00:01Jake Paul is eyeing a return to the ring in late 2026 or early 2027
00:06after undergoing a second jaw surgery
00:08following his knockout loss to Anthony Joshua in December.
00:15I got my second surgery recently,
00:17and the doctor said it will be four, five or six months
00:20to even be able to spar to see how the bone is healing, admitted Paul.
00:24So that puts us maybe late this year or early next year for a fight.
00:30Paul's jaw was broken in two places
00:32when Joshua landed an almighty right hand
00:34in the sixth round of their highly publicised clash.
00:37Surgery came immediately after his loss,
00:40and a follow-up procedure was required in February
00:42to stabilise the damage.
00:46In the interim, the YouTuber-turned-boxer
00:48has been mapping out his comeback carefully
00:50and plans the return in the division that actually suits him.
00:53He did amazing. He hits really hard.
00:57Definitely will be a cruiserweight, Paul said.
01:00Joshua's punches hurt way more than people in my weight class.
01:03That's where I'm best at, for sure,
01:04and where I want to continue to climb in the rankings
01:07and make some statements.
01:10Not veering too far from the problem child,
01:13the three-division world champion Michaela Maia
01:14has officially joined Most Valuable Promotions.
01:20According to the official tweet,
01:22MVP has officially signed Michaela Maia,
01:25three-division world champion,
01:26unified WBA and WBC champion at 154,
01:30reigning WBO champion at 147,
01:322016 U.S. Olympian, top 10 pound for pound.
01:35The MVPW roster just got even stronger.
01:41Maia, 35, represented Team USA at the 2016 Olympics
01:45before turning pro in 2017,
01:48racing to 17-0 and unifying at junior lightweight,
01:51then narrowly losing to Alicia Baumgartner.
01:54Since a 2024 setback,
01:55she's surged back to 22 wins
01:57and championship success in two weight classes.
02:00For her first fight with MVP,
02:03Maia has floated a showdown
02:04with the unified welterweight champion, Lauren Price.
02:08But there's also a looming super fight
02:10with pound-for-pound queen, Claressa Shields.
02:13T-Rex publicly called out Maia last week,
02:16which means the road ahead looks very,
02:17very lucrative for Michaela.
02:22And in title results,
02:23unified strawweight champion Oscar Chiazzo
02:26retained his WBA and WBO belts,
02:28breaking down Jesus Haro with relentless bodywork
02:31before getting the sixth-round corner stoppage.
02:37On the same card, Gabriela Fundura
02:39tightened her hold on the undisputed flyweight crown
02:42by overwhelming Viviana Ruiz
02:44with reach, size and precision
02:45to secure a fourth straight stoppage victory.
02:48a legal history.
02:48with a psychoinflation
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