# ‘My boss will pay me to knock him out’ – Doumbe

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/my-boss-will-pay-me-to-knock-him-out-doumbe/
- Published: 2026-11-11T11:47:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T12:37:39+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/cm752n322gn9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Sport

## Key points

- Doumbe and Paul meet in Dubai on Christmas Eve.
- Their bout is an eight-round cruiserweight boxing match.
- Paul says he will retire if Doumbe beats him.

## Summary

Cedric Doumbe will fight Jake Paul in a professionally sanctioned boxing bout in Dubai on Christmas Eve, describing the chance to knock out his “boss” as “crazy”. The fight follows Paul’s defeat by Anthony Joshua last December and is notable because Doumbe is signed to the PFL, which merged with Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions.

The eight-round cruiserweight contest will use 10oz gloves. Paul, 29, has won 12 of his 14 professional fights, while 34-year-old Doumbe has only one professional boxing bout, a win in 2015, and has won two of three MMA fights since joining the PFL. Doumbe called Paul a “joke” and said he was not training seriously; Paul said he would retire if he lost.

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