Jake Paul is facing a nine-month recovery after Anthony Joshua fractured his jaw during their heavyweight bout, it can be revealed.
Paul, 28, who banked an eye-watering £69,000 per second for the fight at Miami’s Kaseya Center, was sent crashing to the canvas in the sixth round after Joshua, 36, delivered a devastating knockout blow.
The defeat left ‘The Problem Child’ with a parasymphysis fracture on the right-hand side of his jaw, as well as a fracture to the body of the mandible. The injuries are expected to take around eight weeks to heal.
However, due to the fracture running through the roots of Paul’s teeth, he is likely to require dental implants, with the procedure expected to take place roughly three months after the fractures have healed.
Paul may then need crowns fitted to the implants – a process that typically takes a further six to seven months – meaning it could be at least nine months before the influencer-turned-boxer even regains around 90 per cent of his jaw strength.
As a result, Paul faces a prolonged spell away from the ring and is expected to return to the cruiserweight division should he wish to box again, having weighed in almost 30lbs lighter than Joshua for his most recent fight.Â
Jake Paul was knocked out in the sixth round of his heavyweight bout against Anthony Joshua
Paul earned an eye-watering £69,000 per second for the fight but was left with a fractured jaw
Paul and Joshua are understood to have evenly split a sum of £136million, meaning that for every one of the 989 seconds they were in the ring, each boxer earned a remarkable £69,000.
Joshua gave Paul credit while speaking to reporters after his victory, admitting it took him ‘a bit longer than expected’ to stop the American.
‘It wasn’t the best performance,’ he said. ‘The end goal was to get Jake Paul, pin him down and hurt him. That has been the request and that was on my mind. Took a bit longer than expected but the right hand found the destination.
‘Jake Paul has done really well tonight, I want to give him his props. He got up, time and time again. It was difficult in there for him, but he kept on trying to find a way through.’
Joshua himself gave Paul a recovery prognosis of 15 months, but it is understood that Paul’s jaw will be largely good-to-go by the end of next year.
The American shared photos of himself in hospital – where he drove himself in the aftermath of Joshua’s win to undergo surgery – but appeared to quickly pick himself up by flaunting his mega-payout on a private jet.
Surrounded by thick bundles of hundred-dollar bills and five guns, he held a gold firearm in the same hand as a lit cigar.
The seats on the plane were swathed with luxury blankets by French fashion house Hermes, and at the other end of the cabin large Louis Vuitton shopping bags were piled on top of each other.Â
The American shared a series of images of himself in hospital where he underwent surgery
‘The Problem Child’ later posted a photo of his x-ray confirming a double fracture to his jaw
Before heading to hospital, the American fighter said: ‘I’m feeling good, that was fun, I love this sport.’
He added: ‘I’m going to take a little break. I’ve been going hard for six years. I’ll take some time off.Â
‘This is amazing. We will heal the broken jaw, come back and fight people my weight.’
Paul later shared a photo of his x-ray to his 29million Instagram followers, which confirmed a double fracture to his jaw.
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Revealed: What next for Jake Paul as he faces at least NINE MONTHS out following brutal Anthony Joshua defeat which left him requiring surgery on a broken jaw