Anthony Joshua knocks out Jake Paul

Anthony Joshua knocked out Jake Paul in the sixth round of their fight on Friday night.

Joshua smelled blood in the water in the fifth round, knocking Paul down twice. Somehow, Paul survived the round. He didn’t last long in the sixth round as the British heavyweight delivered the finishing blows.

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Jake Paul fights Anthony Joshua in their heavyweight bout during Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua at Kaseya Center on December 19, 2025 in Miami, Florida. (Ed Mulholland/Getty Images for Netflix)

It hasn’t been as easy for Joshua as he would have liked. He landed 62% of his power shots, but he was expected to go no further than the round.

“It wasn’t the best performance,” Joshua admitted, adding that Paul held his own in the fight.

Paul came out bouncing around the ring and trying to get shots wherever he could get them. He delivered some quick punches to Joshua and probably won the first round. However, Paul’s strategy began to frustrate the referee and the crowd.

The Cleveland native would punch Joshua and attempt to wrap him up. He hit the mat several times, drawing boos from the crowd at Miami’s Kaseya Center. The referee even had to give his opinion.

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Jake Paul, left, attempts to avoid Anthony Joshua during their heavyweight boxing match Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Miami, Florida. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

“The fans didn’t pay to see this bullshit,” the referee said midway through the fourth round.

Certainly not.

But both brought it after the referee’s warning, but Paul’s stamina began to wane. This allowed Joshua to step forward and land the shots needed to knock him down.

Paul entered the fight with only one blemish on his record: a loss to Tommy Fury. He was coming off wins over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Mike Tyson – the latter fight being one of the biggest spectacles the sport had seen in years.

He told Netflix’s Ariel Helwani that he thought his jaw was broken. He said he would take some time off after the fight and come back stronger.

Joshua hadn’t fought since last September. He was knocked out by Daniel Dubois in an IBF heavyweight title fight. Before that, he was on a four-fight winning streak with victories over Francis Ngannou, Otto Wallin, Robert Helenius and Jermaine Franklin.

Anthony Joshua, left, in action against Jake Paul during their heavyweight boxing match Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Miami, Florida. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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