Jake Paul's next opponent has been confirmed.
Paul, fresh off beating Mike Tyson in 2024, will face Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in the summer of 2025.
Here, we have all you need to know for Paul's next bout.
Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will take place on Saturday, June 28th.
The ring walk time for Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is yet to be announced.
Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will take place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will be broadcast on DAZN Pay-Per-View.
There are no titles at stake in Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
11-1 (7 KOs)
Jake Paul got off to a 6-0 start to his professional boxing career, mostly facing other celebrities and some former MMA fighters in that span.
He won his first three fights via knockout, beating fellow YouTuber AnEsonGib and former UFC fighter Ben Askren via first-round knockout in his first and third fights, respectively.
He suffered his first loss in February 2023, losing to Tommy Fury via split decision.
Paul has not lost since, beating Nate Diaz, Andre August, Ryan Bourland, Mike Perry, and most recently, Mike Tyson.
54-6 (34 KOs)
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., at 39 years old, has had a long and impressive boxing career.
From his debut in September 2003 to September 2005, he fought and won 22 times to start his pro career 22-0.
Chavez Jr. drew Carlos Molina on points in his 24th professional fight, the first time he didn't win in his pro career. He got revenge on Molina in his next fight, winning via mixed decision.
That started a 17-fight winning streak, before a no contest against Troy Rowland in November 2009. He fought and bewat John Duddy via unanimous decision in his next fight to win the WBC Silver middleweight title.
He retained the Silver title agaisnt Billy Lyell before beating Sebastian Zbik for the full WBC Middleweight title in June 2011. He then successfully defended it against Peter Manfredo Jr., Marco Antonio Rubio, and Andy Lee before losing it to Sergio Martinez in September 2012.
He has had plenty of mixed results since his title reign. He beat Brian Vera twice, lost to Andrzej Fonfara, picked up two straight wins before losing to Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas in 2017, and he has gone 4-3 in his seven fights since then.
Chavez Jr. has fought just once since 2021, beating Uriah Hall on the undercard of Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry in June 2024.