Former heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, delivered a dominant performance on Saturday morning, stopping YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul with a sixth-round knockout in their heavyweight bout in Miami.
Although Paul exceeded expectations by lasting beyond the early rounds, Joshua’s superior power and experience proved decisive, according to The Athletic.
The British boxer dropped Paul twice during a chaotic fifth round, setting the stage for the finish.
Joshua sealed the victory in the sixth round, unleashing a sustained combination of heavy punches that left Paul unable to continue, prompting the referee to halt the contest.
Speaking after the fight, Joshua turned his attention to longtime rival Tyson Fury, challenging him to step into the ring.
“Put down (your) Twitter fingers and put on some gloves and come and fight me,” he said.
Paul, who later revealed he suffered a broken jaw in the bout, declined to name a future opponent.
Instead, the boxer said he would take a break from boxing following the loss, which marked the second defeat of his professional career.
Paul, who is ranked as the No. 14 cruiserweight with the WBA, has defeated back-to-back former boxing world champions.
He comfortably beat a 58-year-old Mike Tyson in November 2024 on Netflix’s boxing debut and most recently outpointed a 39-year-old Julio Cesar Chávez Jr. this past June.
More to come…