Paul will ‘hang up gloves’ if he loses to Doumbe

Jake Paul has mentioned he’ll retire from boxing if he loses to MMA star Cedric Doumbe on 24 December in Dubai.

The bout will likely be Paul’s first combat since being stopped by former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua final December.

Paul needed to have two titanium plates fitted and a few tooth eliminated after the Briton broke his jaw throughout that contest, however will return to the ring for the primary time in a 12 months.

“This is a dangerous fight,” Paul mentioned in a social media video. “Cedric has been in there with killers his complete profession. He’s a two-time world champion and he’s not fearful of anyone, together with me ‘The Vanilla Gorilla’.

“But that is my sport. No kicks, no takedowns, and no glass on the ground, we checked.

“If he wins, I’ll dangle up the gloves and name it a day, but when he loses, the person who calls himself ‘The Best’ simply acquired beat up by a YouTuber with a titanium jaw.

“So Cedric Doumbe, I, Jake Joseph Paul, will knock you out, embarrass you and defeat you on Christmas Eve. This fight is not going the distance and someone is getting put to sleep in the Middle East and it’s not Santa.”

Paul, the social media influencer turned skilled fighter, mentioned in May his boxing profession was “most definitely” unsure after the accidents he sustained towards Joshua.

The 29-year-old American will now return in a professionally sanctioned eight-round cruiserweight bout with the fighters utilizing 10oz gloves.

Paul has gained 12 of his 14 fights as an expert, along with his two defeats coming towards Tommy Fury and Joshua.

In July 2025, Paul earned a spot within the WBA’s cruiserweight rankings after beating former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, however he misplaced that rating in January after defeat by Joshua.

Paul was knocked down twice towards the two-time heavyweight world champion earlier than being stopped within the sixth spherical.

Cameroonian-born Frenchman Doumbe is a multi-time kickboxing world champion-turned MMA fighter.

The 34-year-old is signed to the Professional Fighters League (PFL) – an MMA promotion that Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions merged with in July.

He has gained two of his three fights since becoming a member of the PFL in 2023, however has just one skilled boxing bout to his identify, which he gained in 2015.