Jake Paul Faces 60-Day Ban
The fight was sanctioned by the Florida Athletic Commission (FAC), whose rules mandate:
Paul will therefore be sidelined and possibly longer.
Anthony Joshua Gets the Job Done in Miami
After four knockdowns, controversy, grit and a brutal finish, Anthony Joshua overcame a stubborn Jake Paul in Miami, sealing a sixth-round knockout and immediately turning his focus toward a long-awaited all-British blockbuster with Tyson Fury.
Following his victory, Joshua was openly critical of his own showing. Speaking immediately after the fight, the former two-time unified heavyweight champion said:
“First of all, I wanna give love to the crowd.
It wasn’t the best performance. The end goal was to get Jake Paul, pin him down, hurt him that has been the request leading up.”
It took a bit longer than expected, but the right hand finally found its destination.”
Joshua also praised Paul’s resolve before firing a warning shot toward Tyson Fury:
“Jake Paul has done really well tonight. I wanna give him his props, it takes a real man to do that.”
“He came up against a real fighter tonight, who’s had a 15-month lay-off.”
“I needed to give this guy a systematic breakdown, I said I’m going to see his soul leave his body round after round.”
“I said it, and that’s exactly what happened.”
On Fury, Joshua was blunt:
“Let’s see you in the ring and talk with our fists.”
Promoter Eddie Hearn later confirmed that Joshua vs Fury is now the priority.
Joshua Accepts Criticism: “I Deserve It”
In a candid interview with talkSPORT, Joshua acknowledged fans’ concerns:
“I deserve it [criticism].”
“Because we are elite fighters, if I put myself in the shoes of a coach, if my fighter did six rounds with Jake Paul…”
“I would get him back in the gym tomorrow, give him a bit of a beating and get straight back to work.”
“I’d be like ‘how are you letting this kid take you six rounds, are you crazy?’.
“But I can’t go back in time, but credit to him, he done well. I told him what would happen but it just took six rounds to do it.”
‘Falling Back in Love with Boxing’ – Anthony Joshua
Joshua also revealed the fight was deeply personal following his 15-month lay-off:
“It was a test for me to see if I want to continue or not.”
“This was a good eye opener for me.”
He added:
“I was trying to fall back in love with boxing.”
“My wife wasn’t happy, so I had to look at the decisions I was making. Make necessary changes to get my love back from the sport.”
“For me, this fight was a perfect plan, and I don’t want to lose my focus now.”
Joshua confirmed clarity on his future will come in the next few weeks, with Eddie Hearn already in discussions with Turki Alalshikh over his next mega-fight.
Joshua Calls Out Fury: “Put on Some Gloves”
Reports suggest Joshua vs Tyson Fury is close to being finalized for next summer — and Joshua made his intentions crystal clear:
“If Tyson Fury is as serious as he thinks he is, and he wants to put down his Twitter fingers and put on some gloves and come and fight one of the realest fighters out there that will take on any challenge, step into the ring with me next if you’re a real bad boy.”
“Don’t do all that talking, ‘AJ this, AJ that’. Let’s see you in the ring and talk with your fists.”
