Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua LIVE: Boxing fight updates, Rory McIlroy, ringwalk, undercard & results

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If you follow Jake Paul on social media – and it seems like plenty of people do – you may have noticed he was sporting a black eye a week or so ago.

Aside from facing Tommy Fury, Paul has carefully managed his career by facing former mixed martial artists and retired boxers, but Anthony Joshua – a two-time world champion with ambition to become a champion again – presents a very different challenge.

With that in mind, Paul has been sparring with the likes of former cruiserweight world champion Lawrence Okolie and heavyweights Jared Anderson, Frank Sanchez and Cassius Chaney.

“It’s been tough; it has been a lot of learning. I am sore everywhere,” Paul said.

“I’m getting used to taking the big punches to the arms, to the face, to the body. I’m having to fight in a different way than I’ve had to fight before.”