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Anthony Joshua Defeats Jake Paul by Knockout

Joshua delivered 13 knockdowns and a sixth-round KO over Paul in a $267 million event at Miami's Kaseya Center, with Paul suffering a double jaw break.

  • On Friday, December 19, Anthony Joshua knocked out Jake Paul in the sixth round at Miami's Kaseya Center during the Netflix-streamed main event.
  • Promoted as a crossover spectacle, the fight carried huge financial stakes with an estimated �70m payout as Joshua sought to re-establish himself and Paul aimed to boost his boxing résumé.
  • Joshua built his win with successive knockdowns before the sixth-round finish, scoring two in round five and delivering a decisive right-hand sequence as X-rays confirmed Paul suffered two jaw breaks.
  • Paul posted on Saturday, December 20 that surgery went well with two titanium plates fitted, and Nakisa Bidarian said Paul faces four to six weeks sidelined.
  • Targeted for early 2026, a Joshua–Fury clash positions Joshua to pursue major heavyweight fights, while Paul is on the road to recovery after his knockout loss.
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Jake Paul X-rayed his broken jaw in two pieces and sarcastically asked for a match with the undisputed supermedium weight champion.

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Jake Paul's boxing matches draw audiences despite criticism and bring in huge revenues - even if the end result is a broken jaw and a long break from the ring.

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After his defeat by KO in the 6th round against Anthony Joshua in Miami on the night of this Saturday, December 20, Jake Paul confirmed that he was suffering from a double fracture of the jaw. Operated, he received plaques from...

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Evening Standard broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.
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