Overview
- Most Valuable Promotions and Matchroom announced the bout for Miami’s Kaseya Center, scheduled for eight three-minute rounds with 10-ounce gloves under professional rules.
- The event will stream live globally on Netflix, with tickets to be sold via Ticketmaster starting Friday.
- Joshua, a two-time unified heavyweight champion with a 28-4 record (25 KOs), returns after his September 2024 knockout loss to Daniel Dubois.
- Paul is 12-1 following a unanimous decision over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and previously boxed at heavyweight against Mike Tyson.
- The fight was made after Paul’s planned exhibition with Gervonta Davis was canceled due to a civil lawsuit, with media also reporting very large purse estimates and renewed questions about safety and competitive balance.