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Jake Paul has been slammed with an ‘indefinite’ boxing ban following his defeat against Anthony Joshua.
The fight between the former YouTuber and the former heavyweight champion took place in Miami, Florida, last month.
It ended with a KO defeat for Paul and now, his broken jaw means that technically he will no longer be able to box professionally.
His jaw was broken in two different places in the sixth round of the fight and marked a second loss for Paul in his boxing career.
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While Joshua’s future remains in the balance after suffering a car crash in Nigeria which killed two of his close friends, Paul was taken to hospital after his fight to undergo an emergency operation on his jaw.
Speaking to his followers after the op, Paul said: “Everything went smooth.”
Posting a photo of himself sitting in a hospital bed, Paul went on to say: “Thanks for all the love. Lots of pain and stiffness. Gotta eat liquids for seven days.
“S/o to the amazing team at Miami University hospital. Everyone was so gracious and caring.”
The content creator said he has 'some teeth removed' and now has to deal with ‘two titanium plates on each side’.
According to the Florida Athletic Commission, Paul’s broken jaw means he can’t box again until he is medically cleared by a health professional, reports MMA Fighting.
It comes after Paul's number 14 WBA cruiserweight ranking was removed in the New Year which rules him out of any immediate world title opportunities.
“I got four plates in my jaw but that’s part of the sport. The healing process has been a little bit tough,” he admitted to DAZN.
“I’m a little bit tired, it’s hard to sleep, I go onto the pillow and then my jaw twerks up to the left and I wake up so.
“It’s all part of the sport and it was an amazing night and I learned a lot, gained a lot of experience and we’re moving onto more fights this year.”
On his brother Logan's Impaulsive podcast, Paul insisted he was 'winning' the fight until he got 'dropped'.
“But I was doing good, my cardio, just the mental pressure of the big guy, and sparring the big people is different than the 10oz gloves so I was feeling his power a lot more,” he said.
“It was a great experience, I learnt a lot in there. I wish I had more than like three weeks to put on more muscle so I could really hit him.
“My biggest mistake was not doing altitude training. I see where I could have done better so I'm a little disappointed but I also know how good he is.
“I had him wobbled at one point, but he had his hands up better this fight.”
LADbible Group has reached out to Jake Paul's representatives for comment.
