Jake Paul Handed Indefinite Suspension After Loss To Anthony Joshua Leaves Him With Broken Jaw

Jake Paul won't be entering the boxing ring any time soon, as the Florida Athletic Commission recently confirmed that the former YouTuber-turned-professional athlete had been indefinitely suspended following his bout with former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. Despite his braggadocious exterior before the fight took place, Paul learned quickly that he still has a long way to go before he can consider himself one of the boxing greats.

Paul and Joshua's December 2025 bout got off to a slow start, with the former Disney Channel star avoiding the heavyweight champion for the first few rounds. Things picked up, however, in the fifth round, when Joshua scored a few knockdowns, causing Paul to stumble to the ground before slowly getting back up.

Joshua turned up the intensity in the sixth round, cornering Paul in the ring before throwing a fierce right strike that handed Paul his first loss by knockout. In a clip of the explosive moment that's since gone viral, Paul can be seen looking stunned after the hit, opening his mouth wide, seemingly attempting to express the severity of the blow.

After the fight, Paul shared an update on Instagram, informing his followers that he had been severely injured during the contest. "Surgery went well ... thanks for all the love and support. 2 titanium plates on each side. Some teeth removed. Have to have only liquids for 7 days, so no @doghausdogs," he captioned a photo of him in a hospital bed.

According to MMA Fighting, Paul won't be permitted to step back into a boxing ring until a medical professional clears him. In addition to Paul, Tyron Woodley, Camilla Panatta, and Justin Cardona also received medical suspensions.

According to The Blast, Paul sat down with his brother, Logan, on an episode of the latter's "Impaulsive" podcast. During the conversation, Paul opened up about his fight with Joshua, and the moment the boxing pro landed that vicious right jab, calling his knockout moment all "mental."

"He was imposing his will on me and being massive, and the big shots landing, it goes downhill from there," Paul told his brother, later admitting that he wished he had more time to train. "I wish I had more than three weeks to prepare, put on more muscle," he said. "Sit there and hit him. I should have gone to altitude to train; that was my biggest mistake."

Before the fight, Paul seemed overly confident that he would serve Joshua a surprising L, telling Netflix, "This isn't an AI simulation. This is Judgment Day. A professional heavyweight fight against an elite world champion in his prime." He continued, "When I beat Anthony Joshua, every doubt disappears, and no one can deny me the opportunity to fight for a world title."

It would appear that Paul is taking his loss to Joshua in stride, as he recently shared a skit with his brother, joking about potential outcomes. In one clip, Paul jokes, "Honestly, I had [Joshua] right where I wanted him," and in another, he joked that with the state of the world, had he won, people would've thought he was "racist."

As the video continued, Paul said that at one point during the fight, he felt "bad" for Joshua before another clip showed him questioning what the true meaning of "winning" is anyway. "I just didn't want him to cry in front of everybody," he later joked.

"Always take the high road," Paul captioned the video. "The truth will set you free. #blessed."

Ten days after the fight, news broke that Joshua was involved in a fatal car crash that killed two of his friends and team members, Sina Ghami and Latif 'Latz' Ayodele.

According to The Blast, Joshua was inside a Lexus SUV that was traveling on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Nigeria when the vehicle crashed into a stationary truck.

Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, the driver of the vehicle, has been charged with dangerous and reckless driving and granted bail of 5 million naira ($3,480).

"He was remanded pending when he meets his bail condition," a police spokesperson shared.

In early January 2026, Joshua broke his silence on the tragic deaths of his friends, posting a picture of himself alongside his mother and the mothers of Ghami and Ayodele. "My brother's keeper," he captioned the moving image.