Jake Paul Announces Ring Return Against Cedric Doumbe
Jake Paul announced his comeback fight against Cedric Doumbe. 11 months since his last fight where Paul suffered a knockout loss in the sixth round against Anthony Joshua, Paul has announced a comeback fight against the French MMA sensation, Cedric Doumbe.
The fight will take place on Christmas Eve in Dubai at the Coca-Cola Arena.
Paul’s Career Rise & Recovery After Joshua Knockout
Amassing a professional record of 12 wins and two losses with seven knockouts, Paul’s rise in the boxing world has divided opinions since his debut.
Originally starting as an online personality and content creator, Paul’s managed to pivot his brand and dedicate himself to boxing full-time since his first ever white collar fight against fellow online creator, Deji Olatunji in 2018.
Since then, impressive wins against Anderson Silva, Tyron Woodley, Nate Diaz and Mike Perry has put him firmly in the conversation as one of the most talked about boxers on the planet.
However due to suffering a double broken jaw as the result of the knockout loss to Anthony Joshua, Paul has had to take extended time off for recovery.
Meet Cedric Doumbe: The Striking Phenom
Doumbe, a viral sensation of his own, also has a very impressive resume in the fight game. Nicknamed “the best” Doumbe is regarded as one of the best kickboxers of his generation, becoming a seven-time welterweight world champion on Glory.
With 75 kickboxing wins to his name, Doumbe has defeated elite level competition which includes Murthel Groenhart, Harut Grigorian and Nieky Holzken.
A transition to MMA sparked mainstream virality after scoring an incredible 9 second knockout against Jordan Zebo on his debut in the PFL, capturing attention from the likes of Kylian Mbappe in the crowd.
Aside from the success in Glory and PFL, Doumbe has had a professional boxing fight in 2015 against Mohamed Fodil and won on points.
Tale of the Tape & Fight Stakes
This fight will be professionally sanctioned and will count as Doumbe’s second, compared to Paul’s 15th.
