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What started out sounding like internet fantasy is very much happening: Jake Paul is fighting Anthony Joshua in a professional heavyweight bout streamed live on Netflix.

After days of disbelief online, Netflix shut down the speculation with a blunt confirmation: “It’s real."

Yes, it’s real.JAKE PAUL vs. ANTHONY JOSHUA. A career-defining pro heavyweight fight. LIVE only on Netflix Friday, December 19. #JakeJoshua pic.twitter.com/zG4RSqsTxU

— Netflix (@netflix) November 17, 2025

The fight goes down on 19 December in Miami, 8 pm ET (1 am UK time), marking one of the most surreal matchmaking decisions boxing has ever seen.

And in case anyone assumed this would be another soft exhibition, promoter Eddie Hearn made it crystal clear:

“No, not an exhibition. We’r

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