It’s fight day! Jake Paul will face former heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, in a heavyweight fight this evening (Friday, December 19th) at the Kaseya Center in Miami. The fight will be a professional boxing match with a length of 8 3-minute rounds with the fighters using 10oz gloves. The event will be streamed for free on Netflix with the main event ring walk expected at 10:30pm ET (9:30pm CT).
Jake Paul is taking a massive step up in competition in this fight. Anthony Joshua was heavyweight champion back in 2020, but he has lost his last three title fights (two to Usyk in 2021 and 2022, and most recently a knockout loss to Daniel Dubois in 2024). The weight limit for the Paul vs Joshua fight will be 245 pounds. The weight-in took place yesterday with Jake Paul weighing in at 216.6 pounds and Anthony Joshua making weight at 243.4 pounds.
Below I will provide a simple three step guide you can follow to bet on the Paul vs Joshua boxing match from anywhere in Texas and then give my personal thoughts on the fight.
Bet On Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua from Texas – 3 Step Guide
#1. Open A Betting Account
First you will have to open a sports betting account with an online sportsbook that is taking bets on the Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua fight and accepts bettors from Texas. Bovada.lv is a popular online sportsbook that has served the US market for the past two decades. They accept bettors from Texas and they have a variety of betting markets for the Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua fight at fair odds.
Click here to visit Bovada.lv. Complete the overlay sign up form on the home page to open your account.
#2. Deposit
Next you will have to fund your account with the money that you want to bet on the Paul vs Joshua fight.
Bovada accepts deposits through Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Bitcoin, ETH, and more.
Log into your Bovada account and click the ‘Deposit’ button under your accounts drop down menu. Choose your preferred deposit method, enter the amount, and follow the instructions for your deposit method to fund your account.
#3. Place Your Paul vs Joshua Bets
It’s time to place your bets on the Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua fight. Here’s a screenshot of the winner odds from Bovada.lv (odds taken December 19th – the morning of the fight):
Anthony Joshua is a big favorite in the fight with his odds of -1000 implying a probability of 90.9% that Joshua earns the win. Jake Paul is a +650 underdog, which indicates an implied probability of 13.3% that Paul pulls off the upset. The extra 4.2% is the juice in the betting market.
Bovada also has method of victory, total rounds, round betting, and will the fight go the distance prop betting markets available for the fight, as well as knockdown and punches landed/thrown props.
To find the odds at Bovada.lv click ‘Boxing’ from the All Sports A-Z menu. The Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul odds will be at the top of the page under the ‘Elite Boxing’ header. Select the boxers names to see the full list of betting markets for the fight. Select the odds of the bet you want to make, enter your risk amount on the Bet Slip, and click ‘Place Bet’ to make your wager.
Ready to bet? Click here to visit Bovada.lv…
My Thoughts
I have followed and reported on influencer boxing betting since the first KSI vs Logan Paul fight launched the scene in 2018. Jake Paul fought KSI’s brother, Deji, on that card, winning a sloppy fight by late knockout. Fast forward 7 years and Paul is fighting the man who was heavyweight champion at that time in Anthony Joshua.
One thing to consider when looking at these prize fights is what result would set up the fighters for more big events in the future. In this Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua fight, it’s Joshua who is taking all of the risk. A loss for Joshua would severely hurt his potential for future high profile fights. At 36 years of age, Joshua is in the twilight of his career, but he still has the star power for a few more huge payday fights (there’s talk of a fight with Tyson Fury in 2026) and potentially another title shot. A loss to Paul would derail Joshua’s potential to earn significant prize money in the final few years of his career. Joshua’s motivation for taking this fight is limited risk (on paper he should win this fight easily) for a huge payday. It makes perfect sense for Joshua to take this fight with Paul, but he does need to win in order to continue cashing in on big events in the future.
On the flip side, just getting in the ring with Joshua is giving Jake Paul a lot of credibility in the boxing world. A win would obviously make his stock skyrocket, but a loss does not hurt him. Paul should still have potential fights with other high profile fighters in his future (Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawford, Ryan Garcia, Conor McGregor, Francis Ngannou are all potential opponents) even with a loss.
When asking the question, “what result makes both fighters winner?” I’m leaning towards a late finish for Joshua. Paul will be able to claim he lasted longer than Ngannou in the ring with Joshua, and Anthony Joshua will get the win that he needs. Bovada.lv has odds for Joshua to win in rounds 5-8 at odds of +600 (odds accurate as of December 19th). This is a bet that I’m looking at because the result would essentially result in a win for both fighters.
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