Jake Paul expects to return to boxing later this year but must fully recover from a broken jaw first. The social-media star turned professional fighter went six rounds with former world champion Anthony Joshua but sustained the injury and is not yet able to take punches as he heals.
“I love fighting. I love all sides of it, even the broken jaw and all the things that come with the sport. I’m probably pretty crazy but there’s definitely more for me to accomplish in the ring,” Paul told Sky Sports. He added he thinks he can spar in four to five months and that a fight could potentially happen in November or December: “It’s getting better day by day but it’s definitely still annoying… We’ll see what happens when I get back to sparring and how it feels, but potentially could fight in November or December.”
Paul says the injury has not deterred his plans. He has previously called for a crossover contest with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, but he is no longer entertaining a rematch with Tommy Fury. “We’ve tried so many times with the Furys and they are just pretty daft,” Paul said. “I don’t need to grant someone life, no one’s heard of Tommy Fury. I’m not trying to negotiate any more with him. That’s where things stand there.”
Now promoting an MMA event, Paul insists he is “serious” about the possibility of fighting unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in a mixed martial arts contest. “It’s definitely serious, but we’ll see what happens,” he said. “I need to start training first. There’s too many things to do in life.”