Jake Paul says he broke his jaw during Anthony Joshua fight

Jake Paul stepped into the ring with Anthony Joshua and didn’t get the result he wanted in the Netflix main event on Friday night.

Paul was knocked out in the sixth round of the fight and told Ariel Helwani during the post-fight interview that he would be taking a break to recover.

“I think my jaw is broke, by the way,'' Paul said during his in-ring interview. "It's definitely broke.”

Joshua was credited with knocking Paul down on multiple occasions during the contest.

Paul was not fully discouraged about his boxing future following the loss, but said he would take some time off to recover and figure out his next fight.

Paul sustained a bloodied mouth after Joshua delivered a right-handed punch to the face in the corner. Paul dropped to the ground and the fight was declared over by the referee.

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"The end goal was to get Jake Paul, pin him down and hurt him," Joshua said during an in-ring interview. "… It took a little bit longer than expected. But, the right hand finally found its destination."

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Jake Paul injury update after boxer says he broke his jaw