{"id":71822,"date":"2025-12-03T10:39:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=71822"},"modified":"2025-12-03T10:39:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:39:56","slug":"oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\/","title":{"rendered":"Oleksandr Usyk Raises Concerns For Jake Paul\u2019s Life Ahead Of Anthony Joshua Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Oleksandr Usyk has raised serious concerns for Jake Paul\u2019s life ahead of his bout with former foe Anthony Joshua.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Usyk has revealed he will be praying for Paul, insisting that \u2018AJ\u2019 can \u2018kill this guy\u2019 when the pair meet on December 19.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Oleksandr Usyk Raises Concerns For Jake Paul&#8217;s Life Ahead Of Anthony Joshua Clash<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two-weight undisputed champion and two-time undisputed heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk has raised serious concerns ahead of Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/jake-paul-vs-anthony-joshua-rules\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joshua vs Paul rules<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have been set with the bout taking place in the heavyweight division on December 19 at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. The bout is scheduled for eight three-minute rounds, with \u2018AJ\u2019 limited to weighing 245-pounds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fight is a genuine professional contest, which is unbelievable to think when you consider the accolades of both men. Joshua is a two-time unified heavyweight champion, with Paul\u2019s only notable boxing victories over retired MMA fighters and a 58-year-old Mike Tyson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot of fans feel that Joshua will run through Paul whenever he wants, with several people also raising concerns for Paul\u2019s health. Usyk is one of them. The Ukrainian boxing superstar has not only raised serious concerns for Paul\u2019s health, but concerns for his life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 38-year-old believes that the fight is a complete mismatch, drawing a comparison to a Rolls Royce versus a Fiat. Although Usyk realises boxing is a business and there is millions of pounds in the fight, his concerns over the health of \u2018The Problem Child\u2019 are serious.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/anthony-joshua-cancelled-surprise-fight\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joshua cancelled a surprise fight<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with American heavyweight Casius Chaney in favour of this fight with Paul, which Usyk believes is unsafe and should be monitored extremely carefully.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;JOSHUA KILL JAKE PAUL&quot;\ud83e\udee2<\/p>\n<p>Oleksandr Usyk believes Anthony Joshua is a level above Jake Paul and to pray for him as he wants to fight him in MMA!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JakeJoshua?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JakeJoshua<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/boxing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#boxing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c2ZBUGwHUc\">pic.twitter.com\/c2ZBUGwHUc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BoxingScene.com (@boxingscene) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/boxingscene\/status\/1995837708699308186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Usyk: &#8216;If Anthony Joshua Wants, He Can Kill This Guy&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oleksandr Usyk\u2019s concerns for Jake Paul\u2019s life ahead of his heavyweight showdown with former two-time unified champion Anthony Joshua are genuine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Usyk knows first-hand how hard \u2018AJ\u2019 hits and just how good he is, having shared 24 rounds with the Brit. Although Usyk defeated Joshua relatively comfortably both times, that is at the very elite level of boxing. This is not, hence why \u2018The Cat\u2019 has raised concerns for Paul\u2019s life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking to BoxingScene, the 24-0 undefeated former two-weight undisputed champion revealed that he will be praying for \u2018The Problem Child\u2019 when he gets into the ring with \u2018AJ\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf Anthony Joshua wants, he can kill this guy,\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> said Usyk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cListen, Joshua is an Olympic champion. Jake Paul, sportsman, YouTuber, showman. [Joshua is] a Rolls Royce. [Paul is] a Fiat. It\u2019s true.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s business. More money in this. We need to pray for Jake Paul. I will pray for Jake Paul, because I want to fight Jake Paul in the octagon. UFC!<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d concluded the undefeated Ukrainian boxer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jake Paul tops the list of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/most-followed-boxers-instagram\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">most followed boxers on Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with over 28 million followers, hence why a fight with Anthony Joshua makes financial and business sense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, in terms of actual boxing skill in the ring, the fight makes no sense whatsoever. In fact, it is a total mismatch. Oleksandr Usyk certainly isn\u2019t the only one seriously concerned for Paul\u2019s health with his \u2018AJ\u2019 super-fight just around the corner.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oleksandr Usyk issues a serious warning to Jake Paul ahead of his fight with Anthony Joshua, while speaking to reporters at the WBC Convention \u203c\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vydOymMnAL\">pic.twitter.com\/vydOymMnAL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ringmagazine\/status\/1995901002222907879?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oleksandr Usyk has raised serious concerns for Jake Paul\u2019s life ahead of his bout with former foe Anthony Joshua. Usyk has revealed he will be praying for Paul, insisting that \u2018AJ\u2019 can \u2018kill this guy\u2019 when the pair meet on December 19. Oleksandr Usyk Raises Concerns For Jake Paul&#8217;s Life Ahead Of Anthony Joshua Clash [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":356,"featured_media":20029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-boxing"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Oleksandr Usyk Will \u2018Pray For Jake Paul\u2019 In Anthony Joshua Fight<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Oleksandr Usyk has raised concerns for Jake Paul\u2019s life ahead of his super-fight with Anthony Joshua, who Usyk believes \u2018can kill this guy\u2019.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71822\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Oleksandr Usyk Will \u2018Pray For Jake Paul\u2019 In Anthony Joshua Fight\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Oleksandr Usyk has raised concerns for Jake Paul\u2019s life ahead of his super-fight with Anthony Joshua, who Usyk believes \u2018can kill this guy\u2019.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sportscasting UK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100010816904663\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-03T10:39:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-03T10:39:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Oleksandr-Usyk-Boxing.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"820\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"461\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Paul Kelly\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulkelly98\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Paul Kelly\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Paul Kelly\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6fe4c9fa77487ed3be83ed1acef37142\"},\"headline\":\"Oleksandr Usyk Raises Concerns For Jake Paul\u2019s Life Ahead Of Anthony Joshua Fight\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-03T10:39:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-03T10:39:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":565,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Oleksandr-Usyk-Boxing.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Boxing\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\\\/\",\"name\":\"Oleksandr Usyk Will \u2018Pray For Jake Paul\u2019 In Anthony Joshua Fight\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Oleksandr-Usyk-Boxing.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-03T10:39:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-03T10:39:56+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6fe4c9fa77487ed3be83ed1acef37142\"},\"description\":\"Oleksandr Usyk has raised concerns for Jake Paul\u2019s life ahead of his super-fight with Anthony Joshua, who Usyk believes \u2018can kill this guy\u2019.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Oleksandr-Usyk-Boxing.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Oleksandr-Usyk-Boxing.jpg\",\"width\":820,\"height\":461,\"caption\":\"Oleksandr Usyk - Boxing\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/news\\\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Oleksandr Usyk Raises Concerns For Jake Paul\u2019s Life Ahead Of Anthony Joshua Fight\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/\",\"name\":\"Sportscasting UK\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6fe4c9fa77487ed3be83ed1acef37142\",\"name\":\"Paul Kelly\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/avatar_user_356_1721826839-96x96.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/avatar_user_356_1721826839-96x96.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/avatar_user_356_1721826839-96x96.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Paul Kelly\"},\"description\":\"Paul has worked in the sports journalism industry for several years now, specialising in boxing, MMA, golf and darts. This includes writing breaking news stories, in-depth features, predictions and more. Paul regularly attends live sporting events as both a journalist and as a fan, further adding to his expertise in his specialist sports. Paul is a Director at YouTube channel ESBR Boxing, as well as featuring regularly at BBC Sport NI. This has helped Paul master his knowledge of sports writing, as well as learning new skills with competence and proficiency.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/profile.php?id=100010816904663\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/paull_kelly\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/paul-kelly-16a10b98c\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/paulkelly98\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sportscasting.com\\\/uk\\\/author\\\/paulkelly\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Oleksandr Usyk Will \u2018Pray For Jake Paul\u2019 In Anthony Joshua Fight","description":"Oleksandr Usyk has raised concerns for Jake Paul\u2019s life ahead of his super-fight with Anthony Joshua, who Usyk believes \u2018can kill this guy\u2019.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71822\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Oleksandr Usyk Will \u2018Pray For Jake Paul\u2019 In Anthony Joshua Fight","og_description":"Oleksandr Usyk has raised concerns for Jake Paul\u2019s life ahead of his super-fight with Anthony Joshua, who Usyk believes \u2018can kill this guy\u2019.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\/","og_site_name":"Sportscasting UK","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100010816904663","article_published_time":"2025-12-03T10:39:24+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-12-03T10:39:56+00:00","og_image":[{"width":820,"height":461,"url":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Oleksandr-Usyk-Boxing.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Paul Kelly","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulkelly98","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Paul Kelly","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\/"},"author":{"name":"Paul Kelly","@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/#\/schema\/person\/6fe4c9fa77487ed3be83ed1acef37142"},"headline":"Oleksandr Usyk Raises Concerns For Jake Paul\u2019s Life Ahead Of Anthony Joshua Fight","datePublished":"2025-12-03T10:39:24+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-03T10:39:56+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\/"},"wordCount":565,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Oleksandr-Usyk-Boxing.jpg","articleSection":["Boxing"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\/","url":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\/","name":"Oleksandr Usyk Will \u2018Pray For Jake Paul\u2019 In Anthony Joshua Fight","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Oleksandr-Usyk-Boxing.jpg","datePublished":"2025-12-03T10:39:24+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-03T10:39:56+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/#\/schema\/person\/6fe4c9fa77487ed3be83ed1acef37142"},"description":"Oleksandr Usyk has raised concerns for Jake Paul\u2019s life ahead of his super-fight with Anthony Joshua, who Usyk believes \u2018can kill this guy\u2019.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Oleksandr-Usyk-Boxing.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Oleksandr-Usyk-Boxing.jpg","width":820,"height":461,"caption":"Oleksandr Usyk - Boxing"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/oleksandr-usyk-pray-jake-paul-anthony-joshua\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Oleksandr Usyk Raises Concerns For Jake Paul\u2019s Life Ahead Of Anthony Joshua Fight"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/","name":"Sportscasting UK","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/#\/schema\/person\/6fe4c9fa77487ed3be83ed1acef37142","name":"Paul Kelly","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/avatar_user_356_1721826839-96x96.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/avatar_user_356_1721826839-96x96.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/avatar_user_356_1721826839-96x96.jpg","caption":"Paul Kelly"},"description":"Paul has worked in the sports journalism industry for several years now, specialising in boxing, MMA, golf and darts. This includes writing breaking news stories, in-depth features, predictions and more. Paul regularly attends live sporting events as both a journalist and as a fan, further adding to his expertise in his specialist sports. Paul is a Director at YouTube channel ESBR Boxing, as well as featuring regularly at BBC Sport NI. This has helped Paul master his knowledge of sports writing, as well as learning new skills with competence and proficiency.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100010816904663","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/paull_kelly\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paul-kelly-16a10b98c\/","https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulkelly98"],"url":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/author\/paulkelly\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/356"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71822"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71822\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71823,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71822\/revisions\/71823"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}