Nov 17 (Reuters) – YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul will fight former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in an eight-round professional heavyweight bout on December 19 at Miami’s Kaseya Center, Most Valuable Promotions announced on Monday.<\/p>\n
Paul, 28, will face arguably the most accomplished opponent of his career in 36-year-old Joshua, a two-time holder of the WBO, WBA and IBF belts.<\/p>\n
Sign up here.<\/a><\/p>\n The event is set to be streamed globally on Netflix and marks Paul’s second live appearance on the streaming platform following last year’s win over Mike Tyson<\/a>.<\/p>\n “This isn’t an AI simulation. This is Judgment Day. A professional heavyweight fight against an elite world champion in his prime,” Paul said in a statement, promising to put “Britain’s Goliath” to sleep.<\/p>\n “When I beat Anthony Joshua, every doubt disappears and no one can deny me the opportunity to fight for a world title. To all my haters, this is what you wanted. To the people of the United Kingdom, I am sorry.”<\/p>\n Joshua, a 2012 Olympic gold medallist and two-time unified world champion, has a 28-4 record with 25 knockouts.<\/p>\n However, he lost twice to Oleksandr Usyk and was knocked out by Daniel Dubois<\/a> in September last year in an IBF heavyweight title bout – his last professional fight.<\/p>\n Joshua said there would be “no mercy” when he enters the ring to face Paul.<\/p>\n “I took some time out and I’m coming back with a mega show. It’s a big opportunity for me,” he said.<\/p>\n “Whether you like it or not, I’m here to do massive numbers, have big fights and break every record whilst keeping cool, calm and collected.<\/p>\n “Mark my words, you’ll see a lot more fighters take these opportunities in the future. I’m about to break the internet over Jake Paul’s face.”<\/p>\n Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru;<\/p>\n Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab<\/a><\/p>\n