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Jake Paul faces an enormous new challenge. On Friday, two-time unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua tests Paul's resilience against a larger, more decorated boxer with athleticism to spare. Paul vs. Joshua headlines Netflix's latest boxing card from the Kaseya Center in Miami.

Paul, to his credit, is fighting an uphill battle on Friday. The social influencer-turned-boxer made strides in the fight game by targeting the most popular opponents whom he had the greatest physical advantages over, namely, in terms of size, age, or both. Standing across from Paul on Friday is former heavyweight champ Joshua: a stronger, bigger, more powerful, and far more experienced foe. Joshua admits that anything short of a swift victory would be a failure on his part.

The undercard features more fighters from under the Most Valuable Promotions banner. That includes recent signing Alycia Baumgardner, who looks to defend her unified junior lightweight titles against Leila Beaudoin in the co-main event. Baumgardner, 31, reached undisputed status at junior lightweight in 2023. She made three defenses of the crown before vacating the WBC title to take this fight. Plus, former UFC champions are set to clash when Anderson Silva, 50, battles Tyron Woodley, 43, at cruiserweight. 

Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua fight predictions, undercard, odds, start time for showdown in Miami
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Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua fight predictions, undercard, odds, start time for showdown in Miami

CBS Sports will be with you throughout the entire way on Friday, beginning with the start of the main card broadcast at 8 p.m. ET, so be sure to follow along with the live results and highlights. Be sure to check out our predictions and expert picks for the main event.

Watch Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua

Date: Friday, Dec. 19
Location: Kaseya Center -- Miami
Start time: 8 p.m. ET
Watch live: Netflix | Price: $7.99 and up in the United States

Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua match card

  • Anthony Joshua -1200 vs. Jake Paul +700, heavyweights
  • Alycia Baumgardner (c) -1400 vs. Leila Beaudoin +750, unified junior lightweight title
  • Anderson Silva -275 vs. Tyron Woodley +210, cruiserweights
  • Jahmal Harvey -3500 vs. Kevin Cervantes +1300, junior lightweights

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