Anthony Joshua Will ‘break Internet Over Jake Paul’s Face’ As Fight Is Confirmed

Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul will look each different successful a heavyweight conflict successful Miami connected 19 December, it has been confirmed.

Rumours of nan conflict betwixt Paul, a YouTuber-turned-boxer, and Joshua, nan British erstwhile heavyweight champion of nan world, had been trailed earlier this month and Paul’s company, Most Valuable Promotions, confirmed nan news connected Monday. The conflict will beryllium shown unrecorded connected Netflix.

“This isn’t an AI simulation. This is Judgment Day,” said Paul. “A master heavyweight conflict against an elite world champion successful his prime. When I hit Anthony Joshua, each uncertainty disappears, and nary 1 tin contradict maine nan opportunity to conflict for a world title. To each my haters, this is what you wanted. To nan group of nan United Kingdom, I americium sorry. On Friday 19 December, nether nan lights successful Miami, unrecorded globally only connected Netflix, nan torch gets passed and Britain’s Goliath gets put to sleep.”

Joshua, nan 36-year-old erstwhile two-time unified heavyweight champion, has not fought since being stopped by Daniel Dubois successful September 2024.

“Jake aliases anyone tin get this work. No mercy,” said Joshua, who won golden astatine nan 2012 Olympics. “I took immoderate clip retired and I’m coming backmost pinch a mega show. It’s a large opportunity for me. Whether you for illustration it aliases not, I’m present to do monolithic numbers, person large fights and break each grounds whilst keeping cool, calm and collected. Mark my words, you’ll spot a batch much fighters return these opportunities successful nan future. I’m astir to break nan net complete Jake Paul’s face.”

Paul had primitively been scheduled to conflict Gervonta Davis connected 14 November successful Miami, but nan arena was cancelled aft Davis was removed from nan paper amid home unit allegations.

Netflix’s first boxing show – Paul’s bout pinch Mike Tyson – became nan most-streamed sporting arena successful history, peaking astatine 65m unrecorded concurrent streams and drafting an estimated 108m mean unrecorded viewers worldwide. The broadcast accounted for 56% of each US tv viewing during nan fight’s main arena hr and was nan platform’s No 1 title that week crossed 78 countries. Paul and Joshua are group to make tens of millions from December’s fight.

Joshua will beryllium nan heaviest combatant Paul has faced truthful acold successful his boxing career. Although Tyson is besides a erstwhile heavyweight champion, Joshua is 23 years younger and still adjacent to his prime.

“They opportunity beryllium observant what you wish for, benignant of consciousness for illustration that’s each I request to say,” Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn said. “Two of nan biggest names successful nan athletics will collide connected 19 December. Whilst I respect Jake’s balls, he’s going to find retired nan difficult measurement successful Miami.”