By Joshua Tosin Ogunsakin 
Boxing star Anthony Joshua will face YouTube sensation Jake Paul in a professional bout in the United States next month, Matchroom Boxing announced on Monday.
Britain’s Joshua, the 36-year-old two-time unified heavyweight champion, is scheduled to meet the YouTuber-turned-boxer at the Kaseya Center in Miami.
The fight is set for eight rounds, each lasting three minutes.
The bout comes as a replacement fight for Paul, who had previously been scheduled to face lightweight Gervonta Davis in an exhibition match earlier this month before it was cancelled.
Paul, 28, famously defeated heavyweight great Mike Tyson in Texas in November 2024.
Joshua has not returned to the ring since being stopped by his British compatriot Daniel Dubois at Wembley in September last year during their IBF title clash.
AFP