Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua is official.
Netflix announced that Paul and Joshua will fight at heavyweight on December 19th. The event will take place on Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida.
Paul was originally scheduled to fight Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis in November, but the fight was canceled after domestic abuse allegations against Davis.
Jake Paul has spent years saying he wanted to test himself against one of the sport’s biggest punchers — the kind of fighter most pros spend a lifetime avoiding.
Now he’s getting exactly what he asked for.
On Dec. 19, Paul will step into the ring with Anthony Joshua, the former two-time unified heavyweight world champion, Olympic gold medalist, and one of the most devastating finishers of the modern era. The eight-round professional heavyweight bout will stream live globally at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT — only on Netflix and included in all plans.
The matchup unites Paul, the sport’s most-watched fighter whose showmanship has redefined modern boxing and shattered records at every turn, with Joshua, one of boxing’s most accomplished, respected, and feared punchers — a global icon who twice unified the heavyweight division and has headlined sold-out stadiums across the UK and beyond.
But this didn’t come out of nowhere.
In a previous interview with Netflix ahead of a since-canceled fight against Gervonta “Tank” Davis, Paul floated Joshua’s name as the kind of test he eventually wanted.
“Anthony Joshua,” Paul said when asked what fight he was manifesting next. “100%. I want a challenge. I want challenges always.”
“This isn’t an AI simulation. This is Judgment Day,” Paul told Netflix. “A professional heavyweight fight against an elite world champion in his prime. When I beat Anthony Joshua, every doubt disappears, and no one can deny me the opportunity to fight for a world title. To all my haters, this is what you wanted. To the people of the United Kingdom, I am sorry. On Friday, December 19, under the lights in Miami, live globally only on Netflix, the torch gets passed and Britain’s Goliath gets put to sleep.”
Paul defeated Julio César Chávez Jr. via decision back in June. This will be Joshua’s first fight since September 2024, where he lost to Daniel Dubois via knockout.
