Overview

• Paul extended his professional record to 12-1 with a unanimous decision victory (99-91, 97-93, 98-92) over Julio César Chávez Jr. at Anaheim’s Honda Center on June 28.
• His win was met with boos from the crowd despite official sanctioning by the California State Athletic Commission.
• Paul has instructed his team to pursue defamation claims against Piers Morgan for labeling the bout a “staged farce.”
• Promoter Nakisa Bidarian and boxer Ryan Garcia defended the match’s legitimacy, noting it was a fully sanctioned 10-round cruiserweight contest.
• In the aftermath, Paul publicly called out Anthony Joshua, Gervonta Davis, Badou Jack, Tommy Fury and Gilberto Ramirez as his next targets.