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Jake Paul’s last fight, well, it may very well be his last.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer fought former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua last December and lasted until the sixth round as a massive underdog.
However, in the fight, he suffered a broken jaw that actually threatened his career.
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Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua fight in their heavyweight bout at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida on December 19, 2025. (Ed Mulholland/Getty Images for Netflix)
But Nakisa Bidarian, co-founder of Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions, said the plan, for now, is for Paul to step into the ring this year.
“He saw his specialists last Wednesday. They gave him kind of a big progress report. The plan is for him to be back training in two months,” Bidarian told Pak Gazette Digital. “That’s when they feel like that’s the point to go back to sparring, not training, but sparring. And I think that’s the telling moment, right? How does your jaw react to that?”
“I think his plan, our intention, is a return in 2026, but that will depend on how everything goes once he gets back there and gets hit in the face.”
Jake Paul speaks during the Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua at The Fillmore Miami Beach in Miami Beach, Florida on December 17, 2025. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images for Netflix)
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Paul recently told Ariel Helwani that never boxing again “is definitely within the realm of possibility.”
“I think it depends on how the bone heals, and I’m also missing a tooth and I’m pretty sure I’ll have to get some kind of implant,” Paul said. “I don’t know how much time that will add to things. But we just have to see and figure out what’s smartest for me.”
But Bidarian said Paul has no regrets about stepping into the ring with by far his toughest opponent.
“And people ask me: Do I regret it? I can’t regret it. I’m there to facilitate. I don’t decide, right?” the promoter continued. “I never told him that you should fight Anthony Joshua.
“And when you look at it, of course, you have no regrets. He created another great moment for the sport. He went in there and tested himself against one of the most dominant heavyweights of the last 10 years and outlasted 18 of Anthony Joshua’s opponents and landed shots on Anthony Joshua.”
Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian speak to the media after the main card of Ronda Rousey vs. Netflix’s Gina Carano at Intuit Dome on May 16, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Getty Images)
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Paul is 12-2, including a victory against Mike Tyson in November 2024.
