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| Date | June 28, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Honda Center, Anaheim, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paul wins via 10-round unanimous decision [1] (97–93, 98–92, 99–91) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr was a cruiserweight professional boxing match between YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul and former WBC middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. The bout took place on June 28, 2025, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Jake Paul defeats Chavez Jr via unanimous decision.
On April 18, 2025, Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) announced that Jake Paul would face former WBC middleweight world champion Julio César Chávez Jr in a 10-round professional cruiserweight bout scheduled for June 28, 2025, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, with the fight broadcast on DAZN pay-per-view, a matchup that drew attention due to Paul facing a former world champion and Chávez Jr. competing at cruiserweight in the latter stage of his career, where Paul defeated Chávez Jr by unanimous decision after ten rounds.
| Weight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Min | Notes | |||
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| Main Card (MVP) | ||||||||
| Cruiserweight | Jake Paul | def. | Julio Cesar Chavez Jr | UD | 10 | 3:00 | ||
| Cruiserweight | Gilberto Ramirez (c) | def. | Yuniel Dorticos | UD | 12 | 3:00 | Note 1 | |
| Lightweight | Floyd Schofield | def. | Tevin Farmer | KO | 1/10 | 1:18 | ||
| Welterweight | Julian Rodriguez | def. | Avious Griffin | KO | 10/10 | 2:55 | Note 2 | |
| Welterweight | Raúl Curiel | def. | Victor Ezequiel Rodriguez | KO | 4/10 | 2:09 | Note 3 | |
| Preliminary Card (MVP YouTube channel) | ||||||||
| Super featherweight | René Alvarado | def. | Victor Morales Jr. | UD | 10 | 2:00 | ||
| Lightweight | Holly Holm | def. | Yolanda Vega | UD | 10 | 2:00 | ||
| Super Bantamweight | John Ramirez | def. | Josue Morales | UD | 8 | 3:00 | ||
| Featherweight | Alexander Gueche | def. | Vincent Avina | UD | 8 | 3:00 | ||
| Welterweight | Joel Iriate | def. | Kevin Johnson | UD | 8 | 3:00 | ||
| Heavyweight | Joshua Edwards | def. | Dominicc Hardy | KO | 1/6 | 1:03 | ||
^Note 1 For WBA, WBO cruiserweight titles.
^Note 2 For the WBC USA welterweight title.
^Note 3 For NABF welterweight title.
| Rudy Barragan | Max DeLuca | Steve Weisfeld | |||
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| Paul | Chavez Jr | Paul | Chavez Jr | Paul | Chavez Jr |
| 97 | 93 | 98 | 92 | 99 | 91 |
