Anthony Joshua will return to the ring in a headline-grabbing bout towards Jake Paul on December 19 in Miami, marking the British heavyweight’s first battle since a knockout loss in September and Paul’s most formidable matchup but, streamed dwell on Netflix.

The streaming large confirmed the occasion Monday, following weeks of hypothesis. Paul’s firm, Most Valuable Promotions, introduced the matchup after his planned November fight with Gervonta Davis was scrapped due to domestic violence allegations against Davis.

The battle will happen at an undisclosed venue in Miami and is anticipated to attract a large world viewers.

“This isn’t an AI simulation. This is Judgment Day,” Paul mentioned in a press release. “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 19 December, under the lights in Miami, live globally only on Netflix, the torch gets passed and Britain’s Goliath gets put to sleep.”

Joshua, 36, hasn’t fought since being stopped by Daniel Dubois in September 2024. The former two-time unified heavyweight champion brings a wealth of expertise and bodily dominance to the ring, standing as probably the most achieved and harmful opponent Paul has confronted.

“Jake or anyone can get this work. No mercy,” Joshua mentioned. “I took some time out and I’m coming back with a mega show. It’s a big opportunity for me. Whether you like it or not, I’m here to do massive numbers, have big fights and break every record whilst keeping cool, calm and collected. Mark my words, you’ll see a lot more fighters take these opportunities in the future. I’m about to break the internet over Jake Paul’s face.”

Paul, 27, has constructed his boxing résumé by defeating retired MMA fighters and growing older boxing icons. His most up-to-date bout towards Mike Tyson broke data on Netflix, peaking at 65 million concurrent viewers and drawing an estimated 108 million common world viewers.

That battle accounted for greater than half of all U.S. tv viewing throughout its broadcast window. This time, Paul faces a legit heavyweight contender in Joshua, who’s 23 years youthful than Tyson and nonetheless lively within the sport.

The matchup is seen as a major leap in competitors for the YouTuber-turned-boxer. Promoter Eddie Hearn, who represents Joshua, didn’t maintain again when requested about Paul’s possibilities.

Both fighters are anticipated to safe eight-figure paydays, with business analysts predicting tens of thousands and thousands in income from the Netflix broadcast. The battle marks one other important funding in fight sports activities for the platform, which has leaned into dwell occasions following the success of the Tyson-Paul spectacle.

The heavyweight conflict between Joshua and Paul is about for December 19 in Miami and can stream solely on Netflix.

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