The battle between Jake Paul and Mexican
Paul (11-1, 7 KOs) will tackle a former WBC middleweight champion, Chavez Jr. (54-6-1, 34 KOs), revealed The Drawback Kid’s firm, Most Worthwhile Promotions (MVP), and it is going to be a 10-round battle within the 200-pound class, reported ESPN.
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The occasion shall be co-promoted by MVP and Golden Boy Promotions, Oscar De La Hoya‘s firm.
“5 years in the past, I stepped into the ring for my skilled debut after only one beginner battle, and each battle since then has been one step nearer to my world title,” Paul advised ESPN.
I simply beat the baddest man on the planet (Mike Tyson), and now I am going through a former champion that the fraud Canelo Alvarez could not knock out.
The date and venue for the battle has been set
The occasion will happen on June 28 this 12 months and shall be held on the Honda Middle in Anaheim, California, MVP revealed to ESPN.
“Chavez Jr. is Mexican, however I, ‘El Gallo De Dorado’, have the need and coronary heart of the good Mexican boxers. On Saturday, June 28, reside on DAZN PPV, I’ll knock out Julio and make Chavez Sr. proud like Jr. by no means has,” mentioned Paul.
The announcement of the battle comes simply months after a proposed battle between Paul and Canelo Alvarez fell via on the final minute, in favor of a four-fight cope with Riyadh Season for the Mexican champion.
Paul then sought a battle with Gervonta “Tank” Davis. Nevertheless, Davis’ controversial majority draw in opposition to Lamont Roach Jr. in March pissed off these plans, as Davis is now anticipated to hunt a direct rematch with Roach.
After the failure of two extremely profitable fights, Paul turned to Chavez, a former world champion and son of one of many best boxing legends on the planet.
“Chavez Jr. has all the time been on the record of fighters that Jake Paul has checked out,” mentioned Nakisa Bidarian, co-founder of MVP. “After the battle with Tyson, the unique plan was to battle Chavez Jr. subsequent. Nevertheless, the chance with Canelo introduced itself and we suspended talks with Chavez.”
The second world champion in Paul’s race
The 39-year-old son of the “Nice Mexican Champion” would be the second former world champion Paul has confronted, though the earlier champion who misplaced to the ex-YouTuber received his first world championship greater than a decade earlier than Paul was born.
In November 2024, Paul received a unanimous determination over former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, 58; the final time Chavez held a significant world title was in 2012.
Since dropping the WBC title to Sergio Martinez in 2012, Chavez’s profession has been erratic and inconsistent, with the Mexican’s document standing at 8-6 after beginning with a 46-0-1 document.
Chavez Jr.’s efficiency has considerably declined, with a unanimous determination loss to Alvarez in 2017 and an embarrassing defeat to former MMA champion Anderson Silva in 2021.
His final battle was on the undercard of Paul’s battle with Mike Perry final July, when Chavez outpointed MMA fighter Uriah Corridor in a six-round bout.
Though Chavez is way from the shape he was in initially of his profession, the previous champion believes that his issues are behind him and that he’ll be capable to flip the state of affairs round in opposition to “El Gallo”.
“Initially, I’ll show what I can do now that the whole lot is so as in my life, each mentally and bodily,” Chavez mentioned in a press release. “I really feel rejuvenated and 10 years youthful. Secondly, I need to thank MVP for taking the danger of combating me.
“Sadly for Paul, they are going to have a giant drawback this June, one which they won’t know find out how to resolve. Hopefully, after I win, individuals won’t underestimate this victory,” concluded Chavez Jr.
