4 months ago
Jake Paul has fallen retired of nan World Boxing Association’s cruiserweight rankings pursuing his sixth-round knockout nonaccomplishment to Anthony Joshua past month.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer was stopped by nan erstwhile two-time heavyweight champion in a scheduled eight-round bout successful Miami, wherever Joshua scored 4 knockdowns earlier nan referee halted nan title successful nan sixth round. Paul suffered a surgery jaw successful 2 places and required room aft nan fight.
Paul (12-2, 7 KOs) had entered nan WBA’s cruiserweight rankings astatine No 14 successful July aft defeating Julio César Chávez Jr by unanimous determination successful Anaheim, California. He was listed astatine No 15 entering nan bout against Joshua, contempt nan conflict taking spot astatine heavyweight and carrying nary ranking implications successful that division.
The nonaccomplishment marked Paul’s first conclusion since losing a divided determination to Tommy Fury successful 2023 and ended his little tally successful nan WBA’s apical 15.
Joshua, who was returning aft a knockout nonaccomplishment to Daniel Dubois past September, said afterwards that his purpose was to “pin [Paul] down and wounded him”.
