Anthony Joshua vs. Jake Paul | NETFLIX - 19 December 2025

[gregregegg]

If Jake Paul can fight a lightweight for 10s of millions or a 50 year old for 10s of millions why would he fight AJ…

I guess when he get knocked it can be brushed aside as to big a step and the Paul train can continue…

But way to high chance of way to much damage for me to think this will happen.

[MasterG]

Let's get one thing clear about JP.

He is a money maker, not a bonafide pro boxer.

This is all about money and I can guess AJ will have orders. Now what those orders will be, who knows? But let's be serious, AJ is not going to go out to give AJ a pasting. For one no boxer has the intention to kill another sportsman. Paul imo will be stopped by a body shot, not a head shot. Now, we do not know the terms and conditions but rest assured AJ is getting paid handsomely to carry Paul and not to suffer him life changing injuries.

We are all presuming AJ will win, but let's look at where AJ is going. Who's to say he won't get 100m will get chinned?

What will a loss do to JP? Absolutely nothing. There is still a huge fight out there with TF if they decide to fight.

What damage will a JP victory do to boxing if he infact does beat AJ? Will the FBI get involved for a fixed fight? Does this leave a bad taste in fans mouths? There will be no sanctioning body involved except Miami Boxing Commission if there is such, Netflix will be victorious and so will the boxers. The only suckers will be the curiosity seekers, but as a famous person once said, 'You pays your money, and take a chance'.

[Kilburn]

It's a claim to fame though. His end goal is getting beat up by someone who will be well known in the future so he can go on about it over and over again telling people how he lasted a round or landed a punch against the heavyweight champ or something like that. He has the money, deep down he knows he's never going to legitimately win a title against another top cruiser. This almost legitimises him as a boxer whether he wins or loses.

I don’t really get your thinking here Josh. What has JP ever said or done that would suggest he would suddenly throw himself to the lions just to be able to say “I was part of boxing history” or something. It doesn’t make sense at all. JP is at the top of a pile. It might be a pile of shit but he’s at the top. I seriously doubt he feels the need to get himself knocked unconscious to prove anything to anyone.

The fight is never happening anyway, and I’m a tad disappointed in myself for even joining in with the nonsense.

His entire life is him trying to prove himself. He's only boxing now because he got beat up by a youtuber in his first fight. After every fight he says how people doubted him for whatever reason but people need to rate him now because he has now beaten a UFC champion or whatever else he's said. He wants credit but he doesn't know how to get it through hard work. Nobody over the age of 18 considers him a legitimate boxer and that clearly hurts him because he tries to justify himself every time but it only works for kids. After his fight with Tyson it was about how he has fulfilled his dream and beaten a legend, same with Anderson Silva. He wants stories he can boast about, claims to fame and to be given credit for achieving things. Going into a matchup with Davis, Canelo or Joshua gives him some of that.

I'm not saying he is going to take this fight but what do you think his end goal is in the sport? It has to be one of a few things which are to make money, face some legends and get gifted a belt against the worst possible opposition. He can walk away from this fight saying he faced a former champ, "a legend", with a pocket full of cash and he'll say if he's good enough to face Joshua then he's a proper boxer. It might be a load of nonsense but he's a twat that only needs to convince himself, his cronies and his teenage fans.

I wouldn’t like to guess what JP’s end goal is, but getting his head taken off surely isn’t it. His whole “career” has been about low risk, low reward. Personally I think he just wakes up some mornings with an idea and decides to create a stir with it. This is just one of those ideas.

Joshua has fought once in the states where he got annihilated. After that he failed in two attempts at beating the former cruiserweight champion, and then got annihilated again last time out. For JP the reward for facing Joshua is surely nowhere close to the risk.

Maybe some twerp has got JP genuinely believing he can knock AJ out. But I think it’s far more likely we’ll see another low risk fight for JP, or at best a former UFC heavyweight.

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JOSHUA’S DEC. 19 FIGHT AGAINST PAUL TO SERVE AS TUNE-UP FOR POTENTIAL FURY FIGHT

Jake Paul made the call, and Anthony Joshua has apparently answered.

Now, Paul and Joshua are slated to square off in a professional heavyweight fight on December 19 in Miami on Netflix, The Ring’s Mike Coppinger reported on Thursday.

The former two-time heavyweight champion Joshua is supposed to step in to replace WBA lightweight titleholder Gervonta Davis, who was originally set to meet Paul in an exhibition on Friday. But the event was canceled on November 3 after Davis faced a new round of domestic violence allegations.

Joshua was already quietly preparing for his imminent return date for a tune-up tilt against Cassius Chaney, according to Chaney's coach Kenny Ellis. But now, Joshua will instead pursue a much more lucrative purse on his path to a potential fight with Tyson Fury.

Matchroom Boxing head and Joshua’s career-long promoter Eddie Hearn elaborated on how the improbable matchup came to be.

"AJ wanted to go through the motions, wrap his hands, and just gear up [for a tune-up fight against Chaney and] for what is in the works with Turki Alalshikh, which is two fights in 2026. That includes Tyson Fury, that's the plan for Turki Alalshikh," Hearn told talkSPORT.

“We then received a phone call from [Most Valuable Promotions CEO] Nakisa Bidarian, who we had spoken to a few months before, talking about the fight. He said, 'Listen, would you like to fight Jake Paul?' I said, 'I don't want to be a publicity muppet for you, so you can tell everybody that you offered the fight. If you are serious, we can discuss the numbers.'

“If there is a chance for us to run out in December, take care of this bloke [Paul] and get him out of the boxing world while making several tens of millions in the process, then of course we will consider it.

"It's difficult to have this conversation, and sometimes you just have to be as honest as possible. Should Jake Paul be fighting Anthony Joshua? No. Is he mad to do it? Yes. Is there tens of millions of dollars for Anthony Joshua to have an eight-round runout against Jake Paul? Yes. At the moment, there is work to be done. But could it happen? Yes, it could."

Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) hasn’t fought since September 2024, when he suffered a devastating fifth-round knockout loss against Daniel Dubois. Joshua was riding a four-fight winning streak prior to the defeat, and he’ll look to get back into the win column against Paul to better lure Fury for an all-British battle.

Paul (12-1, 7 KOs), meanwhile, must now transition from training for an exhibition against an undersized lightweight to a real fight against one of the era's best heavyweights.

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[Coco]

A real fight would be so dangerous for JP

Getting hit by AJ is like getting hit by a bus

Even if he plays with him, softens him up a bit, unless he quits on his stool, he could get proper hurt

[gregregegg]

If Jake Paul got flatline ko”d I wonder if he would return to boxing… he obviously could, no shame in getting chinned by AJ but seriously crazy shit.

Will this even do crazy numbers? It’s lla gimmie (this would be a good fight in 3 years if AJ continued to slide and Paul continued to get better.)

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[goose 5]

Joshua shouldn't be criticized- he's getting 92 million dollars to fight Paul. easy money. However, I'll believe this fight when they are in the ring. I have serious doubts that it happens.

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Officially announced now, as @ringmagazine broke the news last week. Eight-round heavyweight fight Dec. 19 in Miami between former champion Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul. Plan is for AJ to fight in Riyadh in February afterward.

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Joshua to fight YouTube star Paul in December

Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will fight YouTube star Jake Paul in a professional bout on 19 December.

Joshua, the former two-time unified heavyweight champion, will take on the YouTuber-turned-boxer at Kaseya Center in Miami.

The fight, which will be streamed live on Netflix, will consist of eight three-minute rounds.

The bout is a replacement fight for Paul, who was scheduled to take on Gervonta Davis in an exhibition earlier this month but the fight was cancelled because of a lawsuit file against Davis.

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Jake Paul to fight Anthony Joshua on December 19 as YouTuber turned boxer confirms sensational heavyweight fight

Anthony Joshua is set to meet Jake Paul in a sensational boxing crossover bout; The former heavyweight world champion will box the social media star in a sanctioned eight-round contest on December 19 in Miami; "This isn't an AI simulation. This is Judgment Day," Jake Paul declared

Jake Paul has confirmed his audacious fight against Anthony Joshua in Miami on December 19.

YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul will share the ring with former two-time unified world champion Joshua in an eight-round sanctioned fight with 10oz gloves at heavyweight at the Kaseya Center, Florida.

Paul was due to face Gervonta Davis, but the fight was cancelled after a civil lawsuit was filed against the lightweight boxing champion, and Joshua steps in as a formidable replacement opponent.

"This isn't an AI simulation. This is Judgment Day," Paul declared.

"A professional heavyweight fight against an elite world champion in his prime. When I beat Anthony Joshua, every doubt disappears, and no one can deny me the opportunity to fight for a world title.

"To all my haters, this is what you wanted. To the people of the United Kingdom, I am sorry. On Friday, December 19, under the lights in Miami, live globally only on Netflix, the torch gets passed and Britain's Goliath gets put to sleep."

Joshua will be boxing for the first time since his knockout loss to then IBF champion Daniel Dubois. "Jake or anyone can get this work. No mercy," Joshua said.

"I took some time out and I'm coming back with a mega show. It's a big opportunity for me. Whether you like it or not, I'm here to do massive numbers, have big fights and break every record whilst keeping cool, calm and collected.

"Mark my words, you'll see a lot more fighters take these opportunities in the future. I'm about to break the internet over Jake Paul's face."

Paul fought at heavyweight last November, a points win over Mike Tyson who came out of retirement for a high-profile showdown.

The 28-year-old, who has a 12-1 record, enters the Joshua fight following a career-best victory against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, a former world champion, by unanimous decision win in June.

Joshua, who hasn't fought since a knockout loss to Daniel Dubois last September, has twice become a world heavyweight champion during an impressive professional career that has featured 28 victories and four defeats.

He claimed his first world title in 2016, unifying the WBO, WBA and IBF belts in an epic fight against Wladimir Klitschko the following year. Joshua won those belts back from Andy Ruiz when the American upset him in 2019 and his championship reign was only ended by Oleksandr Usyk, now the undisputed heavyweight titlist.

"Everyone laughed when Jake Paul said in March that he wanted to fight AJ in 2026," Nakisa Bidarian, CEO of Most Valuable Promotions, said.

"Well, plans changed, and in under two weeks, MVP and Netflix have made one of the biggest fights of all-time. Now, as only Jake Paul could and would do, he's fighting one of the most fearsome boxers in the world.

"Joshua has every advantage in this fight, except one - the delusional confidence of Jake Paul, and if anyone can shock the world, it's him.

"This is a global clash between two of the most recognisable figures in the sport, Jake, the face of boxing's new era, and Joshua, the King of UK boxing."

Eddie Hearn, Joshua's promoter, said: "They say be careful what you wish for, kind of feel like that's all I need to say.

"Two of the biggest names in the sport will collide on December 19. Whilst I admire Jake's b*****, he's going to find out the hard way in Miami."

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Jake Paul to fight ex-heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua on Dec. 19

YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul will face former two-time unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in a professional heavyweight boxing match on Dec. 19 at Kaseya Center in Miami, Most Valuable Promotions told ESPN on Monday.

The fight -- which will be streamed live on Netflix -- is scheduled for eight, 3-minute rounds, and the fighters will wear 10-ounce gloves, the standard for heavyweight fights.

It's an about-face for Paul, 27, who was originally slated to take on WBA lightweight champion Gervonta "Tank" Davis in an exhibition fight on Nov. 14. However, the bout was cancelled after Davis was named in a civil lawsuit filed by an ex-girlfriend accusing the boxer of aggravated battery, false imprisonment, kidnapping and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Instead of an exhibition against a hard-hitting pro boxer who campaigned at 130 pounds, Paul will now face a two-time heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medallist in a sanctioned professional boxing match who has fought as high as 256 pounds, over 100 pounds heavier than Davis. Paul has campaigned primarily as a cruiserweight with a 200-pound weight limit, although he weighed 227.25 pounds for his heavyweight exhibition fight with Mike Tyson in 2024.

"This isn't an AI simulation. This is Judgment Day," Paul said in a statement. "A professional heavyweight fight against an elite world champion in his prime. When I beat Anthony Joshua, every doubt disappears, and no one can deny me the opportunity to fight for a world title. To all my haters, this is what you wanted. To the people of the United Kingdom, I am sorry. On Friday, December 19, under the lights in Miami, live globally only on Netflix, the torch gets passed and Britain's Goliath gets put to sleep."

Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) is still a novice in the sport with no notable amateur experience and only 70 total rounds boxed as a pro since 2020. He'll take a massive step up from MMA fighters and journeyman boxers to face Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs), one of the hardest-hitting and most decorated heavyweights in the world with over 160 rounds boxed in his 12 years as a professional.

"Jake or anyone can get this work. No mercy," Joshua, 36, said in a statement. "I took some time out and I'm coming back with a mega show. It's a big opportunity for me. Whether you like it or not, I'm here to do massive numbers, have big fights and break every record whilst keeping cool, calm and collected. Mark my words, you'll see a lot more fighters take these opportunities in the future. I'm about to break the internet over Jake Paul's face."

In his last outing in September 2024, Joshua was stopped in the fifth round of his IBF title fight against Daniel Dubois. He elected to have elbow surgery following the loss and had been sidelined since. Eddie Hearn, Joshua's promoter at Matchroom Boxing, told ESPN earlier this year that his charge would fight once in 2025 before targeting a massive all-British heavyweight fight with the currently retired Tyson Fury. However, few expected the one fight in 2025 would be against Paul.

"Everyone laughed when Jake Paul said in March that he wanted to fight AJ in 2026," said Nakisa Bidarian, CEO of Most Valuable Promotions. "Well, plans changed, and in under two weeks, MVP and Netflix have made one of the biggest fights of all time. Now, as only Jake Paul could and would do, he's fighting one of the most fearsome boxers in the world. Joshua has every advantage in this fight, except one -- the delusional confidence of Jake Paul, and if anyone can shock the world, it's him. This is a global clash between two of the most recognizable figures in the sport, Jake, the face of boxing's new era, and Joshua, the King of UK boxing."

Joshua had been targeted by Paul for a fight in 2026. However, those plans were expedited following the cancelation of the Davis fight. Most Valuable Promotions told ESPN that Paul would fight before the end of the year following the Davis cancelation but needed to quickly find an opponent.

The Ring was the first to report last week that the two sides were negotiating and now Paul will get the toughest test of his young career that very few expect him to be remotely competitive in.

"They say be careful what you wish for, kind of feel like that's all I need to say," Hearn said. "Two of the biggest names in the sport will collide on Dec 19. Whilst I admire Jake's balls, he's going to find out the hard way in Miami."

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Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua due to fight on December 19 in Miami

Anthony Joshua will fight Jake Paul on December 19 in Miami, Florida.

The Friday bout will be screened on Netflix and is due to take place in the Kaseya Center.

Paul had been due to meet lightweight Gervonta Davis in an event this month, but Davis' out of the ring issues scuppered the match and Paul was left looking for a new opponent.

Paul is 12-1 (7 KOs) as a pro, his lone loss coming against fellow novice Tommy Fury, and his last fight came against veteran former middleweight Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr, whom he outpointed over 10 rounds in June in Los Angeles.

In a statement, Paul said: "A professional heavyweight fight against an elite world champion in his prime. When I beat Anthony Joshua, every doubt disappears, and no one can deny me the opportunity to fight for a world title. To all my haters, this is what you wanted. To the people of the United Kingdom, I am sorry."

Joshua's name has been mentioned with Paul's for some time. There was talk of the two fighting early in 2026, but with Joshua needing a run out in 2025, promoters Matchroom believe he will sweep through Paul with ease so he can begin his charge to reclaim the heavyweight titles next year.

Joshua is currently in the midst of his longest period of inactivity in the pros. He has not fought since his September 2024 loss to Daniel Dubois, a devastating fifth-round stoppage defeat that saw him hit the canvas four times.

He has subsequently taken time out to heal an elbow injury and was looking to box in a run out later this year, before a more serious fight in the early part of 2025 and with a possible fight against Tyson Fury still being rumoured for the summer. He is 28-4 (25 KOs) and in another novelty fight devstatingly knocked out Francis Ngganou in two rounds in 2024.

There would have been plenty of red tape to navigate given Joshua is signed to fight exclusively on DAZN and the bout will be on Netflix.

Joshua's manager, Freddie Cunngingham, wrote on social media: "Jake v Joshua done deal. Great effort from the team to negotiate this ground breaking event so quickly."

Matchroom's Frank Smith wrote: "Be careful what you wish for," while Eddie Hearn posted: "A little Christmas treat before a huge 2026."

On Paul's social media, he just wrote: "Yes, it's real."

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Anthony Joshua-Jake Paul Confirmed For Miami's Kaseya Center, Dec. 19

As first reported by The Ring's Mike Coppinger, Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul have now finalized a deal for a heavyweight fight to be streamed on Netflix come December 19 in Miami.

Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) hasn't boxed since his fifth-round stoppage defeat by Daniel Dubois in September 2024, though Matchroom chief Eddie Hearn has repeatedly teased the possibility of the two-time unified champion returning to action before the year's end.

Now, the plan is for him to box Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) in a scheduled eight-rounder before kickstarting his 2026 campaign in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's capital city sometime in February.

During DAZN's Chris Eubank Jr-Conor Benn II broadcast on Saturday night, Turki Alalshikh teased that next September, he would bring Britain 'one of the greatest fights in history', with all indications leading to a long-awaited showdown between him and Tyson Fury.

This summer, Alalshikh told ThaBoxingVoice on a livestream of his desire to see Joshua-Paul at some stage, purely to prove a point - whether Joshua truly was as diminished as critics suggest, or if Paul's divisive strategy in a ruthless sport could continue much longer.

This afternoon, both MVP and Matchroom have both confirmed the same: their proposed matchup will go ahead as planned, at Miami's Kaseya Center.

An original sticking point - the contrasting broadcasting networks - were ironed out in negotiations. Joshua signed a long-term exclusive DAZN deal in 2022, while cruiserweight hopeful Paul has been aligned with Netflix since the following year.

[mickey1975]

So AJ couldn't fight peak Wilder or Fury but can fight JP on a different channel despite having an exclusive deal with DAZN? Where there's a will..

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So AJ couldn't fight peak Wilder or Fury but can fight JP on a different channel despite having an exclusive deal with DAZN? Where there's a will..

Apparently, Netflix are paying DAZN a hefty sum as well.

[big lennox]

Boxing seems to be becoming more and more dangerous. Chris Eubank Jnr looked ill on Saturday night. That rehydration clause was shameful.

As for this fight, I'm not a fan of Jake Paul as a boxer, but he could get very badly hurt or killed here, which I don't want to happen.

As Dave Allen pointed on Saturday, this will either be a 30 second fight or a strange exhibition.

I hope, for everyone's sake, there isn't a fatality here. Amazing that someone would licence it.

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I hope, for everyone's sake, there isn't a fatality here. Amazing that someone would licence it.

Hearn admitted that the fight would never be sanctioned in the UK.

[keithmoonhangover]

The Florida commission will sanction anything. They have ZERO regard for boxers welfare.

[mickey1975]

So AJ couldn't fight peak Wilder or Fury but can fight JP on a different channel despite having an exclusive deal with DAZN? Where there's a will..

Apparently, Netflix are paying DAZN a hefty sum as well.

Exactly. If both want to fight they can get round any obstacles.

[sharpei_louis]

Boxing seems to be becoming more and more dangerous. Chris Eubank Jnr looked ill on Saturday night. That rehydration clause was shameful.

As for this fight, I'm not a fan of Jake Paul as a boxer, but he could get very badly hurt or killed here, which I don't want to happen.

As Dave Allen pointed on Saturday, this will either be a 30 second fight or a strange exhibition.

I hope, for everyone's sake, there isn't a fatality here. Amazing that someone would licence it.

Was the rehydration clause shameful? Wasn't it pretty standard for the IBF? Eubank is a career middleweight fighting at middleweight against a WW/SWW moving up and you think the shameful part was the rehydration clause of 10lbs? I disagree.... agree with the observations on Joshua v Paul though, the Ngannou fight should give a clue as to what could and should happen here if it's a genuine fight

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Weigh-in result from past three Anthony Joshua fights

Against Daniel Dubois, Joshua was 252 lbs
Against Francis Ngannou, Joshua was 252 lbs
Against Otto Wallin, Joshua was 251 lbs

Weigh-in result from past three Jake Paul fights

Against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Paul was 199 lbs
Against Mike Tyson, Paul was 227 lbs
Against Mike Perry, Paul was 200 lbs

[keithmoonhangover]

So AJ couldn't fight peak Wilder or Fury but can fight JP on a different channel despite having an exclusive deal with DAZN? Where there's a will..

Apparently, Netflix are paying DAZN a hefty sum as well.

Exactly. If both want to fight they can get round any obstacles.

Like when Fury asked for 51%, first name on the posters and second ring walk?