Overview
- At the final press event, Anthony Joshua refused to retract his "license to kill" rhetoric and promised to break Jake Paul, framing the fight as a serious assignment.
- Jake Paul rejected suggestions of a scripted outcome, said there is nothing unusual in the contract, and said cease‑and‑desist letters and lawsuits are being prepared for accusers including Deontay Wilder.
- The British Boxing Board of Control said it would not have approved the matchup on safety grounds, while Eddie Hearn, David Haye, Amir Khan and Michael Bisping warned the pairing risks serious harm to Paul.
- Reports cite a purse near £140m ($184m) split roughly evenly, though Paul publicly touted $267m, underscoring Netflix’s commercial play for a global live event.
- The bout is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 19 at Miami’s Kaseya Center on Netflix, with an undercard featuring title fights such as Caroline Dubois vs Camila Panatta and Alycia Baumgardner vs Lela Beaudoin, plus Anderson Silva vs Tyron Woodley.