Jake Paul would possibly by no means field once more as he continues to recuperate from his stoppage loss to Anthony Joshua in December.
Social media star Paul turned an expert fighter in 2020 however took a step up in weight, and an enormous leap in commonplace of opposition, when he took on Joshua on the finish of final 12 months.
Paul had largely boxed at cruiserweight and in Joshua was assembly a former two-time unified heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medallist.
Joshua knocked him out within the sixth spherical. Paul’s jaw was damaged in two locations and he subsequently wanted surgical procedure to have two titanium plates fitted and a few tooth eliminated.
Paul has not but been permitted to spar once more, not to mention field. He has even speculated that he won’t ever battle once more.
“I’m getting some new scans in a couple of days, of the jaw, to get an update on the healing process. We’ll see what the doctors say,” advised the Ariel Helwani Present.
“I believe I am going to be capable to get a extra correct timeframe, or can I even battle once more? That’s positively within the realm of risk.
“It does feel a lot better as weeks go by, but I definitely need to get cleared to be able to spar. I’m sort of staying in shape and enjoying some mitt work. I’m always in the gym regardless.”
Is his boxing future doubtful?
“Most definitely,” Paul mentioned. “I think it just depends on how the bone heals, and then also there’s a tooth missing that I’m pretty sure I’m going to have to get an implant of some sort.
“I do not understand how a lot time that is going so as to add to issues. However we simply must see and work out what the neatest factor is for me.”
