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YouTube star Jake Paul returns to boxing after Joshua loss for Dubai fight

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Jake Paul, a popular YouTuber turned boxer, plans to return to boxing on December 24 in Dubai after suffering a knockout loss and broken jaw against Anthony Joshua last year. With his opponent yet to be announced, this fight will mark Paul's comeback following his sixth-round defeat by Joshua in Miami. Paul boasts an overall professional record of 12-2 but has faced criticism for exhibition bouts like his match with Mike Tyson.
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YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul is set to return to boxing in Dubai on December 24, 2026, just over a year after suffering a knockout loss to former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in Miami. The fight will be Paul’s first since his sixth-round defeat last December when he sustained fractures in two places of his jaw, requiring multiple surgeries in December and February. Despite the setback, Paul remains determined, stating that he is "hungrier than ever" for his comeback bout in Dubai. His opponent has yet to be announced.

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The bout will be Paul’s first since his sixth-round knockout loss to former heavyweight champion Joshua in Miami on December 19 last year, when his jaw was fractured in two places, injuries that required multiple surgeries in December and February.
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🔮 YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul will return to the ring on December 24 in Dubai just over a year after suffering a broken jaw in his knockout loss to Anthony Joshua, he said.

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YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul will return to the ring on December 24 in Dubai just over a year after suffering a broken jaw in his knockout loss to Anthony Joshua, he said. asserted
he → turn → Joshua
American Paul, 29, will headline the Christmas Eve card, with his opponent yet to be announced. asserted
opponent → headline → card
Recommended Stories list of 4 items- list 1 of 4Mbappe, Real Madrid and La Liga face long road to redemption in China - list 2 of 4What is the controversy between Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe and China? asserted
controversy → face → Mbappe
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Carrick → survive → slump
The bout will be Paul’s first since his sixth-round knockout loss to former heavyweight champion Joshua in Miami on December 19 last year, when his jaw was fractured in two places, injuries that required multiple surgeries in December and February. asserted
that → fracture → December
“I have spent years proving people wrong, taking risks and pushing myself against opponents nobody thought I would face,” Paul said in a statement. asserted
Paul → spend → statement
“Nothing that’s happened has changed my belief in myself or what I’m working toward. asserted
I → happen → what
I am hungrier than ever and on December 24 I’m returning to the ring in Dubai to start the next chapter of my journey. asserted
I → return → journey
“We’ve got plenty of names on the list; let’s see who signs the contract,” he added. asserted
he → get → contract
Paul has a 12-2 professional record, with his only defeats coming against Britain’s Tommy Fury and Joshua. asserted
defeats → have → Fury
He also fought Mike Tyson in an exhibition fight in which he beat the former heavyweight champion in a unanimous points decision, although the bout drew criticism as a sham event. asserted
bout → fight → event
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