Anthony Joshua has knocked out Youtuber-turned boxer Jake Paul in an eight-round Netflix heavyweight boxing match.
In the dramatic fight, two-time world champion Joshua struggled a lot to defeat his less-experienced opponent on Friday night. Eventually, Joshua took down Paul in the sixth round of the heavyweight bout.
Netflix shared the final moments of the fight on social media platform, X, showing Joshua was throwing back-to-back punches on Paul. However, the final right-hand powerful punch proved victorious for Joshua which sent his opponent crashing to the ground.
The controversial Netflix-backed bout, which commanded a staggering $184 million purse, triggered widespread concerns across the boxing community.
The critics criticized the tangible mismatch between Anthony Joshua who is a two-time former world champion and Jake Paul, who is known as an internet personality-turned-prizefighter.
During the post-match interview, Joshua said, “It wasn’t the best performance. But the end goal was to get Jake Paul, pin him down and hurt him.”
“That was the request leading up, and that was on my mind. It took a bit longer than expected but the right hand finally found its destination,” the 36-year-old added.
Paul said, “That was fun. I gave it my all. I had a blast. I think my jaw is broken by the way. But Anthony’s one of the best to ever do it. I’m gonna come back and get a world championship.”
Meanwhile, Joshua also praised Paul for lasting into the later rounds. Paul previously defeated boxing legend Mike Tyson, 58, in his Netflix debut.
