Jake Paul wants to fight Anthony Joshua — even if it kills him.
He also wanted to box Canelo Alvarez in September but got outsmarted by the super middleweight champ, who will instead battle Terence Crawford at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Whether or not “El Gallo” can seal the deal against “AJ” remains to be seen.
Promoter Nakisa Bidarian remains optimistic.
“I think the fight can absolutely happen,” Bidarian told Sky Sports News. “I’m looking at it as Jake versus Joshua, which is quite biblical,
and it’s quite impactful in many ways. I think size wise, we can get comfortable with it, and I think experience wise, Jake is learning very fast and growing, and Joshua is a little long in the tooth. So it could be a very interesting matchup, and we’re actively discussing it with Matchroom.”
Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) is fresh off a decision win over the since-deported Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. last month in Anaheim. As for Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs), he hasn’t been seen since getting counted out against Daniel Dubois in their IBF heavyweight title fight late last year.
“I think we’re looking at it happening at the start of 2026,” Bidarian continued. “It’s public that AJ was taking a little time away, I think he had a little surgery. So once he’s ready, and once Jake is ready, we’re going to squarely focus on that. Wembley’s definitely a possibility. Jake said he’d like to do it there. He likes the idea of going in and hearing 90,000 people booing him.”
Hopefully his Joshua fight improves upon this stinker.
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