MIAMI (AP) – Anthony Joshua He used his experience and strength to defeat and eliminate them Youtuber Jake Paul in the sixth round of their heavyweight bout. Joshua, a two-time major league champion, showed why he is one of the best punchers in the sport by knocking Paul down a couple of times in the fifth round.
At this point, the YouTuber was visibly weakened. Joshua felt it too and sent him to the canvas with a right uppercut at the start of the sixth round. The Englishman knocked Paul down again with a combination of punches to the head.
Although Paul (12-2) got back up, Joshua (29-4, 26 KOs) eventually made it He ruined any chance of an upset when he dropped him for the fourth time with a right hand to the head. The referee, Christopher Young, counted Paul against Paul when 1:31 minutes had passed in the second round a crowd of 19,600 people at the Kaseya Center in that city.
“It took a little longer than expected, but the right hand finally found its target,” Joshua said. “Jake Paul did really well tonight, my respect. He kept getting back up. I respect him for trying.” But he met a real boxer tonight.”
With the win, Joshua can now look to regain the heavyweight title he lost to Oleksandr Usyk. Joshua has also spoken about a long-discussed fight with his compatriot and former champion Tyson Fury. However, Fury is currently retired after 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 set the pace against Paul from the first round, although neither fighter got involved in the exchange early on. Midway through the round, Paul threw a right hand that Joshua blocked with his glove.
In the final seconds, Joshua scored with a right hand to the head near the ropes.
In the second round, Joshua began to exploit his six-inch (15 centimeters) reach advantage and capitalized on it with a left jab.
At the start of the fourth round, Paul landed a short right head punch. Later in the episode, Paul fell awkwardly twice as he again attempted to close the distance in a close-range exchange.
“I gave it everything I had,” Paul said. “Anthony is a great fighter and he kicked my butt, but that’s what this sport is about. I’m going to come back and keep winning.”
At age 28, Paul weighed 216 pounds and Joshua reported 243 pounds for the fight.
Paul, who began his career in January 2020, had originally planned an exhibition in Miami with lightweight champion Gervonta Davis last month. But Davis had legal problems that canceled the event.
Paul quickly changed course and got the fight against Joshua at the same location.
Celebrities in the audience included golf champion Rory McIlroy, New York Mets slugger Juan Soto, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy and retired NFL catchers Michael Irvin and Brandon Marshall.
In a preliminary bout between retired UFC champions, 50-year-old Anderson Silva scored a second-round TKO over Tyron Woodley.
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