Overview
- Anthony Joshua stopped Jake Paul in the sixth round in Miami, and Paul sustained a double jaw fracture that required surgery.
- Eddie Hearn labeled the matchup a horrendous mismatch, rejected that Joshua was hurt, and raised the unresolved issue of unreleased Florida scorecards amid conflicting reports.
- Paul contended he won early rounds, maintained he briefly hurt Joshua, and said skipping altitude training was his biggest mistake.
- Netflix touted 33 million global viewers, 1.25 billion social impressions, and its highest-performing live-event clip from the knockout, plus a record boxing gate at the Kaseya Center.
- Reactions spanned Conor McGregor’s deleted jab and Joe Rogan’s warnings about long-term health to promoter talks exploring Rico Verhoeven next and a longer-term Tyson Fury fight, with no deals finalized.