"YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul will face former two-time unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in a professional heavyweight boxing match on December 19 at Kaseya Center in Miami, Most Valuable Promotions told ESPN on Monday. The fight -- which will be streamed live on Netflix -- is scheduled for eight, 3-minute rounds and the fighters will wear 10-ounce gloves, the standard for heavyweight fights."
"Instead of an exhibition against a hard-hitting pro boxer who campaigned at 130 pounds, Paul will now face a two-time heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist in a sanctioned professional boxing match who has fought as high as 256 pounds, over 100 pounds heavier than Davis. Paul has campaigned primarily as a cruiserweight with a 200-pound weight limit, although he weighed 227.25 pounds for his heavyweight exhibition fight with Mike Tyson in 2024."
Jake Paul will fight former two-time unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua on December 19 at Kaseya Center in Miami, promoted by Most Valuable Promotions. The bout is a professional heavyweight match scheduled for eight 3-minute rounds with 10-ounce gloves and will stream live on Netflix. Paul was previously slated for an exhibition with WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis on November 14, but that fight was canceled after Davis was named in a civil lawsuit. Paul has competed mainly as a cruiserweight but weighed 227.25 pounds for a 2024 exhibition against Mike Tyson; Joshua has fought as high as 256 pounds.
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