WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman delivers high praise to Jake Paul

On Friday, December 19, at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul headlines a Most Valuable Promotions fight card. 

This anticipated heavyweight fight will stream live on Netflix to all subscribers, alongside the rest of the main card. MVP’s YouTube Channel and Netflix’s Tudum will show the preliminary card.

Ahead of Joshua vs Paul, Mauricio Sulaiman, the WBC president, has delivered high praise to “El Gallo” ahead of his showdown with Joshua.

Mauricio Sulaiman praises Jake Paul ahead of Joshua showdown

Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) has looked confident ahead of this showdown and will be eager to bounce back to winning ways after being brutally stopped in the fifth round by Daniel Dubois in 2024.

Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) has won his last six fights since his only defeat against Tommy Fury, including last time out, defeating Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, with scorecards of 97-93, 98-92, and 99-91.

At the time of writing, it’s 24 hours until Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua meet in the ring. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman posted high praise for Paul via his X account:

“Regardless of what happens tomorrow in the ring, the world must now respect Jake Paul. A kid who conquered social media and fell in love with boxing and has trained as hard as anyone and has brought millions of new fans to the sport and is providing great activity to boxers who fight in his cards. Boxing wins!”

Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua full fight card

• Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua, 8 rounds, heavyweights
• Alycia Baumgardner vs Leila Beaudoin, 12 rounds, for Baumgardner’s WBO/IBF/WBA women’s super featherweight title
• Anderson Silva vs Tyron Woodley, 6 rounds, cruiserweights
• Jahmal Harvey vs Kevin Cervantes, 6 rounds, super featherweights
• Cherneka Johnson vs Amanda Galle, 10 rounds, for Johnson’s women’s undisputed bantamweight title
• Caroline Dubois vs Camila Panatta, 10 rounds, for Dubois’ WBC women’s lightweight title
• Yokasta Valle vs Yadira Bustillos, 10 rounds, for Valle’s WBC women’s strawweight title
• Avious Griffin vs Justin Cardona, 8 rounds, welterweights
• Keno Marley vs Diarra Davis Jr., 4 rounds, cruiserweights

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