Anthony Joshua had the coldest response when told he might've ended Jake Paul's career

Anthony Joshua has his focus on future fights against Kristian Prenga and Tyson Fury but he's not yet done with Jake Paul.

Joshua broke Paul's jaw in two places in the sixth round of their fight in December 2025, leaving the 29-year-old with two titanium plates fitted and fewer teeth than he started with.

Paul dropped to a professional boxing record of 12-2 and has been on the sidelines ever since.

As the build-up to the Prenga fight in Riyadh kicked off in earnest this week, Joshua was asked by reporters what he makes of the prospect of Paul never fighting again.

"I think that's what was asked of me when I took the fight and I think I delivered," replied a smiling former world heavyweight champion.

Paul told Ariel Helwani last month that he was to undergo scans on his injury but acknowledged the possibility that his days in the ring are done.

Nevertheless, he's teasing a fight against Sergio 'Canelo' Alvarez with a significant purse up for grabs.

“Canelo said he’s down on the phone, so we’re going to make it happen," said the sidelined fighter. "I have the $200 million. I think that’s going to be the next fight. Sign the contract, Canelo. Much respect to you."

"Let’s make the biggest fight in boxing happen," he added.

Joshua, who might have a thing or two to say about that label, has also not appeared in the ring since December.

Shortly after the fight, the Brit was involved in a car crash in Nigeria that took the lives of two of his close friends and team members.

The 36-year-old was a passenger in the car when Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele were killed and is set to return to the ring against Prenga in Saudi Arabia on July 25.

Joshua prepares for Fury superfight

While Joshua sets his short-term sights on the Albanian, his blockbuster Battle of Britain bout against Fury later in the year.

Fury returned from a 16-month lay-off with a unanimous points decision victory over Russia’s Arslanbek Makhmudov at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in April. Joshua was watching on from ringside.

Fury's promoter Frank Warren and Matchroom's Eddie Hearn confirmed last month that the deal has been done for the all-British fight to take place late in 2026.

The showpiece fight is expected to take place in November in a location yet to be confirmed.