The sportsman lost in the the sixth round of his heavyweight fight on Friday night

Jake Paul has issued an injury update from his hospital bed, confirming he can’t eat solid food after falling in defeat to Anthony Joshua.

On Friday (December 19), Paul, 28, (12-2, 7 KOs) was knocked out at the Casey Center in Miami by the former two-timed unified heavyweight champion Joshua, 36,(29-4, 26 KOs). The match, initially set to last eight three-minute rounds, was fought with 10 oz gloves, and was won in the sixth round by KO.

Paul’s first stoppage loss of his career came after he was floored twice in the fifth round and twice more in the sixth by the British icon.

The influencer later failed to attend the post-fight news conference, opting instead to have his injuries seen by staff at the Miami University hospital.

The fight was finished in six, three-minute rounds despite eight round limit (Ed Mulholland/Getty Images for Netflix)

“He took a shower, he drove himself to hospital,” Most Valuable Promotions CEO Nakisa Bidarian confirmed.

“A broken jaw is very common in sports, particularly in boxing or MMA. The recovery time is four to six weeks.”

In a fresh update, the YouTuber has admitted he’s had a successful surgery after losing the Netflix purse, which is said to be worth $184 million, as per former UFC champion Michael Bisping. The Ohio native shared an image from his hospital gurney holding a thumbs up pose on Saturday (December 20).

“Surgery went well thanks for all the love and support,” he typed.

“2 [two] titanium plates on each side. Some teeth removed. Have to have only liquids for 7 days so no @doghausdogs,” Paul added, referring to the fast food brand he is partnered with.

Jake Paul has delivered an injury update from his hospital bed (Instagram/jakepaul)

In the comments, the boxer’s fiancée and Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam wrote: “My man,” followed by a heart emoji.

“So glad everything went well. Sending love, prayers, and healing energy your way. Speedy recovery,” typed someone else.

A third Instagram user commented: “Man got hit one time and got his jaw broke.”

Another penned: “Who needs teeth to fight bite and leave dentures for your nex mark.” (Sic)

Alongside the image, Paul shared an X-ray of his fractured jaw caused by Joshua. According to The Problem Child, the wild injury won’t stop him from getting back in the ring.

“We will heal the broken jaw, come back and fight people my weight,” he said, ESPN reported.

The boxer is set to return to the ring after ‘taking a break’ (Instagram/jakepaul)

“I’m going for the cruiserweight world championship at some point. I’m going to take a little break. I’ve been going hard for six years, so I’m going to take some time off.”

Following the fight, Joshua claimed the win ‘wasn’t [his] best performance’ and that the win took ‘longer than expected.

“But the right hand finally found its destination.”

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Jake Paul shows horrific impact from injury after being knocked out by Anthony Joshua in heavyweight fight

Jake Paul took to Instagram to share a video of the horrific injuries he suffered after being knocked out by Anthony Joshua in Miami.

The heavyweight boxing fight was a mismatch from the off after the YouTuber was downed on numerous occasions by the British sports star in the bout broadcast exclusively on Netflix.

The fight was ultimately brought to a halt in the sixth round at the Kaseya Center, after a straight right hand from Joshua dealt the final blow.

“Anthony’s a great fighter, I got my ass beat, but that’s what this sport’s about,” said Paul. “I think my jaw is broken by the way.

“Yeah, it’s definitely broke. But man, that was good. A nice little a** whipping from one of the best to ever do it.

“I love this so I’m going to come back and get a world championship belt at some point.”

Anthony Joshua defeated Jake Paul in the sixth round (Ed Mulholland/Getty Images for Netflix)

The influencer later confirmed that his jaw was broken in two places, writing on X (formerly Twitter): “Double broken jaw. Give me Canelo in 10 days.”

He also shared an X-ray photo of his injury, which revealed two breaks.

In footage shared to Instagram, a member of Paul’s team filmed the impact of his injuries, which saw his teeth indented and facing the wrong way.

The clip has been censored on Instagram, while the social media site also slapped a gruesome content warning on the footage.

“It’s fine right,” Paul jokingly captioned the post.

Warning: contains graphic content

After the fight concluded in the sixth round, Paul missed out on much of the media rounds as he instead went to hospital for treatment.

Many critics were left surprised Paul managed to last six rounds against Joshua, though Paul insisted he could have carried on if he had ‘better cardio’.

“I’m not surprised, I just got tired,” he said.

“It was just so much handling his weight. If I had better cardio I could have maybe kept on fighting. But he did amazing and he hits really hard.”

While Joshua dominated the fight, the Brit described the bout as ‘not his best’ performance.

“It wasn’t the best performance. It wasn’t the best,” he said. “The end goal was to get Jake Paul, pin him down and hurt him. That has been the request leading up. That was on my mind.

“It took a bit longer than expected, but the right hand finally found the destination. Jake Paul – he’s done really well tonight. I want to give him his props.”