Overview
- Jake Paul and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. are set to meet for a 10-round cruiserweight contest on June 28 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
- The event will stream exclusively on DAZN pay-per-view in over 200 countries and is co-promoted by Most Valuable Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions.
- Paul says he must shed 13 pounds to hit the 200-pound limit and has promised a knockout to boost his world title ambitions.
- Chavez Jr. insists this fight is his “third big one,” driven by a desire to erase past regrets from catchweight bouts with Canelo Alvarez and Sergio Martinez.
- The undercard features a unified cruiserweight title clash between Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez and Yuniel Dorticos alongside supporting bouts with Holly Holm and Floyd Schofield.