Jake Paul said he is nursing a nose injury just one week before his scheduled boxing match against former two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.
Paul, a 28-year-old YouTuber-turned-fighter, said his injury has gotten worse while sparring in preparation for his Dec. 19 bout in Miami.
“It’s getting more crooked, brother,” Paul said during an appearance Wednesday on “The Pat McAfee Show.” “I’m not gonna lie. Sparring the heavyweights, my nose has moved a couple millimeters this camp.”
Paul did not confirm whether his nose is broken, but it appeared visibly off-center.
“A guy by the name of Frank Sanchez, he definitely cracked it a bit, so it definitely has a slight little something in there,” Paul said. “But yeah, man, it’s bad. Look at that.”
The eight-round fight billed as “Jake vs. Joshua: Judgment Day” will take place at Kaseya Center and will stream live on Netflix. The fighters will wear 10-ounce gloves.
Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) is 36 and has not fought since being knocked out in the fifth round by Daniel Dubois on Sept. 21, 2024, in London.
Paul (12-1, seven knockouts) has won his last six fights, most recently a 10-round unanimous decision against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on June 28 in Anaheim, Calif.
Joshua won the super-heavyweight gold medal at the London Summer Games in 2012. He won 24 of his first 25 pro fights before losing back-to-back decisions to Russia’s Oleksandr Usyk in 2021 and 2022.
–Field Level Media
