Jake Paul admits broken jaw from Anthony Joshua fight may have ended boxing career | Boxing

Jake Paul has admitted the broken jaw he suffered during his loss to Anthony Joshua In December may have ended his boxing career.

The YouTuber turned boxer was stopped throughout December’s fight after a brutal shot from former world champion Joshua. Paul mentioned the harm continues to be being monitored 5 months later.

“We’ll see what my doctors say,” Paul told Uncrowned on Monday. “I’ll be able to get a more accurate timeframe, or can I even fight again? That is definitely in the realm and possibilities of things [that I can’t]. [The jaw] It does feel a lot better as weeks and time goes by, but I definitely need to get cleared first to be able to spar.

“Most definitely [my boxing career could be over]”,” he added. “It just depends on how the bone heals. Then, also, there’s a tooth missing. I’m pretty sure I’m going to have to get an implanted tooth of some sort. “I’m not sure how much time that’s going to add to things, but we just have to see and figure out what the smartest thing is for me.”

Paul’s defeat to Joshua was the second of his 14-fight skilled career, throughout which he proved a reliable however restricted boxer. The Joshua bout was his first in opposition to a world-class boxer, together with his different fights coming in opposition to fighters previous their prime – such as a 58-year-old Mike Tyson – or crossover stars from different sports activities: his second contest was in opposition to former NBA participant Nate Robinson.

While the 29-year-old by no means established himself as a pressure within the ring, he’s a savvy businessman and made tens of thousands and thousands of {dollars} from his fights. He mentioned he had no regrets about preventing Joshua, regardless of his accidents.

“I think it was such a win on so many different levels, and I had a really good experience,” Paul mentioned. “Just overall, such a net positive for me, my companies, my fighting experience, my content, and yeah, I just really will fight anybody, to be honest. I’ve been saying that, and I think people now believe me, but I’m here for entertainment purposes.”