Jake Paul will step within the ring with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in his subsequent combat.
YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul final fought Mike Tyson in an enormous business occasion which he gained in November.
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Now he’ll tackle Chavez Jr, son of boxing legend and Corridor of Famer Julio Cesar Chavez this summer time, based on Ring Journal.
The bout will land within the cruiserweight division, with Paul to shed weight from his win over Tyson at heavyweight.
Chavez Jr is a former world champion, successful the WBC middleweight title in 2011.
He saved the belt earlier than shedding in September 2012 to Sergio Martinez.
The ex-divisional king fought Canelo Alvarez and was badly overwhelmed, which spelled an finish to his days on the high stage.
His final look in opposition to a world-level fighter got here in 2019, the place he was compelled to give up on the stool in opposition to Daniel Jacobs.
The Mexican’s final outing got here on the undercard of Paul’s conflict with Mike Perry final yr.
He fought Uriah Corridor and outpointed him in dominant trend, and does have pure expertise as a boxer.
Chavez Jr had beforehand acquired a suggestion to face Paul on the again finish of final yr.
And WBA president Gilberto Mendoza prompt it could possibly be for a model of their world title.
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However on the time, Paul rejected the method insisting he needed one thing greater and higher.
However it seems he has now made a U-turn and elected to simply accept the conflict.
For the ‘Downside Baby’, he was in talks to face Alvarez early this yr however the bout collapsed.
The boxing famous person determined to pursue a four-fight cope with Turki Alalshikh, which features a mega-fight with Terence Crawford in September.
Paul then pursued Gervonta Davis however that too fell on the closing hurdle, with ‘Tank’ thrust right into a second combat with Lamont Roach.
It’s a large alternative for the social media star, who remains to be trying to show his professional price within the sport.
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In his solely step-up in opposition to a famend boxer, Paul misplaced to Tommy Fury in 2023.
And Chavez Jr beforehand said he would retire and switch his again on the game if Paul secures a well-known victory.
“I can solely discuss myself, not about different folks, I’m not right here to criticise anybody,” he mentioned again in 2021.
“I speak by analysing boxing. I hope I can get a couple of million with Jake Paul. If he beats me, I am going to retire, I do not receives a commission.
“I do not need cash if I do not beat him. Retirement – not enthusiastic about his cash if I don’t win.
“Folks need me to beat him, [Jake Paul] is robust and he is aware of the way to organise the fights effectively at his weight, it might be a matter of reaching an settlement.
“[The Pauls] generate plenty of expectations and cash, a match with me could be good.
“They have not realized the way to combat effectively and I can make the most of that. Jake Paul can punch, however he isn’t a boxer.”
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