Anthony Joshua KO8 Jake Paul... Former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua defeated Youtuber turned boxer Jake Paul on Friday night under the bright lights of Miami’s Kaseya Center and in front of a massive global audience on Netflix. The 36 year-old Joshua — hailing from Watford, UK and standing at 6-foot-6 started slowly but eventually dominated the 28 year-old Paul. Joshua ultimately earned the sixth round knockout after sending Paul to the mat four times throughout the fight. “It wasn’t the best performance,” Joshua said at the end of the bout. “The end goal was to get Jake Paul, pin him down, and hurt him. That was the request leading up, and that’s what was on my mind. It took a bit longer than expected, but the right hand found its destination.”

 

Paul — typically a cruiserweight — held his own for the most part against the initially reluctant Joshua. He accomplished this by moving around the larger-than-average ring but his legs soon tired and Paul was unable to continue circling away from Joshua as the rounds wore on. The first three knockdowns were caused as much by Paul's failing legs as by Joshua's fists. The fourth knockdown was a solid right to the jaw that put Paul down for about eleven seconds. Paul diagnosed himself with a broken jaw after the fight.

 

Joshua improves to 29-4 with 25 KOs, returning to his winning ways after falling by  knockout at the hands of British rival Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium in September of 2024, while Paul falls to 12-2 with 7 KOs.

 

Just a month ago, the former Olympic gold medalist stepped in to face Paul after his matchup against Gervonta "Tank" Davis was canceled. Paul is now the latest Joshua foe to fall, following a long list of top contenders and champions such as Kubrat Pulev, Andy Ruiz Jr., Alexander Povetkin and Wladimir Klitschko, among others.

 

Paul — boxing’s biggest disruptor who joined the professional ranks just five years ago — previously defeated Julio César Chávez Jr., Mike Tyson, Nate Diaz, Anderson Silva and Tyron Woodley.