British heavyweight Anthony Joshua stopped boxing novice Jake Paul in the sixth round of a heavily one-sided bout in Miami.
Joshua dominated proceedings as Paul spent long stretches evading, before the former champion imposed his power with successive knockdowns in the fifth round.
Paul fell again in the sixth after a clean right hand ended the contest at the Kaseya Centre.
The American failed to beat the count but later rose and left the ring unaided, drawing relief from the crowd.
Joshua admitted the fight took longer than expected but said patience paid off when his right hand finally landed.
The outcome matched widespread predictions, renewing concerns about safety in contests with glaring gaps in experience and size.
The victory was Joshua’s 29th in 33 professional bouts, sharpening focus on a possible clash with Tyson Fury in 2026.
Paul, 28, could not deliver his promised upset and struggled under Joshua’s pressure, in spite briefly surviving into the middle rounds.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer had previously faced Mike Tyson, but found Joshua’s power overwhelming.
The event, streamed globally by Netflix, drew celebrities including Rory McIlroy ringside.
Joshua’s decisive right hand echoed memories of his knockout of Francis Ngannou in 2024.
Joshua now eyes another tune-up bout before a potential Fury showdown, while Paul vowed to return and chase a cruiserweight title.(NAN)
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
