Jake Paul plots talks with Anthony Joshua's team in New York with YouTube star ‘adamant' he wants to fight heavyweight
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JAKE PAUL will use his week promoting Katie Taylor's trilogy bout with Amanda Serrano to also hold talks over a fight with Anthony Joshua.
Serrano - promoted by Paul - takes on Irish icon Taylor on July 11 at Madison Square Garden following her two controversial losses.
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Nakisa Bidarian and Jake Paul after the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr fight
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Promoter Eddie Hearn with Joshua
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Taylor is also represented by Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing - Joshua's long-time promoters.
So when Paul & Co stage the historic trilogy fight - talks with Hearn over a shock AJ bout will also be on the agenda.
Paul's promotional partner Nakisa Bidarian said: "Anthony Joshua, I think that's the main one that we talked a lot about...
"He's adamant that he wants to make that fight happen at the end of 2026 and we're gonna meet with Matchroom while we're in New York to promote the greatest trilogy in the history of boxing."
Paul had his first heavyweight fight in November when Mike Tyson controversially came out of retirement aged 58.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer won over eight, revised two-minute rounds but admitted the TWO STONE jump from cruiserweight was gruelling.
Paul, 28, returned to the 14st 4lb stone limit of 200lb in victory over former middleweight world champ Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 39.
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And after his ten-round points win he once again opened the door to moving back up to fight Joshua, 35, taking inspiration from Deontay Wilder, 39.
Paul said: "I'm definitely not a heavyweight but I'm still gonna take the challenge.
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"But you know, look at Deontay Wilder, he was beating these guys weighing 215lb.
"Granted he's like 6'6 or something but anything is possible and I like the challenge.
"People's criticism is fight someone in their prime, who's a beast. I think people just want to see me lose! That's really what the message is behind it all.
"And Anthony Joshua is an insane fight, but I want that challenge. We've been DMing back and forth.
"He wants to make it happen. He called me up and it's looking very likely for next year."
Paul's victory California against Chavez - who won the 160lb title 14 years ago - looks set to land him a world ranking in the WBC and WBA.
Anthony Joshua is an insane fight, but I want that challenge. We've been DMing back and forth. He wants to make it happen.
Jake Paul
And he called out world champs Gilberto Ramirez, 34, and Badou Jack, 41.
But criticism will remain levelled at Paul having lost to Tyson Fury's brother Tommy via split-decision in 2023.
The American hit back to insist he is out to avenge that defeat to Fury, 28, which came only three years after turning pro.
He said: "I don't even think I was a fighter then.
"I was like two years, two and a half years into the sport and I didn't really know what I was doing. I didn't have the proper team around me, the proper conditioning.
"My lifestyle outside of the ring was still that of like a YouTuber, celebrity actor, whatever I was at that point. So I wasn't fully focused on boxing.
"Like I said, this feels like chapter one's done tonight. Now we're moving into chapter two and I'm just getting warmed up in this sport.
"But people hold the Tommy Fury thing against me, but what now? I just beat a former world champion and I'm coming to avenge that loss as well with Tommy."
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Jake Paul beat Julio Cesar Chavez Jr on points
Credit: Esther Lin
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