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Jake Paul to fight MMA star Cedric Doumbe

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Jake Paul, the YouTuber-turned-boxer who lost to Anthony Joshua last year, will fight MMA star Cedric Doumbe on December 24 in Dubai. The bout, organized by Most Valuable Promotions, is set as a professionally sanctioned 8-round cruiserweight match at 90.7 kg (200 pounds). Paul, now ranked outside the WBA rankings after his loss to Joshua, has a pro boxing record of 12 wins and 2 losses since turning professional in 2020. Doumbe, a former kickboxing champion turned MMA fighter from Cameroon, will be making his boxing debut against Paul.

Written by AI on 2026-11-02, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Jake Paul, a YouTuber-turned-boxer, is set to return to the ring on December 24 in Dubai. This comes just over a year after he suffered a broken jaw during his loss to former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. The opponent for the fight has now been revealed as mixed martial arts (MMA) star Cedric Doumbe, who typically fights around welterweight but will compete at cruiserweight (200 pounds maximum) in this bout. Paul’s promotion company, Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), confirmed that it is a "professionally sanctioned 8-round cruiserweight bout." The fight marks Paul's comeback following doubts about his future in boxing after the injury.

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Dubai MMA Most Valuable Promotions WBA World Boxing Association

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Paul PERSON · 4× Dubai GPE · 2× Jake Paul PERSON · 2× MMA ORG · 2× Anthony Joshua PERSON · 1× Cedric Doumbe PERSON · 1× Joshua PERSON · 1× Most Valuable Promotions ORG · 1× WBA ORG · 1× World Boxing Association ORG · 1×

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The 29-year-old Paul will face mixed martial arts (MMA) star Cedric Doumbe on December 24 in Dubai in what Paul’s promotion company – Most Valuable Promotions – called a “professionally sanctioned 8-round cruiserweight bout”.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-02

2026-11-02 · Al Jazeera

Jake Paul to fight MMA star Cedric Doumbe · assertive framing

Claims (9 extracted, 0 hedged)

Jake Paul is returning to the ring a year after the YouTuber-turned-boxer had his jaw broken in two places in a loss to former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. asserted

jaw → return → Joshua

company → face → what

Paul slipped out of the World Boxing Association (WBA) cruiserweight rankings after the sixth-round knockout by Joshua in Miami last December, after which the American needed surgery. asserted

American → slip → surgery

Recommended Stories list of 4 items- list 1 of 4Canelo Alvarez ‘will fight in Riyadh’ despite Saudi airport attacks - list 2 of 4Boxing: Dubois forces second-round stoppage of Wardley to retain WBO belt - list 3 of 4UFC 333: asserted

Dubois → fight → 4UFC

Volkanovski knocks out Evloev to retain featherweight title - list 4 of asserted

Volkanovski → knock → title

4YouTube star Jake Paul makes boxing comeback with Dubai Christmas Eve bout asserted

Paul → make → bout

Paul has fought primarily at the 200-pound (90.7kg) cruiserweight class in the majority of his bouts in a pro boxing career that began in 2020. asserted

that → fight → 2020

He has won 12 of his 14 fights, with one of his victories coming against 58-year-old Mike Tyson in 2024. asserted

one → win → 2024

Doumbe, a Cameroon-born Frenchman, was a kickboxing world champion and is now an MMA fighter. asserted

Doumbe → bear → ?