Overview
- Most Valuable Promotions and Matchroom Boxing confirmed the fight for December 19 at the Kaseya Center in Miami.
- The matchup is a sanctioned professional heavyweight contest scheduled for eight three-minute rounds with 10-ounce gloves.
- Jake Paul enters at 12-1 with seven knockouts since his 2020 debut, stepping up from opponents largely outside elite heavyweight ranks.
- Anthony Joshua is 28-4 with 25 knockouts and returns after a fifth-round loss to Daniel Dubois in September 2024 followed by elbow surgery.
- Netflix will broadcast the event live worldwide, as both fighters issued statements framing the bout as a defining opportunity.