Jake Paul to face ex-champ Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in first fight since beating Mike Tyson
Jake Paul will face a former boxing world champion for the second time in his career when he takes on Julio César Chávez Jr. on June 28 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Paul vs. Chávez will stream on DAZN worldwide.
Paul (11-1, 7 KOs) won a one-sided unanimous decision over legendary former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson in November. A record 65 million households tuned in to the lackluster action on Netflix, as the 58-year-old Tyson landed just 18 punches in eight rounds. It was Paul's fifth consecutive win since a split-decision loss to Tommy Fury in February 2023.
Chávez (54-6-1, 34 KOs) is the son of legendary Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Sr. Although Chávez Jr. has won a world title in boxing, his career in the sport has been underwhelming.
He won the WBC middleweight title in 2011 and made three successful defenses of the belt before losing the championship to Sergio Martinez in 2012. Chávez lost a shutout to Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in 2017.
In his next significant outing against Daniel Jacobs, Chávez incited a small-scale riot at the PHX Arena in Phoenix. The Mexican was five pounds overweight at the official weigh-in for the contest and quit on his stool after five rounds, much to the disappointment of his father, who famously put his head in his hands after learning of his son's decision.
Chávez, 39, ended a two-and-a-half-year layoff on the Paul vs. Michael Perry undercard in July, winning a decision over the former UFC fighter Uriah Hall.
Chávez and Jake Paul share one common opponent: Former UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva. Paul won a unanimous decision over Silva in October 2022, while Chavez Jr. lost a split decision to Silva the year before in Mexico.
In the night's co-feature, Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez will defend his unified WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles against mandatory challenger Yuniel Dorticos.
Ramirez (47-1, 30 KOs) beat Britain's Chris Billam-Smith in November in Riyadh to unify the WBA and WBO belts. Dorticos (27-2, 25 KOs) is a former two-time cruiserweight world champion.
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