{"id":479706,"date":"2025-11-13T10:54:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T11:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=479706"},"modified":"2025-11-13T22:20:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T22:20:33","slug":"tens-of-millions-carrot-for-blockbuster-paul-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=479706","title":{"rendered":"'Tens of millions' carrot for blockbuster Paul fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jake Paul could be about to get the toughest test yet in his boxing career \u2014 against recent world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.<\/p>\n

Eddie Hearn, Joshua\u2019s promoter, confirmed on Thursday widespread media reports that talks have taken place with Paul\u2019s camp<\/a> as Hearn looks to secure what he described as a \u201csmall run-out\u201d for his fighter in the final weeks of this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been out of the ring for nearly a year and a half,\u201d Hearn told BBC radio about Joshua, a two-time world champion who hasn\u2019t fought since losing to Daniel Dubois in an IBF title fight in September 2024. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf he receives several tens of millions to (end his wait to fight) and we get a chance to silence this guy that\u2019s annoyed the boxing community for a long time, then maybe. Maybe. A lot of work to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Paul is a YouTuber-turned-boxer who has a 12-1 record (7 KOs) and last fought in June when he beat former middleweight champion Julio C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez Jr by unanimous decision.<\/p>\n

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A month later, Paul entered the World Boxing Association cruiserweight rankings, so would need to make a step up in weight if the Joshua fight was to materialise.<\/p>\n

\u201cDefinitely not agreed yet,\u201d said Hearn, who added that calling Paul a \u201cYouTuber is a little bit harsh on what Jake has done\u201d.<\/p>\n

Hearn said Joshua\u2019s priority is to get in shape to revive his career and fight Tyson Fury, a fellow British former heavyweight champion who is currently retired, in 2026.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe focus for us really is 2026 and that is a big fight in February or March and then Tyson Fury,\u201d Hearn said. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe want the real stuff but we want the business as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul\u2019s scheduled November 14 fight with lightweight champion Gervonta Davis was scrapped last week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jake Paul could be about to get the toughest test yet in his boxing career \u2014 against recent world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. Eddie Hearn, […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":479708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479706"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=479706"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479706\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":479711,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479706\/revisions\/479711"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/479708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=479706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=479706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=479706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}