YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul will return to the ring on December 24 in Dubai just over a year after suffering a broken jaw in his knockout loss to Anthony Joshua, he said.
American Paul, 29, will headline the Christmas Eve card, with his opponent yet to be announced.
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The bout will be PaulâÂÂs first since his sixth-round knockout loss to former heavyweight champion Joshua in Miami on December 19 last year, when his jaw was fractured in two places, injuries that required multiple surgeries in December and February.
âÂÂI have spent years proving people wrong, taking risks and pushing myself against opponents nobody thought I would face,â Paul said in a statement.
âÂÂNothing thatâÂÂs happened has changed my belief in myself or what IâÂÂm working toward. I am hungrier than ever and on December 24 IâÂÂm returning to the ring in Dubai to start the next chapter of my journey.
âÂÂWeâÂÂve got plenty of names on the list; letâÂÂs see who signs the contract,â he added.
Paul has a 12-2 professional record, with his only defeats coming against BritainâÂÂs Tommy Fury and Joshua.
He also fought Mike Tyson in an exhibition fight in which he beat the former heavyweight champion in a unanimous points decision, although the bout drew criticism as a sham event.