YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul will face former two-time unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in a professional heavyweight boxing match on Dec. 19 at Kaseya Center in Miami, Most Valuable Promotions told ESPN on Monday.
The fight — which will be streamed live on Netflix — is scheduled for eight, 3-minute rounds, and the fighters will wear 10-ounce gloves, the standard for heavyweight fights.
It’s an about-face for Paul, 27, who was originally slated to take on WBA lightweight champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis in an exhibition fight on Nov. 14. However, the bout was canceled after Davis was named in a civil lawsuit filed by an ex-girlfriend accusing the boxer of aggravated battery, false imprisonment, kidnapping and intentional infliction of emotional distress.