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- Jake Paul says he and Anthony Joshua have been messaging and ‘s*** talking’
- The American has confirmed that he would like to fight AJ in the UK or the USA
Jake Paul has revealed he wants his potential fight with Anthony Joshua to take place in the UK, as talks continue to build around a future showdown between the two.
The American star has long expressed interest in facing the two-time heavyweight champion, but now says he’d prefer the bout to happen on Joshua’s home turf or at Madison Square Garden in New York if not.
‘We would love to put on a show in the UK,’ Paul said. ‘We’re definitely going to do it. I’d also love to come back to the UK, maybe for Anthony Joshua or maybe that would be at Madison Square Garden. Who knows, but I’d love to fight in the UK. We’ll definitely do an event there.’
Paul recently opened up about his ongoing private exchanges with Joshua, including a recent Instagram DM where the pair traded clips and light-hearted digs.
‘He DM’d me today, like saying ‘lol’ to one of my training clips, and then I sent him a “lol” of him getting knocked out,’ Paul previously told MailSport. ‘I guess we’re kind of s*** talking behind the scenes a bit. But I have a lot of love for Anthony Joshua… he’s a great guy.’
While a fight between the two remains unlikely in the near future, Paul has previously claimed the matchup could happen in 2026 and insists he’s confident he could win.
Jake Paul says he would ‘love’ to ‘put on a show in the UK’ and fight Anthony Joshua
Anthony Joshua and the American have been messaging and ‘s*** talking behind the scenes’
Paul must first beat Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. – victory could earn him a WBC or WBA ranking
‘I want to fight Anthony Joshua because I know that I will beat AJ’s a**’, Paul said earlier this year. ‘He doesn’t have a chin, and he has no skill and he’s stiff.’
Before any Joshua clash can materialise, Paul must first get past former WBC middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on June 28.
A dominant win could earn Paul an official world ranking with either the WBC or WBA and move him one step closer to the elite-level bouts he’s chasing.
Whether it’s Joshua in London, Canelo in Las Vegas, or another high-profile name, Paul made one thing clear: he’s not just chasing fights… he’s chasing global stages.
