Jake Paul's highly anticipated bout with Gervonta Davis was scrapped after Davis was hit with a domestic violence lawsuit, but Paul's team insisted it would find a new opponent.
While the fight has been rescheduled to December, Paul's new opponent will be Anthony Joshua.
Joshua, who won his first 22 professional fights but has lost four since the start of 2021, last fought professionally against Daniel Dubois in September of 2024. After recovering from elbow surgery, Joshua is set to get back into the ring against the YouTuber-turned-boxer in what will be a premier clash.
Here is what you need to know about the upcoming fight between Paul and Joshua.
MORE: Full details of lawsuit against Gervonta Davis
Is Jake Paul fighting Anthony Joshua?
Paul is set to fight Joshua, according to The Ring Magazine's Mike Coppinger.
‼️ Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul are finalizing a deal for a heavyweight fight on Netflix in December in Miami, sources tell The Ring’s Mike Coppinger.
— Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) November 12, 2025
Paul steps up to fight the former heavyweight champion after his exhibition with Gervonta Davis was cancelled. Pic.twitter.com/TEVZUAk3m9
Originally set to be an exhibition fight between Paul and Davis, the bout was moved to December after Davis withdrew, but Paul remained committed to finding a new opponent and is taking a major step by fighting the former heavyweight champion.
When is Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua?
Paul and Joshua will fight in Miami in December, but an exact date has not yet been announced. The original Paul-Davis fight was set for mid-November.
The bout will be Joshua's first fight in the United States since his first professional loss in 2019, which came against Andy Ruiz Jr. In New York.
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What happened to Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis fight?
Davis withdrew from his scheduled November fight with Paul after being hit with a lawsuit that accused him of domestic violence. Here are the details of the allegations against Davis.
Gervonta Davis lawsuit
Paul was set to fight Gervonta Davis in a blockbuster mid-November fight, but a civil lawsuit accusing Davis of battery, false imprisonment, kidnapping and intentional infliction of emotional distress against a woman who claims to be his ex-girlfriend forced him to withdraw from the fight.
Davis is accused of attacking the woman, who is a "VIP waitress" at a Miami Gardens gentleman's club, on Oct. 27, but that incident is not isolated, she claims. The woman alleges Davis also choked her in August and held her against her will with a weapon at his home in September, and she claims Davis threatened to kill her in September after she refused to answer his phone calls.
The lawsuit is only a civil filing, but ESPN reported a police report was also filed in Miami Gardens.
With Davis out, Paul still pursued another opponent for a rescheduled fight and appears to have secured one in Joshua.
Jake Paul height, weight
Paul weighed in at 199.4 pounds for his fight against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. In July, after coming down from 227 pounds for his heavyweight bout with Mike Tyson. He stands at about 6-1.
Anthony Joshua height, weight
Joshua represents a massively different physical challenge than Davis, who is only about 135 lbs, as the former heavyweight champion is 6-6 and weighed in at 252 lbs for his bout with Dubois in late 2024.