Overview
- Most Valuable Promotions announced a professional heavyweight fight at Miami’s Kaseya Center on December 19, streamed live on Netflix.
- The bout is scheduled for eight three-minute rounds with 10-ounce gloves, and the result will count on both fighters’ professional records.
- The matchup was fast-tracked after Paul’s November 14 event with Gervonta Davis was canceled following a civil lawsuit naming Davis.
- Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul issued statements touting the event, as figures across combat sports questioned the fight’s competitiveness and safety, including UFC president Dana White calling it a bad idea.
- Coverage notes Netflix’s presentation despite Joshua’s DAZN ties and reports of an exceptionally large purse, with the cited figure unverified by named contractual sources.