Jake Paul Returns to Boxing Dec. 24 in Dubai — SkimNews
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- Most Valuable Promotions announced Thursday that Jake Paul will headline a Dec. 24 event in Dubai, with his opponent to be announced at a later date.
- Jake Paul enters the fight at 12-2 with seven knockouts, is 29 years old, and was cleared to resume full contact earlier this month.
- Anthony Joshua stopped Paul in the sixth round of their heavyweight bout on Dec. 19 in Miami, and Paul needed multiple surgeries for jaw fractures in December and February.
- Nakisa Bidarian, an MVP co-founder, publicly ruled out Francis Ngannou as an immediate opponent while expressing interest in Darren Till, the former UFC welterweight title challenger.
- Jake Paul published a list of desired matchups naming Canelo Alvarez, Ryan Garcia, Deontay Wilder, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Francis Ngannou and Darren Till.
- Mike Tyson was Paul's opponent in a November 2024 Netflix event, one of six consecutive wins Paul took before the Joshua loss, as well as a former heavyweight champion.
Why it matters: MVP is building a Christmas Eve card around a fighter it can promote before naming an opponent: Paul is 12-2 with seven knockouts, and Dec. 24 is his first bout since a Dec. 19 sixth-round stoppage. Bidarian's ruling out Ngannou and his interest in Darren Till show the return is being sold around names bigger than the card's yet-to-be-announced opponent.
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