Major update shared on Jake Paul’s boxing return

Last 12 months, on Dec. 19, 2025, on the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, Anthony Joshua defeated Jake Paul in a dominant sixth-round victory. Despite Paul displaying a good fight in the primary few rounds, Joshua soon took over and turned the tide on him. Unable to match the load difference, Paul lost to the British heavyweight.

Undergone a second surgery for the broken jaw suffered by the hands of Joshua, Paul was also recently indefinitely suspended from boxing as a result of medical reasons. Now undergoing training for his comeback, Paul’s Most Invaluable Promotions co-founder Nakisa Bidarian opened up and revealed the plans for “The Problem Child’s” comeback.

“He saw his specialists last Wednesday. They gave him a form of great progress report. The plan is for him to be back sparring two months from now,” Bidarian told Fox News Digital. “That is after they feel like that is the point to get back into sparring, not training, but sparring. And I feel that is the telltale moment, right? How does your jaw react to that? I feel his plan, our intention, is a 2026 return, but that might be predicated by the way it all goes once he’s actually back in there getting hit within the face.”

Jake Paul addresses his return to boxing

While there aren’t any confirmed updates on his return, Paul had recently shared some insights on his possible comeback while talking to Ariel Helwani. “I’m getting some latest scans in a few days on the jaw to get an update on the healing process,” Paul said. “We’ll see what my doctors say and if I may even fight again. That is unquestionably throughout the realm of possibility. It does feel rather a lot higher because the weeks and time go by. I feel it just is dependent upon how the bone heals. There’s also a tooth missing here, and I’m pretty sure I’ll should get some form of implant. We just should wait and work out what the neatest thing is for me.”