Moses Itauma warns Jake Paul about health risks

Rising heavyweight star, Moses Itauma, has fixed his thoughts connected the upcoming combat betwixt Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua. He emphasized that Paul "must measurement the consequences" earlier entering this large match.

Itauma, who returns to the ringing connected January 24 against Jermaine Franklin, believes that the young YouTuber should see however this lucifer volition impact his semipermanent health.

The announcement of the match, scheduled for December 19 successful Miami and broadcast unrecorded connected Netflix, shocked the boxing world. Jake was scheduled to combat WBA lightweight champion Gervonte Davis conscionable a fewer days earlier. While galore praise the courageousness of Paul to judge the combat with the two-time satellite champion, others interest astir his safety.

Safety concerns

talkSPORT's Simon Jordan warned that Jake could endure superior injuries, and Itauma agreed: "Jake Paul needs to occurrence his advisers, the radical who are telling him to instrumentality these fights; it's not good," helium told BBC Sport.

Itauma besides suggested that Paul whitethorn not person been sufficiently informed astir Joshua's past performances, including his brutal knockout of Francis Ngannou successful March 2024 and his decision by Daniel Dubois astatine Wembley 14 months ago.

"Of course, there's wealth involved, but astatine the aforesaid time, it's conscionable absurd," Moses added.

"I don't deliberation Jake is atrocious for boxing; I deliberation he's good. I similar what he's doing for women's boxing. I conscionable deliberation helium needs to measurement up the consequences. I don't know, £50m versus my health? Cars and watches versus not being capable to accidental your ain name? Is it worthy it?"

"But personally, if I were Jake Paul's brother, I would beryllium precise worried," Itauma concluded.

This is simply a connection for each the fans and critics who travel his vocation and privation to recognize however important it is to equilibrium ambition and information successful the ring.