{"id":913292,"date":"2026-06-16T18:14:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T23:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/16\/jake-paul-reveals-he-might-be-forced-to-retire-from-boxing-as-he-awaits-career-defining-medical-scan\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T18:14:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T23:14:33","slug":"jake-paul-reveals-he-might-be-forced-to-retire-from-boxing-as-he-awaits-career-defining-medical-scan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/16\/jake-paul-reveals-he-might-be-forced-to-retire-from-boxing-as-he-awaits-career-defining-medical-scan\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Paul reveals he might be forced to retire from boxing as he awaits career-defining medical scan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<article id=\"post-309033\">\n<p><strong>Jake Paul\u2019s career in the ring could be in jeopardy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The polarizing ex-Disney star and YouTuber has led the crossover craze in <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/category\/boxing\/\">boxing<\/a> over the past few years, but that may be coming to an end after what happened in his last fight.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018El Gallo\u2019 suffered his second professional setback last December, when <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2025\/12\/19\/jake-paul-vs-anthony-joshua-result-two-time-heavyweight-champ-gets-ko-after-struggling-in-farcical-fight\/\">Anthony Joshua brutally finished Paul in round six<\/a> of their short-notice heavyweight showdown in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>The Cleveland native was stopped when a devastating right hand sat him down, and Paul has still not recovered from it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><use href=\"http:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/#list-arrow-svg\" \/><\/svg><strong>LATEST NEWS:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2026\/05\/11\/arman-tsarukyan-claims-the-judges-beat-khamzat-chimaev-at-ufc-328-not-sean-strickland\/\">Arman Tsarukyan claims the judges beat Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 328, not Sean Strickland<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div data-trigger=\"vue-sidebar\" data-story-id=\"1dff25b7-f320-45bd-9156-6857379055da\" data-story-name=\"Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua\" data-comment-id=\"c262b164-3dfa-4de0-a9ef-0df5ab9ddc3c\" data-story-slug=\"jake-paul-vs-anthony-joshua\">\n<header>  <\/header>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Has your respect for Jake Paul increased following his fight against Joshua?<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"644\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2252120399-1024x644.jpg\" alt=\"Anthony Joshua knocks out Jake Paul\" ><\/p><figcaption title=\"US boxer and influencer Jake Paul (L) and British boxer Anthony Joshua fight 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)\">Photo by Giorgio VIERA \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Jake Paul\u2019s career could be over due to the broken jaw he suffered against Anthony Joshua<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/jake-paul\/\">Jake Paul<\/a> is currently focused on his Most Valuable Promotions\u2019 entrance into the mixed martial arts world.<\/p>\n<p>MVP MMA 1 will be the first event in the sport to air on Netflix, with <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2026\/04\/22\/ronda-rousey-will-retire-for-good-after-gina-carano-netflix-fight-unless-one-thing-happens\/\">Ronda Rousey\u2019s comeback against Gina Carano<\/a> headlining alongside returns for Nate Diaz and <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/francis-ngannou\/\">Francis Ngannou<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But Paul still has one eye on his own ambitions in combat sports, especially as a crucial moment approaches in the context of his continued fighting career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m getting some new scans here in a couple of days of the jaw, to get an update on the healing process,\u201d Paul said during a recent appearance on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JsbxRLEcBRU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Ariel Helwani Show<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Paul admitted that retirement is a real possibility, depending on what comes back in the scan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll see what my doctors say. I think I\u2019ll be able to get a more accurate timeframe, or (an answer of) can I even fight again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is definitely within the realm of possibilities,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt does feel a lot better as weeks go by and time goes by.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I definitely need to get cleared first to be able to spar\u2026 Yeah, most definitely (my fighting future is in doubt). It just depends on how the bone heals.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><use href=\"http:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/#list-arrow-svg\" \/><\/svg><strong>LATEST NEWS:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2026\/05\/11\/alex-pereira-and-ilia-topuria-to-wear-america-kits-instead-of-their-custom-shorts-at-ufc-white-house\/\">Alex Pereira and Ilia Topuria to wear America kits instead of their custom shorts at UFC White House<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"644\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2252120399-1024x644.jpg\" alt=\"Anthony Joshua knocks out Jake Paul\" ><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption title=\"US boxer and influencer Jake Paul (L) and British boxer Anthony Joshua fight 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)\">Photo by Giorgio VIERA \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Paul is 12-2 in boxing after his loss to \u2018AJ\u2019, which he entered off the back of wins over<a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/mike-tyson\/\"> Mike Tyson<\/a> and Mike Perry.  His first defeat in the ring also came against a pro boxer in England\u2019s Tommy Fury.<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old rose to prominence in the sport by facing and defeating a number of MMA veterans, including Diaz, Anderson Silva, Tyron Woodley, and Ben Askren.<\/p>\n<div data-src=\"http:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/none\" data-type=\"subscribe\">\n<figure>\n<div><svg width=\"118\" height=\"36\" viewBox=\"0 0 118 36\"><use href=\"http:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/#dots-svg\" \/><\/svg><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>Join Our Newsletter<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Bloody Elbow content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2026\/05\/11\/jake-paul-reveals-he-might-be-forced-to-retire-from-boxing-as-he-awaits-career-defining-medical-scan\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jake Paul\u2019s career in the ring could be in jeopardy. The polarizing ex-Disney star and YouTuber has led the crossover craze in boxing over the past few years, but that may be coming to an end after what happened in his last fight. \u2018El Gallo\u2019 suffered his second professional setback last December, when Anthony Joshua [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":913293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1813,336,104640],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-913292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-forced","category-reveals","category-youtube-videos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/913292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=913292"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/913292\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/913293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=913292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=913292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=913292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}