"Jake Paul has fallen out of the World Boxing Association's cruiserweight rankings following his sixth-round knockout loss to Anthony Joshua last month. The YouTuber-turned-boxer was stopped by the former two-time heavyweight champion in a scheduled eight-round bout in Miami, where Joshua scored four knockdowns before the referee halted the contest in the sixth round. Paul suffered a broken jaw in two places and required surgery after the fight."
"Paul (12-2, 7 KOs) had entered the WBA's cruiserweight rankings at No 14 in July after defeating Julio Cesar Chavez Jr by unanimous decision in Anaheim, California. He was listed at No 15 entering the bout against Joshua, despite the fight taking place at heavyweight and carrying no ranking implications in that division. The loss marked Paul's first defeat since losing a split decision to Tommy Fury in 2023 and ended his brief run in the WBA's top 15."
Jake Paul dropped out of the World Boxing Association's cruiserweight rankings after a sixth-round knockout loss to Anthony Joshua in Miami. Joshua, the former two-time heavyweight champion, scored four knockdowns before the referee halted the scheduled eight-round bout in the sixth round. Paul suffered a broken jaw in two places and required surgery following the stoppage. Paul (12-2, 7 KOs) had entered the WBA cruiserweight rankings at No 14 in July after defeating Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, and he was listed at No 15 entering the Joshua bout despite the fight taking place at heavyweight. The loss ended Paul's brief run in the WBA top 15 and was his first defeat since a 2023 split-decision loss to Tommy Fury. Joshua was returning from a knockout loss to Daniel Dubois and said his aim was to pin Paul down and hurt him.
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