Jake Paul Vows to Quit If Cedric Doumbe Wins — SkimNews
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- Jake Paul promised to “hang up the gloves” and retire if he loses to Cedric Doumbe in their Dec. 24 fight.
- Jake Paul, at 12-2 with seven knockouts, is scheduled to face Doumbe in a sanctioned 10-round cruiserweight bout in Dubai, his first appearance since a knockout loss to Anthony Joshua last December.
- Anthony Joshua broke Paul’s jaw in the December knockout loss, prompting surgeries in December and February and a year in which Paul considered retiring.
- Cedric Doumbe brings a 6-1 professional MMA record and one professional boxing win from 2015 into the bout, and has not competed in a combat sport since May 2024.
- Jake Paul said in a YouTube video that he would knock out and embarrass Doumbe and that the fight would not go the distance.
Why it matters: Paul’s 12-2 record and seven knockouts contrast sharply with Doumbe’s single professional boxing win, giving the Dec. 24 bout direct career stakes: a Doumbe victory would end Paul’s boxing career under Paul’s promise, while a Paul win would preserve it.
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