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Jake Paul's past fight, well, very good whitethorn beryllium his last.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer fought erstwhile heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua past December and lasted until nan sixth information arsenic a tremendous underdog.
However, successful nan bout, he suffered a surgery jaw that has really threatened his career.
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Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua conflict successful their heavyweight bout astatine Kaseya Center successful Miami, Fla., connected Dec. 19, 2025. (Ed Mulholland/Getty Images for Netflix)
But Nakisa Bidarian, co-founder of Paul's Most Valuable Promotions, said nan plan, for now, is for Paul to get successful nan ringing this year.
"He saw his specialists past Wednesday. They gave him a benignant of awesome advancement report. The scheme is for him to beryllium backmost sparring 2 months from now," Bidarian told Fox News Digital. "That's erstwhile they consciousness for illustration that's nan constituent to get backmost into sparring, not training, but sparring. And I deliberation that's nan telltale moment, right? How does your jaw respond to that?
"I deliberation his plan, our intention, is simply a 2026 return, but that will beryllium predicated by really it each goes erstwhile he's really backmost successful location getting deed successful nan face."
Jake Paul speaks during nan property convention for Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua astatine The Fillmore Miami Beach successful Miami Beach, Fla., connected Dec. 17, 2025. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images for Netflix)
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Paul precocious told Ariel Helwani that ne'er boxing again "is decidedly successful nan realm of possibility."
"I deliberation it conscionable depends connected really nan bony heals, and past besides there's a bony missing that I'm beautiful judge I'm going to person to get an implant of immoderate sort," Paul said. "I don't cognize really overmuch clip that's going to adhd to things. But we conscionable person to spot and fig retired what nan smartest point is for me."
But Bidarian said Paul has nary regrets astir getting into nan ringing with, by far, his toughest opponent.
"And group inquire me, do I regret it? Like, I can't regret it. I'm location to facilitate. I don't decide, right?" nan promoter continued. "I ne'er told him you should conflict Anthony Joshua.
"And erstwhile he looks astatine it, of course, he doesn't regret it. He created different monolithic infinitesimal for nan sport. Got successful location and tested himself against 1 of nan astir ascendant heavyweights of nan past 10 years and lasted longer than 18 of Anthony Joshua's opponents and landed shots connected Anthony Joshua."
Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian speak to nan media aft nan main paper of Netflix's Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano astatine Intuit Dome connected May 16, 2026 successful Inglewood, California. (Getty Images)
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Paul is 12-2, including a triumph against Mike Tyson successful November 2024.
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