Overview
- Joshua dropped Paul four times and scored a count-out at 1:31 of Round 6 before 19,600 at Miami’s Kaseya Center.
- Paul said he suffered a double jaw fracture and underwent surgery with titanium plates inserted and some teeth removed, leaving him on a seven-day liquid diet.
- The bout featured a pronounced size and experience gap, was approved by Florida regulators, and drew criticism from Britain’s board, which said it would not have sanctioned it.
- Payouts were reported as exceptionally large, with some estimates placing the shared purse around $100 million, while Netflix has not released viewership figures.
- Joshua eyes elite heavyweight targets, including a possible Tyson Fury bout in 2026, and Paul plans a break before returning at his natural weight with cruiserweight ambitions.