Jake Paul has his next opponent after a victory over Mike Tyson over Netflix last fall. (Images Kevin Jairaj-Imagn)
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Jake Paul will face a former boxing world champion for the second time in his career when he faces Julio César Chávez Jr. on June 28 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Paul against Chávez will broadcast on Dazn around the world.
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Paul (11-1, 7 Kos) won a unilateral unanimous decision against the former truck champion, Mike Tyson, in November. A record of 65 million households listened to the Terna action on Netflix, while Tyson, 58, only won 18 strokes in eight laps. It was the fifth consecutive victory of Paul since a defeat for the decision divided against Tommy Fury in February 2023.
Chávez (54-6-1, 34 KOS) is the son of the legendary Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Sr. although Chávez Jr. has won a world in boxing, his career in sport has been underrocraging.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. brings a famous name but a somewhat dull reputation in this fight with Paul. (Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY SPORTS)
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He won the WBC average weight title in 2011 and produced three successful belt defenses before losing the championship against Sergio Martinez in 2012. Chávez lost a laundering against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in 2017.
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At his next important outing against Daniel Jacobs, Chávez encouraged a small -scale riot at the Phx Arena in Phoenix. The Mexican was overweight of five pounds during the official weighing for the competition and resigned on his stool after five laps, to the great disappointment of his father, who put his head in his hands after learning his son's decision.
Chávez, 39, put an end to a two and a half years layoff against the Paul against Michael Perry Undercard in July, winning a decision on the veteran of the UFC Uriah Hall.
Chávez and Jake Paul share a common opponent: the former average weight champion of the UFC Anderson Silva. Paul won a unanimous decision on Silva in October 2022, while Chavez Jr. lost a shared decision against Silva the previous year in Mexico.
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In the co-functionality of the night, Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez will defend his unified WBA and WBO Cruiserweight titles against the compulsory challenger Yuniel Dorticos.
Ramirez (47-1, 30 ko) beat Chris Billam-Smith of Great Britain in November in Riyadh to unify the WBA and WBO belts. DORICOS (27-2, 25 KOS) is a former world champion twice-weight.
