Key takeaways:
- Netflix reported an average-minute audience of 33 million for Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua.
- The fight was Netflix’s No. 1 program in 45 countries, including the U.S., U.K. and Canada.
- Anthony Joshua knocked Paul out in the sixth round; Paul suffered a broken jaw and is recovering.
- The event produced the highest-grossing boxing gate in Kaseya Center history and drew additional commercial viewers.
H2: Netflix numbers — 33 million average viewers
Netflix says the pay-per-view boxing match between Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua drew an average-minute audience of 33 million viewers globally. That metric measures the average number of people watching any given minute of the live stream, and Netflix confirmed the figure in a release on Tuesday following the Miami event.
H3: Global reach and commercial viewership
The platform said Paul vs. Joshua ranked No. 1 on Netflix in 45 countries, including the U.S., U.K., Canada, Germany, Australia, Mexico and Argentina. Everpass, a commercial-streaming analytics service, estimated an additional 600,000 viewers watched the fight at bars, restaurants and other commercial locations.
H3: How the number stacks up
This was the second major boxing event Netflix has streamed this year. Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford in September drew an average-minute audience of 41.5 million. Netflix also noted that Paul’s November 2024 exhibition against Mike Tyson remains the most-streamed sporting event on the platform, peaking at 108 million viewers.
H2: The fight — sixth-round knockout and injury
Inside the Kaseya Center in Miami, former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua landed the fight-ending right hand that knocked Jake Paul out in the sixth round. Paul, 28, suffered a broken jaw and later underwent surgery. He has posted about the injury on social media and has already vowed a return to the ring.
H3: Fight context and promotion
Paul entered the bout as a heavy underdog against Joshua, a former Olympic gold medalist and two-time heavyweight world champion. The match was co-promoted by Paul’s Most Valuable Productions and EverWonder. Organizers said the event produced the highest-grossing boxing gate in Kaseya Center history.
H2: What this means for boxing on streaming platforms
The high streaming numbers underscore the appetite for crossover and high-profile boxing events on OTT platforms. Netflix’s push into live sports — highlighted by multiple major boxing cards this year — shows streaming services can attract huge global audiences for live sporting spectacles.
Short, clear takeaway
Netflix’s reported 33 million average-minute viewers confirm the global reach of the Paul–Joshua event, even as the boxing community continues to debate matchups and sanctioning. The knockout finish, the commercial reach and the record gate at Kaseya Center combined to make the event a major streaming success.
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