Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua fight confirmed as | Boxing News

Jake Paul has confirmed his proposed superfight with Anthony Joshua WILL occur after negotiations this weekend. Paul, 28, was ringside to watch Oleksandr Usyk brutally knock Daniel Dubois out in the fifth spherical at Wembley final evening. The American stepped into the ring afterwards to sq. off with Ukraine‘s Usyk.

The YouTuber-turned-boxer needs a future MMA fight with the unbeaten, undisputed heavyweight champion. But in the more fast future, Paul needs to take on Joshua who has not fought since shedding to Dubois in September 2024. AJ underwent elbow surgical procedure in May of this 12 months but needs to return to the squared circle before 2025 is over. Paul, whose profession document is 12 wins and one loss (to Tommy Fury), defeated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr at cruiserweight final month and referred to as out former heavyweight champion Joshua afterwards.

And it seems the 35-year-old, who is 28-4 with 25 KOs, and his promoter Eddie Hearn are in critical talks to make a fight with the ‘The Problem Child’ occur.

Paul, knowledgeable that Tyson Fury mentioned he would wager £1million on him knocking Joshua out, instructed iFL TV: “He’s a smart guy. He sees what I see which is a weakness in somebody that has been fighting a bit too long. People underestimate me and doubt me and that’s what they’ve done their whole career.

“But that’s why I need the fight – I need to show the world incorrect. It’s gonna occur, it isn’t even about it being real looking. Meeting with Turki (Al-Sheikh), speaking with Turki upstairs, negotiating stay right here at this time, it is gonna occur.”

Asked if the fight will be this year or in 2026, Paul added only: “We’ll see.” And AJ’s promoter Hearn also confirmed to The Stomping Ground at Wembley that a fight is in the works. He defined: “It seems like AJ goes to fight Jake Paul. If he is true to his phrase, if he actually needs the fight, he is already saying he is received a weak chin…

“If he’s true to his word, the fight will happen. I can’t believe it. It’s great Fury is saying Jake Paul is going to win. Maybe I’ve just lost my mind. I reached out to Nikita (Ababiy, Paul’s manager) and we’re going to have a chat next week.

“If they honestly need the fight, we will make the fight that does the largest numbers in the game. Forget Canelo-Crawford, that does not even contact the floor of – and I can not imagine I’m saying it – of AJ against Jake Paul.

“We’ll make it happen but be careful what you wish for. This ain’t a game. This ain’t a YouTube video, this isn’t numbers and algorithms. This is physically dangerous. If you want to do it, be careful, but we will do it.

“We’ve at all times mentioned ‘of course we might do it’ but I did not suppose anybody would even give it the credibility. I’m not going to argue about it, I’m just telling Jake Paul it’s extremely harmful. If you are for actual, perceive the results that come with a fight like this.

“Ask Francis Ngannou. Francis Ngannou in my opinion would destroy Jake Paul. But good luck to the man! If you’re game and you want to roll the dice, we’re ready.”

Meanwhile, Fury mentioned of AJ vs Paul: “I just think Jake Paul would knock AJ out. I think AJ is a spent force, and Jake Paul is on the rise. I like his new heavyweight look – bit chubby, bit bulky. [He’s] getting there.”