On Saturday, June 28, boxer-turned-boxer Jake Paul will face former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in California.
In a much-anticipated but underwhelming contest in November, American Paul, 28, defeated 58-year-old Mike Tyson in a divisive match.
Chavez Jr., the 39-year-old son of legendary three-division world boxing champion Julio Cesar Chavez, has only ever competed once since 2021.
After a single amateur fight, Paul said, “I made my professional debut five years ago, and every fight since has been a step toward becoming a world champion.”
Paul, who gained notoriety by making prank videos on YouTube, has won 11 games, most of them against former UFC competitors. In 2023, he only lost to British actor Tommy Fury.
Between 2011 and 2012, Mexican Chavez Jr. won 53 of his 61 fights and held the WBC middleweight title.
He and pound-for-pound sensation Saul ‘Canelo ‘Alvarez went the distance in 2017, but he lost to Anderson Silva, a former UFC champion, in a 2021 boxing match.
Fans booed Chavez Jr. after his poor point performance over former MMA fighter Uriah Hall in July.
Chavez Jr. said, “I will show what I can do now that everything is in the right place in my life, both mentally and physically.”
“I feel energized and ten years my senior.”
The boxers will use standard 10oz gloves for the cruiserweight fight, which will last for ten three-minute rounds.
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Source: BBC
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