Jake Paul is set for a period out of the ring after being medically suspended from boxing.
Paul sustained the second loss of his 14-bout professional career against former two-time unified heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua in Miami on December 19.
The American evaded most of Joshua’s punches in the early exchanges, but the Brit landed a powerful right-hand on Paul’s chin in round six, which stopped the bout.
After the contest, Paul confirmed that he had suffered a double jaw break despite jokingly calling out Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez on X.
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Paul also had two titanium plates fitted and some teeth removed, and said that he could only consume liquids and was struggling to sleep.
In a recent update on his health, Paul told DAZN: “I got four plates in my jaw, but that’s part of the sport. The healing process has been a little bit tough.
“The healing process has been a little bit tough. I’m a little bit tired, it’s hard to sleep, I go onto the pillow, and then my jaw twerks up to the left, and I wake up so. It’s all part of the sport, and it was an amazing night, and I learned a lot, gained a lot of experience, and we’re moving onto more fights this year.”
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Following his loss, Paul dropped out of the WBA’s cruiserweight rankings, having entered at number 14 in July after his win against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
‘The Problem Child’ dropped to 15th before later being replaced by Bosnia’s Edin Puhalo.
And just 17 days on from the bout, Paul has now been dealt more bad news.
As reported by MMA Fighting, the Florida Athletic Commission confirmed on Sunday that Paul headed a list of fighters who have received medical suspensions following the December 19 card.
Tyron Woodley received a 30-day suspension due to his knockout loss against UFC icon Anderson Silva.
Camilla Panatta and Yokasta Valle received the same length of suspension, while Justin Cardona is suspended for 60 days.
Like Paul, Diarra Davis Jr. received an indefinite suspension.
As per the commission’s regulations, this is standard procedure and a “participant losing by knockout as a result of being counted out in any jurisdiction shall be automatically suspended for a period of time as determined by the attending physician or commission representative, or 60 calendar days after the date of the knockout, whichever is longer. A participant shall not engage in any match, contact exhibition, or contact sparring for training purposes during the suspension period”.
While 30-day suspensions are used when a fighter loses by “technical knockout, technical draw, or disqualification, shall be automatically suspended for a period of time to be determined by the physician or commission representative, or 30 calendar days after the date of the technical knockout, technical draw, or disqualification, whichever is longer”.
It is unclear when Paul will be cleared to return to action.
Topics: Jake Paul, Boxing, Anthony Joshua, Injury
Luke Davies