Jake Paul drove himself to hospital with a double broken jaw after his knockout defeat by Anthony Joshua.
The former YouTuber survived six rounds with the former heavyweight champion before Joshua’s power finally told in Miami.
Paul was well enough afterwards to reveal that he feared his jaw was fractured and his promoter Nakisa Bidarian later confirmed that the 28-year-old had gone for treatment.
Bidarian said the recovery period is expected to be four to six weeks.
Paul was spitting blood following the knockout but he said in his in-ring interview: ‘I’m feeling good, that was fun, I love this sport.’ He later posted a photo of his x-ray confirming a double fracture to his jaw.
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Jake Paul’s jaw was broken by Anthony Joshua in their fight in Miami on Friday night
Paul posted this image, showing the moment of impact that shattered his jaw
Jake’s brother Logan visited him in hospital and posted this photo from his bedside
He also posted a series of graphic images and videos on his Instagram account which appeared to show a shift in his jaw – with plenty of blood drooling down his face.
The former cruiserweight confirmed he would take a break from the sport but planned a shot at the cruiserweight world title.
‘I’m going to take a little break. I’ve been going hard for six years. I’ll take some time off. This is amazing,’ he said.
‘We will heal the broken jaw, come back and fight people my weight.’
Paul added: ‘Anthony Joshua is a great fighter, I got beat but that’s what this sport is about. I will come back and keep on winning.
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‘The Problem Child’ also posted a graphic video showing the damage he had sustained
‘I’ve already won in every single way of life. My family, my beautiful fiancé his sport has helped me so much in my life.
The former YouTuber insisted he was ‘not surprised’ to have survived six rounds.
I just got tired,’ insisted Paul, who regularly fell to the canvas during the fight.
‘It was a lot handling his weight. If I had better cardio I think I could have kept on fighting. I did my personal best.’
