YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul and former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua made weight on Thursday for their bout on 19 December.
Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul make weight ahead of Miami showdown
Jake Paul, front left, and Anthony Joshua, front right, face off during a weigh-in Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in Miami Beach, Fla., ahead of their heavyweight boxing match.
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Joshua weighed 243 pounds at their Thursday weigh-in, while Paul was 216.
The heavyweight tilt, which will consist of eight three-minute rounds, will take place at Kaseya Center in Miami and will be streamed live on Netflix.
It will be the toughest fight yet for the 28-year-old Paul, who has a 12-1 record (7 KOs) and last fought in June when he beat former middleweight champion Julio César Chávez Jr. by unanimous decision.
Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) is a two-time unified WBO, WBA, and IBF heavyweight world champion and Olympic gold medallist, but the 36-year-old hasn’t fought since losing to Daniel Dubois in an IBF title fight in September 2024.