Nigeria, Dec. 21 -- Anthony Joshua left Jake Paul with devastating injuries after breaking the American's jaw in two places during their heavyweight fight in Miami.

This clearly underlined the gulf in power and experience between the former two-time world champion and the YouTuber-turned-boxer.

The BBC reports Paul has since undergone surgery, with two titanium plates fitted to stabilise his jaw and several teeth removed following the damage inflicted by Joshua's punches.

The 28-year-old was stopped in the sixth round after failing to beat the referee's count, having been dropped repeatedly as Joshua's sustained pressure finally overwhelmed him.

The severity of the injury became clear immediately after the bout, with Paul admitting in...