Manager of YouTuber-turned-Boxer Jake Paul, Nakisa Bidarian, has confirmed that Paul suffered a broken jaw in his fight with Anthony Joshua and went to hospital.
He said this after Paul lost via a sixth round knockout to Joshua in the widely talked about mismatch of a fight that took place at the Kaseya Center in Miami.
Paul who weighed 26 pounds lighter than Joshua heading into the fight kept circling around Joshua in the early rounds before getting floored twice in the fifth and sixth rounds that ended the fight which is expected to fetch each boxer at least $40 million.
Speaking after the bout, Bidarian said Paul had suffered a broken jaw in the fight but was okay enough to drive himself to a hospital.
“We think he broke his jaw but he’s fine. He took a shower, he drove himself to hospital.”
Jake Paul reacts against Anthony Joshua in their heavyweight bout during Jake Paul v Anthony Joshua at Kaseya Center (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images for Netflix)
“A broken jaw is very common in sports, particularly in boxing or MMA. The recovery time is four to six weeks” Bidarian said according to the BBC.
Jake Paul is knocked down against Anthony Joshua in their heavyweight bout Jake Paul v Anthony Joshua (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Getty Images for Netflix)
On his part, Jake Paul said also according to the BBC, “We will heal the broken jaw, come back and fight people my weight. I’m going for the cruiserweight world title. I’m going to take a little break. I’ve been going hard for six years.”
(L-R) Jake Paul fights Anthony Joshua in their heavyweight bout during Jake Paul v Anthony Joshua (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Getty Images for Netflix)
