Who's Next for Jake Paul? He Wants AJ Again, and Broner Made a Poster 🖼️
CONFIRMED: the date. Paul returns Dec. 24 in Dubai, MVP announced. Kimster has the straight story: on Boxbid. No opponent, venue or broadcaster has been named.
RUMOR: the opponent. Before the announcement, MVP co-founder Nakisa Bidarian told The Sun that Paul "wants to fight Anthony Joshua again. That to him is ideal," as BoxingScene reported Oct. 28 (boxingscene.com). Punch (Nigeria) carried the same quotes (punchng.com). Bidarian said Paul would also fight the winner of Joshua-Fury on Dec. 11.
The injury, as reported: BoxingScene says Joshua's right hand broke Paul's jaw in the sixth round on Dec. 19, 2025, that Paul needed two surgeries, and that Paul has said doctors advised him to retire. Bidarian quotes Paul saying the jaw break was "a zinger" but that he's "a bigger dog than I've ever been." Bidarian says Paul is in active training and MVP hoped to name an opponent "in the next two weeks."
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Then there's Broner. Adrien Broner posted his own poster on X: "THE PROBLEM vs THE PROBLEM CHILD. Saturday, February 20, 2027 — T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. #BronerVsPaul" (https://x.com/i/status/2115346663498027506, Oct. 28, 12:35 AM PT). MSLsports called it a "mock fight poster" (x.com). Broner's poster says Feb. 20 in Las Vegas, which doesn't match the confirmed Dec. 24 Dubai date. No promoter, deal or Paul reply.
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- Joshua as the Dec. 24 opponent: COLD (RUMOR). Paul's wish; AJ is booked for Fury on Dec. 11.
- Broner as the Dec. 24 opponent: COLD (RUMOR). A self-made poster for a different date and city.
- Paul opponent named within two weeks: WARM (REPORTED). Bidarian's own timeline.
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Sources
- Boxbid / The Kimster, article 201 (Oct 29) www.boxbid.io
- BoxingScene (Oct 28) www.boxingscene.com
- Punch (Oct 29) punchng.com
- Adrien Broner on X x.com
- MSLsports on X x.com
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