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Jake Paul could face Chris Eubank Jr or boxer with 17 first-round KOs as new fight targets emerge

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Jake Paul’s next fight could be against quite literally anyone, with Chris Eubank Jr now in the mix. Paul was brutally knocked out by Anthony Joshua in December in a bizarre heavyweight appearance, which saw him fracture his jaw. Paul is now expected to return after the crushing KO to Joshua Getty His career in the squared circle was in great doubt after he required surgery, with doctors initially suggesting he may never fight again . But the American has since been cleared to return and is now looking at more lucrative bouts. Paul has suggested he would now only return at heavyweight for Francis Ngannou, with smaller and more suitable sized opponents now more likely. And on a new short-list Nakisa Bidarian has named more traditional boxing talent, with Edgar Berlanga and Ryan Garcia potential targets alongside Eubank Jr. He told Sky Sports : “100 per cent he’s boxing again. “Jake wants to fight Ngannou, Ryan Garcia, but Tommy Fury is a fight that makes sense. Edgar Berlanga, that’s a

First report: Britain’s newest world champion offers Chris Eubank Jr a title shot: “That’s the fight I want” — boxingnewsonline.net, 15d