"Former heavyweight champion beats social-media-star-turned fighter with a sixth-round knockout in Miami. Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua knocked out YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in their controversial Netflix-backed bout in Miami. Two-time world champion Joshua made hard work of defeating his vastly less experienced opponent on Friday night, but finally made his superior size and power count in the later stages of the eight-round fight."
"A mediocre contest at the Kaseya Center with the two men reportedly splitting a mammoth purse of $184m descended into farce at times, with Paul repeatedly dropping to the canvas and grappling at Joshua's legs. At one stage even referee Christopher Young appeared to be losing patience, warning the fighters in the fourth round: The fans did not pay to see this crap."
"As Paul tired, Joshua finally began to land punches with more regularity and after knocking down the American twice in the fifth round the end came swiftly in the sixth. Joshua backed the 28-year-old into a corner and after teeing up Paul with a crunching left, delivered the knockout blow with a right to the chin that sent his opponent crashing to the canvas."
Anthony Joshua knocked out Jake Paul in a Netflix-backed bout in Miami, ending the fight in the sixth round. The eight-round contest saw Joshua struggle early before using size and power to turn the fight in later rounds. The event at the Kaseya Center reportedly featured a $184m purse split and included repeated moments of Paul dropping and grappling, prompting a referee warning. Joshua knocked Paul down twice in the fifth and finished him with a right to the chin in the sixth. Joshua praised Paul's resilience; Paul said he enjoyed the fight and feared a broken jaw.
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