MIAMI, FL – December 19, 2025 –? Most Valuable Promotions’ (MVP) highly anticipated Jake vs. Joshua: Judgment Day took place tonight at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, streaming live only on Netflix at no additional cost to its 300+ million members worldwide. The event featured boxing’s biggest disruptor, international superstar and WBA #14-ranked cruiserweight Jake “El Gallo de Dorado” Paul (12-2, 7 KOs) as he faced his most formidable challenge to date, the victorious two-time unified WBO, WBA, and IBF heavyweight world champion, Olympic gold medalist and knockout machine Anthony “AJ” Joshua (29-4, 26 KOs) in a sanctioned professional heavyweight bout. The global megafight marked Paul’s second live boxing event on Netflix following his record-breaking bout against Mike Tyson in November 2024 and continued MVP and Netflix’s run of delivering must-watch, culture-defining live sporting events on a global scale.
At the press conference following the fights, the fighters had much to discuss.
ANTHONY JOSHUA QUOTES
On dealing with Jake Paul and what he could have done better: What I could have done better is a lot of things, 100%. In the fight game, you’ve seen the amazing fighters that have graced us over the last hundred years. The expectations that we put on ourselves are immense, but I tried my best. Jake [did] well while it lasted….I wish that I could have knocked him out at the start, but as we saw tonight, Jake has spirit. He has some heart. He tried his best, and I take my hat off to him because number one, a lot of fighters haven’t got in the ring with me, and Jake did. And secondly, even when he got knocked down, he kept on trying to get up, and I take my hat off to him. So, America, I think you have someone who could potentially, if he still has the heart for it, come back again, dust the dirt off his shoulder, and come again, and maybe sell out this center sometime in 2026.
On clinching, body shots, and the finish: In the clinch, he [did] really well. When you’re in survival mode, you’ll always find a way. I was trying to look for certain shots. I actually wanted to let my hands go in the clinch, but he [did] well to tie my hands up. And as you could see, when they were free, I tried to land a few body shots. And yeah, I tried when I could. It was a bit messy, but from a systematical breakdown, the right hand landed, it found its home, and the referee waved it off after. I would’ve loved to have landed some more body shots, but it wasn’t for tonight. Maybe in the future, but we got the job done in the end anyway.
On whether his win over Jake Paul was a “success”: No. I needed to do better. No, it’s a win, but it’s not a success. I think my coach expects more from me, and I expect more for myself. But what can we do? We can’t reverse the clock. I have to move forward. I have to put that in the past now. After today, you may see a bit of social media trying to lap up all of the algorithm attention, but for me, it’s in the past. I can’t live off of that win. I’ve got a lot of improvement that I need to do, so yeah, I’m not happy.
On falling out of love with boxing and regaining his focus: I had to take a look at my life, make necessary changes to put my love back to the sport. This sport is unforgiving. If you don’t give a hundred percent attention, those belts would be torn away from you and be put on someone else’s waist who gives it the love and attention that boxing needs. I wasn’t giving it enough love and attention. It wasn’t that I stepped away because I didn’t want to fight. It’s that I stepped away because I knew if I’m going to be in boxing, I need to be a hundred percent.
On whether he would go straight into the Tyson-Fury fight from here: Yeah. I would.
NAKISA BIDARIAN QUOTES
On the outcome of the fight: I could not be happier with the fact that Jake is safe, and more so that he showed his heart. I don’t know if you guys were looking on Twitter, but until about 20 minutes ago, the number one trending thing on Twitter wasn’t Jake Paul getting knocked out, wasn’t Jake Paul, wasn’t Anthony Joshua. It literally was the phrase #RespectForJakePaul. And I can tell you guys, I have so much respect for that young man.
On MVP’s growth in the past year: It just speaks to [MVP’s] ability to disrupt the sport led by Jake Paul at the forefront for a company that started in August of 2021, so a little bit less than four years ago. And I’m excited about what our prospects are going into 2026 in terms of boxing, in terms of women’s boxing, in terms of going international, and in terms of getting into different business lines as well. We’ve shown we can put on the biggest events in the world with the biggest distributor in the world, and having their support and their confidence and their belief in what Jake and I do on the rest of the team is invaluable.
On Jake’s performance vs. Anthony Joshua: The reality is Jake lost because of the size difference, not because of the skill difference. AJ was hanging on that neck, pushing him down. And when you have someone that heavy constantly doing that, it does suck the energy out of you. AJ talked about sucking out or taking out the man’s soul. He didn’t take out his soul. He did take out his energy, and that’s when he was able to get the finish.
On the UK’s reaction to Jake vs. Joshua: I’m going to leave you guys with this. I saw a lot of comments, particularly from the UK, about Jake Paul as a novice boxer who shouldn’t be in the ring with Anthony Joshua. He took some rounds from Anthony Joshua. It took Anthony Joshua six rounds to put out a man who’s been in the sport for six years and took on the challenge in four weeks, so put some respect on Jake Paul’s name in the UK.
On conspiracy theories about the fight being “rigged”: It was interesting. Every time I spoke about this as a dangerous fight or put out a tweet that said no matter what happens, he’s already won, it turned into “you don’t even believe in your man.” But on the flip side was “the event is rigged, Jake’s going to win” or “he’s not going to knock him out.” Maybe the powers that be in boxing paid Jake Paul a loss tonight. Maybe that’s what happened. Maybe it was a flip rigged, right? Jake was going to kick AJ’s ass. But the reality is, my hope was that nobody would get hurt from the first fight of the night to the last fight of the night. And ultimately that’s what happened.
ALYCIA BAUMGARDNER QUOTES
On making history as just the second unified women’s world champion in history to defend her titles with 12 three-minute rounds: I’m still soaking in this win. And like I said, when Nakisa mentioned, ‘Hey, three minutes, 12 rounds, what do you think?’ I said, ‘Let’s do it.’ And to be able to say that I did it, I made history. I’m the best woman fighter there is in the game right now. My skills are a 10/10 and I’m only getting better. And that’s the thing. You guys see just glimpses of who Alycia Baumgardner is. And this was just one of those moments where you saw just a little bit. So I’m looking forward to what the future looks like and still continuing to fight these 12, three-minute rounds.
On setting a new standard for women’s boxing: I feel amazing after that performance. And yes, there is a standard, and there’s high expectations that I have for myself. The expectations that MVP has for me, when you think of an athlete, when you think of someone who is a competitor, you think of Alycia Bumgardner, and you think about Alycia stepping up to the plate and showcasing what she always talks about and backing it up. And so yes, it is a standard and I think it only gets better. Like he said, the knockout came in that last [third] minute. So I know exactly what that feeling is, and I know exactly how I want to do things moving forward.
On Caroline Dubois calling her out: Listen, like I said before, she’s a puppy, right? And with puppies, they need some potty training, and that’s what she needs. She needs some potty training before she steps up to a big dog like myself. And like I said, the standard that I’m setting for myself is 12 rounds, three minutes, and I saw her performance. She looked like she got tired, and she didn’t look like what she talks about. So she knows exactly what she has to do, and I know what I’m doing. There’s a difference.”
CHERNEKA JOHNSON QUOTES
On what’s next for women’s boxing in 2026 and beyond: I think MVP is on the right path with already providing that platform for women. They’ve got a big stable, and they’re able to make those fights happen with all the women that they have at the moment. I think there’s going to be some great fights happening within the division and within the stable of MVP fighters [next year]..
On defending her belts: I just wanted to make a shoutout to MVP for providing this platform for us and to be able to showcase our skills. It’s been incredible to be on another amazing show. For my first defense of my belts and to be a part of this incredible show here in Miami is just another opportunity to be able to level up once again.
CAROLINE DUBOIS QUOTES
On her US debut and recent MVP signing: I want to say thank you to Miami, thank you to MVP, thank you to Jake Paul and Nakisa for getting me on the card on such short notice. We signed for the fight two weeks ago, and it was just an option of like, ‘Are you going to take it, yes or no?’ And we said yes. So I’m very happy to be given the opportunity. Every kid’s dream growing up is to fight in America. I was able to achieve that today, and it was really surreal this week. Really surreal. But I was happy to get it out of the way. Even coming on [as] early [on the card] as I did, I was just so happy to get it out the way. I know that the next fight is going to be a big one. And if it’s in America, if it’s in the UK, I’ve done it, I’ve been there, I’ve done it. There’s no pressure.
On the next steps for women’s boxing: Super fights between the best fighters, the best. Buildups, we need to have buildups. We need to have competition. We need to have that friction, that controversy in terms of somewhat A-side thinks they’re going to win, a B-side thinks they’re going to win. And when you have that against two elite fighters where no one can decide, and it’s fifty-fifty, that’s big fights, that’s big money.
ANDERSON “THE SPIDER” SILVA QUOTES
On fighting at age 50: I don’t think about my age. I am training with the young guys every day, and I keep doing a lot of different training and I think age is only a number.
On the difference between MMA and boxing: It’s two different sports. Boxing for me is hard because the footwork, hands up the whole time, is very hard for me. But it’s two different sports. I think MMA is, you have different disciplines to learn. In boxing, you have to work on your footwork, your hands up, and a lot of different techniques. But for me, boxing is hard. It’s very hard to learn.
EDDIE HEARN QUOTES
On Jake Paul’s performance and future after fighting Joshua: I really take my hat off to [Jake Paul]. As AJ said, look, that last shot would’ve knocked out a lot of heavyweights. And I know he went down heavily, but he was conscious on the floor. There’s a lot of negative people out there. There’s a lot of people who want to criticize people. They’re not doing what Jake Paul’s done. He just went in with Anthony Joshua and gave it his best shot.
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About MVP
MVP was founded by Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian in 2021. With the mission to provide more creative control to fighters, MVP works to identify, grow, and maximize return for its own events and talent partners. One year into its inception, MVP was nominated as one of the prestigious Sports Breakthroughs of the Year in 2022 by Sports Business Journal. MVP have produced Jake Paul’s last seven global pay-per-view events, including the recent Paul vs. Chavez Jr. match. The promotion company also signed one of the most decorated Hispanic athletes of all time, Amanda Serrano in its first year. Serrano and MVP made history in April of 2022 when Serrano went head to head with Katie Taylor, marking the first female fight to headline at Madison Square Garden, earning a nomination for Event of The Year by Sports Business Journal. MVP made history again in November 2024 with Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson and Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 2, the first-ever live professional sports event on Netflix. MVP’s Paul vs. Tyson streamed live globally on Netflix and shattered records, becoming the most-streamed sporting event ever with 108 million live viewers globally. Co-founder Nakisa Bidarian was an executive producer of Paul vs. Tyson and the historic Triller Presents Mike Tyson v. Roy Jones Jr., which was the 8th most bought pay-per-view event in history.
About Netflix
Netflix is one of the world’s leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films, and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause, and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time. Jake vs. Joshua will be the latest large scale live event to air on Netflix, following the super middleweight championship fight between Canelo Álvarez and Terence Crawford and the Six Kings Slam tennis tournament. WWE Raw continues to air every week globally. After the Jake vs. Joshua fight, NFL Christmas Gameday returns to Netflix with two matchups on Christmas Day: the Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Commanders and Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings.
About Kaseya Center
Located in the center of booming downtown Miami and the Entertainment District, Kaseya Center—home of the NBA Champion Miami HEAT—hosts 80+ non-basketball events each year including A-list concerts, family shows, sporting events, national conferences and more. Built with state-of-the-art sound and lighting and HD and electronic media signage inside and out, the impressive 19,600-seat Kaseya Center is currently ranked the #1 arena in Florida for the 10th consecutive year—and the 13th time during the past 14 years—according to Billboard’s 2024 year-end rankings. Kaseya Center is also among the leading facilities in the country for hosting Latin entertainment. The Center has led the renaissance of downtown Miami over the past two decades, helping to transform the area into a thriving arts and entertainment district. The facility has hosted more than 1,200 events including diverse musical superstars such as Marc Anthony, Celine Dion, Ed Sheeran, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, The Killers, Bad Bunny, Carrie Underwood, Dua Lipa, Tool, Imagine Dragons, Kane Brown, Karol G, Drake, Andrea Bocelli and Paul McCartney, just to name a few. In 2009, Kaseya Center became among the first existing buildings in the country to have achieved LEED certification by the United States Green Building Council for its commitment to sustainability practices. More recently, in 2021, the Arena achieved its second LEED gold recertification. For more information about Kaseya Center, visit kaseyacenter.com.
