Overview
- Hours after winning BBC Sports Personality of the Year, McIlroy flew from Manchester back to the U.S. and attended the Miami bout at the Kaseya Center.
- Asked about a career switch after watching from ringside, McIlroy said he had no interest in boxing and was happy to keep playing golf.
- Anthony Joshua beat Jake Paul by referee stoppage in the sixth round after a bout that stretched beyond many expectations.
- Following a turbulent fourth round, referee Christopher Young admonished both fighters, telling them the fans "didn't pay to see this crap."
- Post-fight reports say Paul suffered a broken jaw and was taken for treatment, while separate reporting points to unconfirmed talk of a potential Joshua–Tyson Fury fight in Riyadh in 2026.