Jake Paul not sure when or if he’ll be able to fight again, doctor advised him against it after suffering broken jaw

Referee Christopher Young holds US boxer and influencer Jake Paul against the ropes during his fight against British boxer Anthony Joshua (off frame) in a non-title heavyweight bout at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, on December 19, 2025. (Photo by Giorgio VIERA / AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images

Jake Paul is five months removed from having his jaw broken in a fight against Anthony Joshua and he’s still not sure when or if he’ll be able to compete again.

The knockout loss to Joshua came after Paul booked the fight when his previously scheduled matchup against Gervonta “Tank” Davis was scrapped. While he made it deeper in the fight than most expected, Paul eventually got cornered and blasted with a punch from Anthony that dropped him to the canvas and ended his night.

Afterwards, Paul revealed he had suffered a broken jaw and the recovery from that injury raised concerns about whether he might ever be able to compete in boxing again.

“I’m getting some new scans here in a couple of days of the jaw to get an update on the healing process,” Paul told Yahoo! Sports. “We’ll see what my doctors say. I think I’ll be able to get more accurate timeframe or can I even fight again? That is definitely in the realm of possibilities of things.

“It does feel a lot better as weeks go by and time goes by. But I definitely need to get cleared first to be able to spar but I am sort of staying in shape. I’m always in the gym pretty much regardless. Just staying in shape and enjoying some mitt work.”

Paul admitted there’s definitely a world where the injury prevents him from fighting again, although he’s obviously hoping for a better diagnosis once he gets additional scans done on his jaw.

“Most definitely [a chance I can’t fight again],” Paul said. “I think it just depends on how the bone heals and then also there’s a tooth missing here that I’m pretty sure I’m going to have to get an implanted tooth of some sort. I don’t know how much time that’s going to add to things. But we just have to see and figure out what the smartest thing is for me.”