It took six rounds, but Anthony Joshua did what the boxing world expected … knocking Jake Paul out in their boxing match on Friday!

The fight in Miami, which was often sloppy, was mostly controlled by Joshua, especially in the later rounds.

Paul, at times, frustrated AJ with his constant movement, making it difficult for Joshua to land any significant shots.

However, as the fight progressed, Jake seemed to tire, and Anthony got in a rhythm, punishing Paul in the fifth, dropping him twice.

To The Problem Child’s credit, he got off the canvas on both occasions.

In the sixth, Paul, still feeling the effects from the previous round, once again went down, but this time couldn’t beat the count.

Fight over.

As they were for most of the lead-up to the highly anticipated event, Jake and AJ were both cordial after the final bell, embracing each other.

Joshua, who previously told us he needed to knock Paul out to truly be victorious, admitted it wasn’t his best performance after the fight, but said he accomplished his goal in hurting JP.

To AJ’s point, Jake said he broke his jaw during the fight.

Despite the L and the injury, Jake said he had a blast.

“I’m feeling good. That was fun. I love this sport,” El Gallo said from the center of the ring, adding that Anthony is a “great fighter,” and that he “got his ass beat.”

Of course, aside from the big difference in experience, Jake was also the smaller man inside the squared circle.

Joshua came into the fight at 6’4″, 243.4 pounds with an 82″ wingspan … with Paul measuring in at 6’1″, 216.6 pounds, with a 76″ wingspan.

Before any punches were thrown, Pail paid tribute to the late Hulk Hogan with his fight night ‘fit … wearing red and yellow trunks, sunglasses and playing a brief snippet of “Real American,” the WWE legend’s theme song, before ultimately bringing out Tekashi 6ix9ine to perform his rowdy song, “BILLY.”

Both boxers took the fight on short notice — Joshua stepped in after Paul’s bout with Gervonta Davis was scrapped over Tank’s recent domestic violence allegations.

Joshua, 36, is a former two-time unified heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist with a 29-4 record, and according to his comments after the bout, will now look to set up a mega fight against Tyson Fury.

28-year-old Paul now drops to 12-2 in his pro boxing career.

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It’s over between Steven Tyler and his longtime girlfriend Aimee Preston … TMZ has learned the couple has called it quits on their relationship.

Multiple sources with direct knowledge tell us Steven and Aimee have broken up … though it’s unclear when they separated and what led to the split.

Steven hired Aimee as his personal assistant way back in 2012 … they started dating in 2014 but waited until the 2016 Oscars to go public with their romance, holding hands at Elton John‘s AIDS Foundation Oscars viewing party.

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Three of the four Throbbers — Evan Papier, Anthony Key and Zachary Sobania — chatted with TMZ Thursday fresh out of a Chase Bank … where they were trying to score a loan to cover visa costs to get their fourth member, Darshan Magdum, from India to the U.S. Yeah — that’s one big indicator of just how serious they are.

Their infectious, high-energy hustle to get Darshan — currently holding it down on Zoom — over to the States has sent them rocketing to viral fame. And with Grammy dreams already locked in, the guys insist they’re built to last.