Overview
- Most Valuable Promotions and Matchroom confirmed the bout for Miami’s Kaseya Center with an announced 8 p.m. ET start time.
- Anthony Joshua, 36, returns after a 2024 stoppage loss to Daniel Dubois and carries a 28-4 record with 25 knockouts.
- Jake Paul, 28, is 12-1 after a decision win over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., arranging this fight after his Gervonta Davis event was canceled following a civil lawsuit against Davis.
- Media reports say DAZN was compensated to allow Joshua to appear on a Netflix card and suggest a prize pot of about £140 million split evenly, which has not been officially confirmed.
- Additional reported terms include a 245-pound cap for Joshua, with tickets scheduled to go on sale Friday and a launch press conference planned in Miami.