Anthony Joshua breaks silence on Jake Paul fight as Netflix confirm details

The rumoured Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua fight has been confirmed by broadcaster Netflix and will take place next month.

YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul (12-1) will take on the former heavyweight world champion Joshua (28-4) on December 19.

The event is dubbed ‘Judgement Day’ and the professional fight has been confirmed to take place over eight rounds at heavyweight.

The American and the Brit will meet at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida.

Joshua said: ‘Jake or anyone can get this work. No mercy. I took some time out and I’m coming back with a mega show. It’s a big opportunity for me.

‘Whether you like it or not, I’m here to do massive numbers, have big fights and break every record whilst keeping cool, calm and collected.

‘Mark my words, you’ll see a lot more fighters take these opportunities in the future. I’m about to break the internet over Jake Paul’s face.’

Knockout Chaos - Anthony Joshua v Francis Ngannou: Fight Night
Anthony Joshua returns to the ring in December (Picture: Getty Images)

Paul added: ‘This isn’t an AI simulation. This is Judgment Day. A professional heavyweight fight against an elite world champion in his prime.

‘When I beat Anthony Joshua, every doubt disappears, and no one can deny me the opportunity to fight for a world title. To all my haters, this is what you wanted. To the people of the United Kingdom, I am sorry.

‘On Friday, December 19, under the lights in Miami, live globally only on Netflix, the torch gets passed and Britain’s Goliath gets put to sleep. I KNOWWWW YOU GOT EM PICKED HAHAHHA.’

AJ wrote: ‘He’s loco mhen’ with a link to tickets to the event, which go on pre-sale on November 21, before general sale the following day.

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