Jake Paul to Face Combat Star Cedric Doumbe in Dubai on Dec. 24

WHO:

IJR - Jake Paul will fight Cédric Doumbé, a kickboxing and MMA star.

BBC - Paul is an American influencer and boxer; Doumbé is a Cameroonian-born Frenchman and a multi-time kickboxing world champion turned MMA fighter.

BBC - Doumbé, 34, is signed to the Professional Fighters League (PFL); Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) merged with PFL in July.

TMZ - TMZ identified Doumbé as a French MMA star.

BBC - Paul has won 12 of 14 professional fights; his two losses were to Tommy Fury and Anthony Joshua.

WHAT:

IJR - Paul is set to return to boxing in an eight-round cruiserweight bout against Doumbé.

BBC - The contest is professionally sanctioned; fighters will use 10-ounce gloves.

BBC - Doumbé has won two of his three fights since joining PFL and has one professional boxing bout, a 2015 win.

BBC - Paul was knocked down twice by Joshua and stopped in the sixth round.

BBC - Paul had two titanium plates fitted and some teeth removed after Joshua broke his jaw.

BBC - Paul said his boxing career was “most definitely” in doubt after the injury.

BBC - Paul earned a place in the WBA cruiserweight rankings by beating former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, then lost the ranking after his defeat by Joshua.

AllHipHop - An earlier report said Paul had scheduled a boxing match with an unnamed challenger.

TMZ - TMZ quoted Paul referring to Doumbé as “Cedric Douchebag” and said Doumbé had called him out.

WHERE:

IJR - The fight is set for Dubai.

BBC - The event is scheduled to take place at Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena.

WHEN:

IJR - The fight is scheduled for Christmas Eve.

BBC - The fight is scheduled for “24 December.”

WHY:

BBC - Paul’s return follows the jaw injury he suffered in his fight against Joshua.

HOW:

BBC - The fight is an eight-round cruiserweight contest with 10-ounce gloves.

Jake Paul will return to boxing against kickboxing champion and MMA fighter Cédric Doumbé. They’re scheduled for an eight-round cruiserweight bout at Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena. The professionally sanctioned fight is set for 24 December, following Paul’s jaw injury.