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YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul has announced that he will retire from boxing if he loses to MMA world champion Cedric Doumbe in their upcoming fight on December 24 in Dubai. This will be Paul's first fight since his defeat by Anthony Joshua in December 2025, which left him with a broken jaw. The 29-year-old American, who has a 12-2 professional record, has stated that if Doumbe wins, he will hang up his gloves for good. Doumbe, a two-time kickboxing world champion, has only one professional boxing bout to his name, which he won in 2015.
The eight-round cruiserweight bout will be contested at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. Paul has previously expressed doubts about continuing his boxing career after his loss to Joshua, but has decided to face Doumbe in what he describes as a dangerous fight. Doumbe, a 34-year-old Cameroonian-born Frenchman, has a 75-7-1 record and 45 knockouts in kickboxing, and has won two of his three fights since joining the Professional Fighters League in 2023.
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