the Ariel Helwani show<\/a>, he has now said that the \u2018AJ\u2019 fight \u2013 which many rightly said was dangerous when it was announced \u2013 could be his last.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m getting some new scans in a couple of days, of the jaw, to get an update on the healing process. We\u2019ll see what the doctors say. I think I\u2019ll be able to get a more accurate timeframe, or can I even fight again? That is definitely in the realm of possibility.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt does feel a lot better as weeks go by, but I definitely need to get cleared to be able to spar. I\u2019m sort of staying in shape. I\u2019m always in the gym regardless \u2026 Yeah [my fighting future is in doubt.] Most definitely. I think it just depends on how the bone heals. And also, there\u2019s a tooth missing here, I\u2019m pretty sure I\u2019m gonna have to get an implant of some sort. I don\u2019t know how much time that adds to things. We\u2019re just going to have to see and figure out what\u2019s the smartest thing for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Paul, 29, admitted that he has considered that this might be the end, he says that he feels like he still has things to accomplish in the sport and, if cleared to do so, will return.<\/p>\n
A broken jaw can be one of the most serious injuries a boxer suffers, not only because of the immediate pain and slow recovery, but because of the long-term physical and psychological effects it can leave behind.<\/p>\n
The injury becomes an issue to doctors and governing bodies due to concerns over durability, nerve damage or the jaw\u2019s ability to withstand further heavy impact \u2013 particularly if surgery involving plates, screws or other metal fixation to stabilise the fracture is required.<\/p>\n
If competing is out of the question for Paul, his time in boxing as a whole is unlikely to come to an end, as MVP has become the standout promotional company for women\u2019s boxing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jake Paul\u2019s controversial and money-spinning boxing career could end after 14 fights. The YouTuber and businessman turned his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":578896,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-578895","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\/578895","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=578895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/578896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=578895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=578895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=578895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}