Paul has titanium plates fitted after Joshua breaks his jaw

Anthony Joshua’s broken jaw in two places during the American’s stoppage defeat in their heavyweight fight in Miami resulted in Jake Paul having two titanium plates fitted and some teeth removed.

The 28-year-old battled two-time world heavyweight champion Joshua for six rounds before being stopped when Paul failed to stop the count after repeated knockdowns.

In his post-fighting comments, the YouTuber-turned-boxer claimed his jaw was “definitely” broken and that he had hit the canvas twice in the fifth and sixth rounds.

Paul joked that he could face former four-weight world champion Saul Canelo Alvarez “in 10 days” despite missing the post-fight press conference due to the injury.

Paul tried to avoid the Briton’s big punches by using his speed and footwork, but he was a far cry from his much-experienced opponent.

Due to the fighters’ weight differences and experience gaps, criticism had been leveled against the match.

Paul, who has spent the majority of his career at cruiserweight, says he plans to take a “some time off” from boxing.

“We will come back and fight people my weight,” the statement read. He declared, “I want to win the cruiserweight world title.”

With a propensity to disrupt the sport, Paul has a career that is impossible to predict.

Paul had a fantasy face-to-Joe a few months ago, but he has now crossed that off his wishlist.

Paul was campaigning at cruiserweight before the WBA announced that he would be ranked at number 14 in July.

If he wants to fight for a world title in the future, it would seem most logical to return to that division because he has since fallen into that division.

After Joshua defeated him, Paul “drove himself to the hospital,” according to Bidarian, who said he might need “four to six weeks” to recover.

In the WBA cruiserweight rankings, Paul might start staring at those who are ahead of him, including Manchester’s Pat Brown, once he has the green card to compete in 2026.

Brown has won five professional fights, and he might be able to win one to improve his standing.

Alternately, Paul remained committed to facing Alvarez and will undoubtedly pursue one of the sport’s biggest names.