Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua is already locked in at weight for his eight-round fight against Jake Paul on December 19 in Miami, Florida. He’s not worried about Joshua losing weight or overlooking Paul for their eight-round bout on Netflix.
AJ Already on Weight
Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) has had to get his weight down from the low 250s, where it has been steadily, and is already below that at an unofficial 243.8 pounds on his personal scale.
Hear: “Called In”
Matchroom promoter Hearn tells talkSport that Joshua is “Called in” at 244-245 pounds for his fight against Jake Paul on December 19th. He says AJ is ready to “make a statement,” suggesting he’s going to score a quick knockout.
Hearn has said in interviews that he envisions Joshua coming to the center of the ring and knocking out Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) with a single shot to the head.
One Shot Finish Speaking
Eddie sees it as similar to the match in which Joshua knocked out former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. It was a second round knockout on March 8, 2024. In that fight, Ngannou was down once in round one and twice in round two before the bout was stopped.
It was a year ago against a raw boxer, in Ngannou, who made the mistake of fighting from the southpaw stance. It was a crazy thing for him to attempt in just his second fight of his professional career. Joshua made him pay for it. Paul isn’t going to do something crazy like that and give Joshua even more of an advantage than he already has.
KO statement coming in?
“He’s definitely going to knock him out,” Roy Jones Jr. said. said Battle hypewhich predicts that Joshua will knock out Paul. “Jake is smart and has the power. He knows if he catches AJ first, he can get AJ out. But he’s not going to catch AJ first just like Ngannou couldn’t get AJ first.
“AJ has been boxing a long time. He’s better than you give him credit for,” Roy Jr. said.
Last updated on 12/04/2025
