{"id":492345,"date":"2026-03-24T09:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/492345\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T09:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:30:10","slug":"jake-paul-calls-francis-ngannou-easy-fight-questions-acceptance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/492345\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Paul Calls Francis Ngannou \u201cEasy Fight,\u201d Questions Acceptance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=boxing247.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Add East Side Boxing as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770669047_552_google.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEV0p2ZUdsdVp6STBOeTVqYjIwb0FBUAE?ceid=US:en&amp;oc=3&amp;hl=en-US&amp;gl=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow East Side Boxing on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Paul said Ngannou is on his shortlist and described the fight as one he would welcome, even if it means moving back up to heavyweight. His comments quickly moved beyond simple interest, though, with Jake questioning whether Ngannou would be willing to go through with a boxing bout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t say there\u2019s a long list of opponents. I think most recently, Francis Ngannou was talking a lot of smack. He is an easy fight for me,\u201d Paul told Sky Sports News, before adding that Ngannou might not accept the challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe maybe wouldn\u2019t do the fight because I think deep down he wouldn\u2019t want to get embarrassed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The remarks come as Paul continues his recovery from the broken jaw he suffered in his loss to Joshua in December. That fight ended inside six rounds, but Jake has pointed to the experience as something he can build from rather than step away from, confirming he intends to continue his boxing career once cleared.<\/p>\n<p>Ngannou, a former UFC heavyweight champion, has had two high-profile boxing appearances. He pushed Tyson Fury over ten rounds in his debut before being knocked out in two rounds by Joshua in his most recent outing. Those results have kept his name active in crossover discussions, particularly against opponents outside the traditional heavyweight rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Jake\u2019s comments place that matchup into the open without any indication that talks have begun, but the tone sets an early position. He has identified the opponent, described the fight as manageable, and suggested hesitation on the other side before any formal offer is made.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will see how the jaw continues to heal up,\u201d Jake said. \u201cI\u2019m definitely going to keep on fighting.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Paul said Ngannou is on his shortlist and described the fight as one he would welcome, even if&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":492346,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-492345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/492345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=492345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/492345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/492346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=492345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=492345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=492345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}