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YouTube star Jake Paul returns to boxing after Joshua loss for Dubai fight

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Jake Paul, a popular YouTuber turned boxer, plans to return to boxing on December 24 in Dubai after suffering a knockout loss and broken jaw against Anthony Joshua last year. With his opponent yet to be announced, this fight will mark Paul's comeback following his sixth-round defeat by Joshua in Miami. Paul boasts an overall professional record of 12-2 but has faced criticism for exhibition bouts like his match with Mike Tyson.

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Jake Paul, a YouTuber-turned-boxer, is set to return to the ring on December 24 in Dubai. This comes just over a year after he suffered a broken jaw during his loss to former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. The opponent for the fight has now been revealed as mixed martial arts (MMA) star Cedric Doumbe, who typically fights around welterweight but will compete at cruiserweight (200 pounds maximum) in this bout. Paul’s promotion company, Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), confirmed that it is a "professionally sanctioned 8-round cruiserweight bout." The fight marks Paul's comeback following doubts about his future in boxing after the injury.

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The bout will be Paul’s first since his sixth-round knockout loss to former heavyweight champion Joshua in Miami on December 19 last year, when his jaw was fractured in two places, injuries that required multiple surgeries in December and February.

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🔮 YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul will return to the ring on December 24 in Dubai just over a year after suffering a broken jaw in his knockout loss to Anthony Joshua, he said.

2026-10-29 · Al Jazeera

YouTube star Jake Paul returns to boxing after Joshua loss for Dubai fight · assertive framing

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YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul will return to the ring on December 24 in Dubai just over a year after suffering a broken jaw in his knockout loss to Anthony Joshua, he said. asserted

he → turn → Joshua

American Paul, 29, will headline the Christmas Eve card, with his opponent yet to be announced. asserted

opponent → headline → card

Recommended Stories list of 4 items- list 1 of 4Mbappe, Real Madrid and La Liga face long road to redemption in China - list 2 of 4What is the controversy between Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe and China? asserted

controversy → face → Mbappe

- list 4 of 4Can Carrick survive Man United’s slump and Fernandes fallout? asserted

Carrick → survive → slump

that → fracture → December

“I have spent years proving people wrong, taking risks and pushing myself against opponents nobody thought I would face,” Paul said in a statement. asserted

Paul → spend → statement

“Nothing that’s happened has changed my belief in myself or what I’m working toward. asserted

I → happen → what

I am hungrier than ever and on December 24 I’m returning to the ring in Dubai to start the next chapter of my journey. asserted

I → return → journey

“We’ve got plenty of names on the list; let’s see who signs the contract,” he added. asserted

he → get → contract

Paul has a 12-2 professional record, with his only defeats coming against Britain’s Tommy Fury and Joshua. asserted

defeats → have → Fury

He also fought Mike Tyson in an exhibition fight in which he beat the former heavyweight champion in a unanimous points decision, although the bout drew criticism as a sham event. asserted

bout → fight → event