Jake Paul reveals when he will return to sparring after broken jaw inflicted by Anthony Joshua

Jake Paul is eyeing a return to boxing later this year, once his broken jaw has fully healed.

The social media star-turned boxer last laced up his gloves in December against Anthony Joshua.

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Paul managed to take the two-time world heavyweight champion to round six before being stopped with a devastating blow.

The American suffered a broken jaw at the hands of Joshua and three months on, he is still unable to take punches as he continues his recovery.

However, the brutal nature of the defeat has done little to deter the prizefighter from stepping back into the ring for another lucrative fight.

Not finished yet

“I love fighting,” Paul told Sky Sports. “I love all sides of it, even the broken jaw and all the things that come with the sport.

“I’m probably pretty crazy but there’s definitely more for me to accomplish in the ring.”

And that could come before the end of 2026 if Paul gets his way.

“I think I can spar in four to five months,” he added. “It’s getting better day by day but it’s definitely still annoying.

“We’ll see what happens when I get back to sparring and how it feels, but potentially could fight in November or December.”

Next in line could be former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou while Paul says a rematch with Jake Fury following their initial dust up in February 2023, is no longer on the cards.

“We’ve tried so many times with the Furys and they are just pretty daft,” Paul said. “I don’t need to grant someone life, no one’s heard of Tommy Fury.

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“I’m not trying to negotiate any more with him. That’s where things stand there.”

Paul’s ‘no fear’ approach could even see him step into the ring with unified heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk in a mixed martial arts contest.

The 29-year-old is currently promoting an MMA event and an unconventional meeting with the Ukrainian is not out of the question.

“It’s definitely serious, but we’ll see what happens,” Paul said. “I need to start training first. There’s too many things to do in life.”

Another ambition for the American is to fight in front of a packed out Wembley Stadium with his Most Valuable Promotions stable.

Paul launched MVP in 2021 alongside Nakisa Bidarian in order to promote his own fights.

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MVP have since become the number one platform in women’s boxing with Caroline Dubois, Ellie Scotney, Terri Harper, Savannah Marshall and Chantelle Cameron all signed up.

And Paul is targeting the home of English football for MVP’s next conquest.

Paul’s Wembley dream

“I think it would be great to be selling out Wembley, doing massive, massive shows on the biggest level with some of the best boxing fans, if not the best boxing fans in the world, the most passionate,” he said.

“It’s going to be fun to do more things here.”