Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul go head-to-head in Miami on Friday evening, but they won’t be the only spectacle on show inside Florida’s Kaseya Center
11:36, 19 Dec 2025
The American gains lots of attention online (Image: Instagram/@marissaayerss)
Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul’s clash will feature stunning ring girl Marissa Ayers – a social media influencer and model rumoured to be dating an NFL quarterback.
The 22-year-old rose to stardom after she was front and centre during Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano’s bout earlier this year and will now be one of those holding the cards when Paul and Joshua do battle on Friday evening.
Ayers has sent tongues wagging on social media time and again with her posts, but some recent public appearances have fans speculating that she is dating Jaxson Dart of the NFL’s New York Football Giants.
Marissa Ayers will be a ring girl for Jake Paul’s fight against Anthony Joshua(Image: Instagram/@marissaayerss)
Since bursting onto the scene with her appearances at Taylor vs Serrano in July 2025, Ayers has built up a massive online presence. The model boasts over 400,000 followers on Instagram.
It is on this app that fans have reacted adoringly to some of her more risque posts, with another notable ring girl commenting under one of her pictures: “Perfect! You are everything.”
Such praise came from Sydney Thomas, who herself has almost 1 million followers on the platform and sprang into the public eye with her appearance as a ring girl during Paul’s clash with a 58-year-old Mike Tyson last year.
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Thomas isn’t the only one who has lauded Ayers’ figure though, as another fan said: “You’re so perfect!” A second commented: “So pretty and love the fit!”
Ayers has also made headlines thanks to some dating rumours linking her with Giants quarterback Dart. Dart, a college standout with Ole Miss, was drafted by the Giants 25th overall earlier this year.
Dart has ascended to a starting role at the MetLife Stadium, with head coach Brian Daboll naming him the starter over Russell Wilson in late September. Since then, he has proven to be a lethal dual-threat playcaller.
Ayers has worked at big bouts before(Image: Instagram/@marissaayerss)The 22-year-old has been pictured with NFL star Jaxson Dart(Image: Getty)
Rumours that Ayers and Dart were dating began after the pair were allegedly spotted together at a Halloween party in October. Ayers was then present when the Giants took on the New England Patriots earlier in December, and she took a photo with Dart while hugging him after the match had ended.
Dart has liked several of her posts on social media and Ayers dropped a hint regarding the Giants in a vlog on TikTok, where she could be seen sporting a team T-shirt. She will now take center stage as Paul and Joshua brawl in Miami, though she won’t be the only ring girl there.
Journi Carr will join Marissa Ayers in Miami(Image: Instagram/@journicarr)Raphaela Milagres has worked at Jake Paul events in the past(Image: Instagram/@raphamilagres)
It has been confirmed that the 22-year-old will hold the cards alongside 25-year-old Texas-based model and influencer Journi Carr. She also has a vast online following, sharing glimpses into her glamorous life.
A third ring girl will feature in the form of 30-year-old Raphaela Milagres. She has been present at several events featuring Paul, including the bout that catapulted Ayers into the limelight in July.
This trio will be in the ring during the breaks between each of the rounds of this eight-round affair, with the two-time heavyweight champion Joshua taking on massive underdog Paul.
