Jake Paul to face MMA star Cedric Doumbe in Dubai boxing bout

Most Valuable Promotions has announced Jake Paul will face MMA star Cedric Doumbe in an eight-round cruiserweight bout on December 24 in Dubai.

• Paul returns to the ring for the first time since his sixth-round knockout loss to Anthony Joshua in December, in which he suffered a broken jaw.
• Doumbe, a Cameroon-born former Glory kickboxing world champion, is 6-1 in MMA and holds a 9-second knockout from 2023.
• Doumbe's only professional boxing appearance came in April 2015, when he recorded a win.
• Paul and Doumbe are scheduled for news conferences November 10 in Paris and November 12 in Dubai.