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Jake Paul to face Cedric Doumbe in Dubai on 24 December
Jake Paul will fight Cedric Doumbe on 24 December in Dubai.
The bout is scheduled for the Coca-Cola Arena as an eight-round cruiserweight contest with 10-ounce gloves.
It will be Paul's first fight since Anthony Joshua broke his jaw in a heavyweight bout that ended with Paul being stopped in the sixth round.
Paul, a 29-year-old American boxer and social media personality, has a professional record of 12 wins and two losses.
Doumbe is a former kickboxing world champion who has since moved into mixed martial arts; the Cameroon-born French fighter has one professional boxing win.
The matchup is a return to boxing for both men, though Doumbe has far more experience in kickboxing and MMA than in the boxing ring.
Paul and Doumbe are scheduled to appear at public news conferences in Paris on 10 November and Dubai on 12 November.
Jake Paul will fight Cedric Doumbe in Dubai on 24 December, Paul and multiple news outlets reported.
The bout will be Paul’s first since Anthony Joshua broke his jaw in a fight last December.
The professionally sanctioned fight is set for eight rounds at cruiserweight, with 10-ounce gloves.
Doumbe is a former kickboxing world champion who has competed in mixed martial arts and has one professional boxing win.
Paul has won 12 of his 14 professional fights, with defeats to Joshua and Tommy Fury.
- Who
- Jake Paul and Cedric Doumbe.
- What
- They will meet in a professionally sanctioned eight-round cruiserweight boxing bout.
- When
- 24 December.
- Where
- Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Anthony Joshua stopped Paul and broke his jaw.
Paul said his boxing career was “most definitely” in doubt following the injury.
Paul announced he would fight Doumbe on Christmas Eve in Dubai.
Kickoff press conferences were scheduled to take place in Paris.
Paul and Doumbe are set to fight at Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena.
- Fight date
- 24 December
- Venue
- Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai
- Bout format
- Eight rounds at cruiserweight, with 10-ounce gloves
- Paul’s professional record
- 12 wins and two defeats
- Doumbe’s professional boxing record
- One bout, a win in 2015
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What people are saying
Jake Paul calls himself the ‘Problem Child’, but he's never faced a problem like me.
I’m rusty, my jaw is janky and I don’t have kickboxing world titles like you do.
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Guess who’s back… …Devinez qui est de retour. #PaulDoumbe Tickets go on sale Sunday November 15th. Link in bio to register. Free and open to the public: Paul vs. Doumbé Kickoff Press Conferences take place Tuesday, November 10 at 6:00pm CET at Pavillon Cambon in Paris,