American boxer and internet celebrity jake paul after defeat Anthony Joshua He announced that he is ready to fight former UFC champion Francis Ngannou.

“I told everyone I was going to be better than Francis. It’s like he doesn’t have any character. Francis is soft… I’m going to fight him. I think he can take on that fight now,” Jake said in a video for the IMPAULSIVE YouTube channel.

Recall that on December 20, Jake Paul lost to Anthony Joshua by knockout in the sixth round. The fight between Ngannou and Joshua took place on the night of March 9, 2024 and ended with Anthony winning by knockout in the second round.

In the first round, Joshua knocked out Francis for the first time, repeated this in the second round, and then finished the fight with a knockout against the best representative of mixed martial arts.

Legendary British boxer Lennox Lewis He expressed his opinion that Anthony Joshua is ready for a possible fight with Tyson Fury. The former absolute world champion believes Joshua should have another interim fight before such a mega fight.

“Did Joshua show off enough to beat Fury? With a performance like that, no. It won’t work against Tyson. But at least he got into a rhythm. This was his first fight with a new team, he’s still getting used to Usyk and his team,” Lewis explained.

A big boxing show took place in Miami, USA, on the night of December 19-20, 2025. In the main fight, American entertainer Jake Paul and former world champion Anthony Joshua entered the ring. The fight ended in the sixth round – AJ brutally knocked out his opponent.

Eddie Hearnsupporter Anthony JoshuaHe shared the British boxer’s plans for the near future.

“We are acting according to Turki Al El-Sheikh’s strategy. Joshua plans to fight in February or March and then hopefully fight Tyson Fury.”

The next fight was originally scheduled for February 14, but with the date only seven weeks away, it is important to evaluate Anthony’s fitness. Hearn explained that there are actually seven weeks left now: “The fight could be moved to mid or late March if necessary.”

“Rico Verhoeven? This name has been mentioned a few times before. We are considering various options. We need a fight that will prepare us to face Tyson Fury and the way he fights. There are enough offers right now,” Hearn added.

Let us remind you that Joshua previously won by knocking out Jake Paul in the sixth round.

Additionally, Verhoeven had previously officially vacated the Glory heavyweight championship belt.