# 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.
- Title: Jake Paul stakes career on Doumbe fight · BBC Sport | Shortify
- Summary: 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…
- Keywords: jake paul, cedric doumbe, boxing, mma, dubai, professional fighters league, BBC Sport
- Source: BBC Sport — https://bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/crly0jn058z1o
- Published: 2026-11-04T08:57:34.414+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: jake paul, cedric doumbe, boxing, mma, dubai, professional fighters league, sports
## 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.
## Key takeaway

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.