Fight between Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua takes place on December 19th

Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua is actually real – the fight will end in a few weeks!!

After his matchup with Gervonta Davis was scrapped, El Gallo will now face the former heavyweight champion in a professional fight on December 19 at the Kaseya Center in Miami… and Netflix will be streaming the whole thing.

Joshua is by far Paul’s biggest challenge yet: he’s not in his 50s (he’s 36), he’s not a former MMA fighter, and he hasn’t washed yet.

Joshua has a record of 28-4…with 25 of his wins by knockout. He’s still active… with recent wins Francis Ngannou, Otto Wallin, Robert HeleniusAnd Jermain Franklin.

Although his most recent fight was a defeat, it was by no means a stumbling block; he fell Daniel Dubois with the IBF heavyweight title on the line.

TMZ Sports actually spoke to Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearnin October … and he told us that the two sides were quite interested in starting a fight, but some business issues were getting in the way.

Hearn said the status of the Paul-Joshua fight really depended on what happened with Davis… but that was before Tank’s latest issues torpedoed the Nov. 14 tilt.