{"id":355489,"date":"2025-12-19T12:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T12:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/355489\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T12:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T12:54:10","slug":"anthony-joshua-says-he-wants-to-end-jake-pauls-boxing-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/355489\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Joshua says he wants to end Jake Paul\u2019s boxing career"},"content":{"rendered":"

19 Dec 2025, 13:37 Updated: 14m ago <\/p>\n

Anthony Joshua says he feels a responsibility to boxing to defeat Jake Paul when they meet in Miami, amid debate over whether the fight should be classed as an exhibition for safety reasons.<\/p>\n

19 Dec 2025, 13:37 | Updated: 14m ago <\/p>\n

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Anthony Joshua is introduced during a weigh-in ahead of his heavyweight boxing match against Jake Paul, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo\/Lynne Sladky).<\/p>\n

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Former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua has said he believes it is his duty to end Jake Paul\u2019s boxing career for the good of the sport.<\/p>\n

Joshua is set to face the YouTuber-turned-boxer in Miami in the early hours of tomorrow, in a bout that has attracted huge attention and divided opinion within boxing. <\/p>\n

Speaking ahead of the fight, Joshua said he feels an obligation to protect the integrity of boxing, suggesting that high-profile crossover bouts risk undermining the sport if not taken seriously. <\/p>\n

The contest has sparked debate over safety, with some commentators and observers suggesting the fight should be sanctioned as an exhibition rather than a full professional bout. <\/p>\n

The clash in Miami is expected to draw a large global audience, reflecting the crossover appeal of the matchup as well as the ongoing debate about celebrity involvement in professional boxing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"19 Dec 2025, 13:37 Updated: 14m ago Anthony Joshua says he feels a responsibility to boxing to defeat…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":355490,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-355489","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355489\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/355490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=355489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=355489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}