Jake Paul to face former heavyweight champion Joshua in Miami in December

VIDEO SHOWS: FILE FOOTAGE OF ANTHONY JOSHUA AND JAKE PAUL AHEAD OF THEIR SCHEDULED FIGHT ON DECEMBER 19 RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (FILE – SEPTEMBER 22, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. BOXER, JAKE "EL GALLO DE DORADO" PAUL AND BOXER, GERVONTA "TANK" DAVIS, FACING EACH OTHER IN FACE-OFF 2. WHITE FLASH 3. PAUL AND DAVIS SHAKING HANDS AND POSING AT FACE-OFF LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE – SEPTEMBER 20, 2024) (REUTERS – Access all) 4. ANTHONY JOSHUA WEIGHING IN AT 252.5 POUNDS 5. JOSHUA AND DANIEL DUBOIS FACING OFF 6. JOSHUA THANKING CROWD LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FILE – MAY 14, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 7. VARIOUS OF JAKE PAUL AND JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR. FACING OFF ON STAGE 8. VARIOUS OF JAKE PAUL 9. FIGHTERS WALKING OFF STAGE STORY: YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul will fight former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in an eight-round professional heavyweight bout on December 19 at Miami's Kaseya Center, Most Valuable Promotions announced on Monday (November 17). Paul, 28, will face arguably the toughest opponent of his career in 36-year-old Joshua, a two-time holder of the WBO, WBA and IBF belts. The event is set to be streamed globally on Netflix and marks Paul's second live appearance on the streaming platform following last year's win over then-58-year-old Mike Tyson – nearly two decades after his official retirement. "This isn't an AI simulation. This is Judgment Day. A professional heavyweight fight against an elite world champion in his prime," Paul said in a statement, promising to put "Britain's Goliath" to sleep. Joshua, a 2012 Olympic gold medallist and two-time unified world champion, has a 28-4 record with 25 knockouts. However, he lost twice to Oleksandr Usyk and was knocked out by Daniel Dubois in September last year in an IBF heavyweight title bout – his last professional fight. Joshua said there would be "no mercy" when he enters the ring to face Paul. "Mark my words, you'll see a lot more fighters take these opportunities in the future. I'm about to break the internet over Jake Paul's face." (Production: Oliver Regan, Mussab Al-Khairalla)

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