Jake Paul’s jaw was broken in two places in his loss to former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in Miami.
Joshua scored a sixth-round knockout victory over Paul, who posted an X-ray of his damaged jaw on Saturday.
“Double broken jaw,” the YouTuber wrote on Instagram.
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“Give me Canelo in 10 days.”
In a separate post from what appeared to be a hospital room, he added: “thanks for all the support I’m OK.”
Paul later posted that “everything went smooth” during surgery.
“Lots of pain and stiffness,” he wrote.
“Gotta eat liquids for 7 days.”
Joshua ended the heavyweight bout with a powerful punch to Paul’s jaw, sending the American to the canvas for the fourth and final time. Paul was counted out as he struggled to get to his feet.
Concerns were raised in the build-up due to the mismatch in size and skills. Paul weighed in at 98kg and Joshua at 110kg.
The Englishman, a two-time heavyweight champion, is one of the sport’s elite power punchers.
After a very slow start to the fight that drew plenty of criticism, Joshua dropped the fading Paul twice in the fifth round on Friday night.
Sensing the YouTuber was finished, Joshua rocked him with a right uppercut early in the sixth. He then floored Paul with a combination to the head.
Jake Paul broke his jaw in two places. Credit: Instagram
Although Paul (12-2) reached his feet again, Joshua (29-4, 26 KOs) finally crushed Paul’s upset dream when he dropped him a fourth time with a right to the head.
Referee Christopher Young counted Paul out at 1:31 of the round in front of a capacity crowd of 19,600 at the Kaseya Center.
“It took a little bit longer than expected but the right hand finally found its destination,” Joshua said.
“Jake Paul’s done really well tonight. I’m going to give him his props.
“He got up time and time again. I give Jake the respect for trying and trying. He came up against a real fighter tonight.”
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