Jake Paul had a bad night on Friday after being pummeled by former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, who scored a sixth-round knockout over the YouTuber turned boxer.
Paul said he sustained a ‘double broken jaw’ and posted an X-ray on Instagram that showed the two places where the break happened.
Paul certainly kept his sense of humor after being knocked down four times and being outclassed in every way as the nearly 30-pound weight difference (and the obvious mismatch of boxing skills) came into play.
‘Double broken jaw,’ Paul wrote on Instagram. ‘Give me Canelo in 10 days.’
In what looked like a hospital room, Paul also posted an update on his health, ‘thanks for all the support I’m OK.’
Most Valuable Promotions CEO Nakisa Bidarian said Paul (12-2, 7 KOs) drove himself to the hospital after the fight.
‘We think he broke his jaw. But he’s fine. He took a shower, he drove himself to hospital,’ Bidarian said. ‘A broken jaw is very common in sports, particularly in boxing or MMA. The recovery time is four to six weeks.’
Paul planned to take a break from boxing, saying he had been going hard for six years.
‘Man that was good. Nice little a—-whopping from one of the best to ever do it. I love this s— and I’m going to come back and get a world championship belt,’ he said.
‘We will heal the broken jaw, come back and fight people my weight. I’m going for the cruiserweight world title.’