{"id":13140,"date":"2026-11-02T15:27:13","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T15:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=13140"},"modified":"2026-11-02T15:27:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T15:27:13","slug":"jake-paul-to-fight-mma-star-cedric-doumbe-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=13140","title":{"rendered":"Jake Paul to fight MMA star Cedric Doumbe | Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul to face mixed martial arts star Cedric Doumbe in boxing bout in Dubai.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Jake Paul is returning to the ring a year after the YouTuber-turned-boxer had his jaw broken in two places in a loss to former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old Paul will face mixed martial arts (MMA) star Cedric Doumbe on December 24 in Dubai in what Paul\u2019s promotion company \u2013 Most Valuable Promotions \u2013 called a \u201cprofessionally sanctioned 8-round cruiserweight bout\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Anthony Joshua, right, punches Jake Paul during their heavyweight boxing match, Friday, December 19, 2025, in Miami, Florida, the United States [Lynne Sladky\/AP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Paul slipped out of the World Boxing Association (WBA) cruiserweight rankings after the sixth-round knockout by Joshua in Miami last December, after which the American needed surgery.<\/p>\n

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Paul has fought primarily at the 200-pound (90.7kg) cruiserweight class in the majority of his bouts in a pro boxing career that began in 2020. He has won 12 of his 14 fights, with one of his victories coming against 58-year-old Mike Tyson in 2024.<\/p>\n

Doumbe, a Cameroon-born Frenchman, was a kickboxing world champion and is now an MMA fighter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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