw fracture” in his fight with former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, a YouTuber confirmed early Saturday morning.
Joshua scored a sixth-round knockout victory over Paul, who later released an X-ray showing his jaw broken in two places.
“Double broken jaw,” he wrote on Instagram. “Give me Canelo in 10 days.” In a separate hospital room-style message, he added: “Thanks for all the support, I'm fine.”
Joshua ended the heavyweight bout with a powerful punch to Paul's jaw, sending the American to the canvas for the fourth and final time. Paul was counted out as he struggled to his feet.
Concerns were raised during collection due to size and skill discrepancies. Paul weighed 216 pounds and Joshua 243 pounds.
Joshua, a two-time heavyweight champion, showed why he is one of the sport's elite punchers when he dropped a fading Paul twice in the fifth round.
Sensing the YouTuber was done, Joshua rocked him with a right uppercut early in the sixth round. The England native then knocked Paul down with a combination to the head.
Although Paul (12-2) got back to his feet, Joshua (29-4, 26 KOs) finally ended Paul's upset dream when he dropped him for the fourth time with a right hand to the head. Referee Christopher Young counted Paul out at 1:31 of the round in front of a crowd of 19,600 at the Kasei Center.
“It took a little longer than expected, but the right hand finally found its place,” Joshua said. “Jake Paul performed very well today. I'm going to give him credit. He got up again and again. I give Jake credit for trying and trying. He faced a real fighter tonight.”
With this win, Joshua can now reclaim the heavyweight title he lost against Oleksandr Usyk. Joshua also spoke about his long-discussed match with compatriot and former champion Tyson Fury. However, Fury has now retired following consecutive losses to Usyk in 2024.
It was Joshua's first fight since Daniel Dubois knocked him out in five rounds in September 2024.
Joshua methodically picked up the pace against Paul from the opening round as neither fighter engaged early. Midway through the round, Paul landed a right hand that Joshua blocked with his glove. In the final seconds, Joshua scored with a right to the head near the ropes.
In the second, Joshua began to exploit his six-inch reach advantage by landing a left jab.
Paul scored with a short right hand to the head early in the fourth. Later in the round, Paul fell awkwardly to the canvas twice, again trying to close the distance during close exchanges.
“I gave it my all,” Paul said. “Anthony is a great fighter and I achieved my goal. [rear end] kicked, but that's the whole point of this sport. But I'm going to come back and keep winning.”
Paul, 28, who began his career in January 2020, was originally scheduled to fight lightweight champion Gervonta Davis in Miami last month. But Davis faced legal problems that forced the event to be cancelled. Paul quickly turned around and fought Joshua in the same place.
Celebrities in the crowd included champion golfer Rory McIlroy, New York Mets slugger Juan Soto, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy and former NFL wide receivers Michael Irvin and Brandon Marshall.
On the undercard of the fight between the former UFC champions, Anderson Silva, 50, scored a second-round TKO victory against Tyron Woodley.
Additionally, Alicia Baumgardner received a unanimous decision over Leila Beaudoin of Levis, que.
