After a failed try and lure Canelo Alvarez into the ring and seeing the potential of a showdown with Gervonta “Tank” Davis fade away, Jake Paul set his sights on a brand new goal: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. The 2 will sq. off on June 28 on the Honda Heart in Anaheim, California. Although Chavez Jr. was a WBC middleweight world champion, the 28-year-old doesn’t appear to be fearful. “That is the hardest combat of his profession to date,” mentioned Jake Paul. “And I’ll humiliate him and make him give up, like he at all times does.”
And in case you thought this combat was an remoted one, Jake Paul already has his sights set on his subsequent high-profile opponent. Who?
Jake Paul turns up the warmth in coaching for combat in opposition to Chvez Jr.
A number of hours in the past, Ring Journal set social media ablaze with a provocative submit on X:
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“Jai Opetaia advised The Ring that he won’t knock out Gilberto Ramirez if he desires to combat Jake Paul,” the caption learn.
Why would a reigning champion like Jai Opetaia keep away from knocking out Zurdo?
The reply could also be much less about compassion and extra about business worth. Though Opetaia has a date with Claudio Squeo on June 8, he’s already desirous about a unification combat with Ramirez, though the latter has different names (and figures) on his thoughts.
Opetaia, who regarded razor sharp when he knocked out David Nyika in simply 4 rounds this January in Queensland, defending his IBF cruiserweight title, is aware of that boxing is not nearly belts: it is about enterprise. And prefer it or not, it attracts eyeballs and PPV (pay-per-view) gross sales. For his half, Ramirez has left his choices open since defeating Dorticos, saying he is able to combat “whoever”, and Opetaia is aware of precisely what which means.
Can Jake Paul deal with Opetaia’s strain?
Final month, Jake Paul appeared at a press convention in Hollywood surrounded by two championship belts and a cruiserweight world champion. Whether or not symbolic or a transparent technique, the scene confirmed a person who’s planning his subsequent transfer, one that would embody a title combat in opposition to Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez. The WBO and WBA cruiserweight world champion was only a few toes away, and Jake Paul made no secret of his ambition.
However first issues first: Jake Paul’s combat in opposition to former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. looms on June 28. Ramirez will share the cardboard, defending his title within the co-main occasion in opposition to the highly effective Yuniel Dorticos. At 33 years of age, Ramirez is used to huge challenges, however he has additionally not ignored the media hype surrounding the Ohio boxer. When requested about the potential of going through him, he didn’t rule it out:
“I’ve to maintain this opponent first,” he mentioned in reference to Dorticos. “After this combat, whoever, it would not matter.”
Even so, Jake Paul wants greater than braveness to enter the world title dialog.
