Anthony Joshua Defeats Jake Paul in ‘Judgment Day’ Fight

After about a month of anticipation, “Judgment Day” has finally arrived, and Anthony Joshua claimed victory against Jake Paul on Friday night’s fight.

The match, officially billed as Jake Vs. Joshua: Judgment Day, took place at Miami’s Kaseya Center in showdown livestreamed by Netflix. The event paired cruiserweight Paul with heavyweight Joshua for what Netflix said would be a “sanctioned, professional heavyweight bout” that would take place over eight three-minute rounds. The fight ended in the sixth round, however, with Joshua stopping Paul with a fierce knockdown. After being announced the winner, Joshua immediately turned to his opponent, raising his arm into the air.”

“It wasn’t the best performance. It wasn’t the best — the end goal was to get Jake Paul, pin him down and hurt him. That has been a request leading up, and that was on my mind. It took a bit longer than expected, but the right hand finally found a destination,” Joshua said from the pit. “Jake Paul, he’s done really well tonight. I want to give him his props. He got up time and time again. It was difficult in there for him, but he kept on trying to find a way. It takes a real man to do that. Anyone who lets up his gloves. We always say we give them their respect.”

Joshua added, “He came up against a real fight tonight that’s after a 15-month layoff. We shook off the cobwebs, and I can’t wait to roll into 2026.”

The 6’6″ Joshua, who has a record of 28-4 and 25 knockouts, weighed in at 243.4 pounds before the fight. Paul, 6’1″, checked in at 216.6 pounds; his record is 12-1 with seven knockouts. The boxers wore 10-ounce gloves. ESPN reported that Paul attracted the majority of support from gamblers prior to the event and that if he were to lose, it would cost DraftKings nearly $100 million.

Judgment Day marked Paul’s second Netflix livestream on the heels of last year’s match with Mike Tyson. Paul, age 27 at the time, easily defeated Tyson, then 58, for what Rolling Stone called “a ridiculous stunt.”

In a hype statement to announce the Joshua bout, Paul, now 28, promised reality this time. “This isn’t an AI simulation,” he said. “This is Judgment Day.”

Joshua, a 36-year-old who won the U.K. a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics, offered up equally comical flimflam in response. “I’m about to break the internet over Jake Paul’s face,” he said.
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At a press conference on Wednesday, Paul said he believed Joshua was taking all of his hype seriously. “I believe he’s locked in and knows that this could potentially be the biggest loss and will be the biggest loss of his career,” he said. “He has so much to lose in this fight.”

Joshua, who lost a match to Daniel Dubois in September 2024, in turn commented on how he sees Paul’s fearlessness. “Jake Paul creates a great challenge for me, and he’s got a great mindset for sure,” the boxer said. “But as I said earlier, competition is really good.”