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Jake Paul stakes career on Doumbe fight
The YouTuber-turned-boxer says he will retire if he loses to MMA star Cedric Doumbe on 24 December in Dubai.
In brief
The YouTuber-turned-boxer says he will retire if he loses to MMA star Cedric Doumbe on 24 December in Dubai. Jake Paul will retire from boxing if he loses to Cedric Doumbe on 24 December, his first fight in a year after a jaw break by Anthony Joshua. Originally reported by BBC Sport.
Paul stakes his career on one fight
Jake Paul says he will retire from boxing if he loses to MMA star Cedric Doumbe on twenty-fourth December in Dubai. The bout is Paul's first fight in a year.
“If he wins, I will hang up the gloves and call it a day”
Joshua broke Paul's jaw last December
Paul's last fight was against former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in December twenty twenty-five. Joshua broke Paul's jaw, requiring two titanium plates and tooth removal.
Doumbe is a dangerous opponent
Cedric Doumbe is a thirty-four-year-old Cameroonian-born Frenchman and multi-time kickboxing world champion turned MMA fighter. He has won two of three fights since joining the Professional Fighters League in twenty twenty-three.
Paul's record and the stakes
Paul has won twelve of his fourteen professional fights. His two defeats came against Tommy Fury and Anthony Joshua. A loss to Doumbe would end his boxing career.
The one thing
Jake Paul will retire from boxing if he loses to Cedric Doumbe on 24 December, his first fight in a year after a jaw break by Anthony Joshua.
