Anthony Joshua’s brutal KO of Jake Paul captured in new ringside footage

Anthony Joshua’s destructive stoppage of Jake Paul has been captured from ringside, where it looks even more brutal.

The British heavyweight came up against YouTuber-turned-boxer in what proved to be a total mismatch as many expected.

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Paul was able to survive longer than expected using some bizarre tactics, but was dropped a total of four times.

It was the fourth and final destructive knockdown which saw the fight eventually halted in the sixth round of eight.

Paul was left with a broken jaw and immediately taken to hospital with the injuries from the devastating final blows.

And footage has been captured from a viewer who sat ringside, catching the action up close and personal.

It showed the right hand crushing into the jaw of Paul and laying him flat onto the seat of his shorts.

The ringside view also perfectly captured the reaction of Paul who looked completely stunned by the power of the shot.

It was clear the ‘Problem Child’ had never stepped into the ring against anyone with the same explosive power as AJ.

And the moment drew a stunned gasp from the crowd as Paul went down for a final time, with the referee waving off the bout.

Fans reacted in their droves, with one writing: “The crowd felt every single punch.”

Another wrote: “That is incredible to see, can literally see his jaw move from there.”

What next for Paul and Joshua?

As for Joshua, he is now expected to fight in February before a potential summer showdown with bitter rival Tyson Fury.

An opponent is yet to be announced, but many believe it could well be a tune-up fight to ensure he comes through unscathed before meeting the ‘Gypsy King’.

For Paul, he will now need to take a period out of the ring to recover if he is to return.

But despite the brutal defeat, he is still determined and come back to try and fulfil his ambitious hopes of winning a world title.

He said: “Oh yeah, for sure [I want to keep fighting].

“We’re going to heal the broken jaw, come back and fight people my weight and go for the cruiserweight world title.

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“I’m going to take a little break. I’ve been going hard for six years. I’m going to take some time off.”