Paul will 'hang up gloves' if he loses to Doumbe — SkimNews
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- Jake Paul said he will retire from boxing if he loses to Cedric Doumbe in their scheduled 24 December bout in Dubai.
- Anthony Joshua stopped Paul in the sixth round after knocking him down twice; Paul returns after a year away, having had two titanium plates fitted and some teeth removed following the broken jaw.
- Jake Paul said in May his boxing career was “most definitely” in doubt after those injuries, but the 24 December return is a professionally sanctioned eight-round cruiserweight bout using 10oz gloves.
- Jake Paul has won 12 of 14 professional fights, with his two defeats coming against Tommy Fury and Anthony Joshua.
- Jake Paul earned a WBA cruiserweight ranking in July 2025 after beating Julio Cesar Chavez Jr; he lost that ranking in January after the Joshua defeat.
- Cedric Doumbe is a multi-time kickboxing world champion turned MMA fighter who has won two of three PFL fights since 2023; his sole professional boxing bout was a 2015 victory.
- PFL signed Doumbe, and the promotion merged with Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions in July.
Why it matters: The 24 December bout makes Paul’s 12-2 professional record a career checkpoint: his stated condition ties retirement specifically to a Doumbe victory. Doumbe, whose PFL record since 2023 is 2-1 and whose only professional boxing bout was a 2015 win, is the fighter whose win would end Paul’s ring career.
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