Jake Paul is returning to the boxing ring this summer season.
Promotional officers confirmed to MMA Preventing that Paul is about to face former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in a cruiserweight matchup. The occasion takes place June 28 on the Honda Middle in Anaheim, Calif, and streams on DAZN pay-per-view.
Ring Journal was first to report the matchup.
Paul makes his first look in 2025 coming off of his choice win over Mike Tyson in November. Since struggling his first professional loss to Tommy Fury in February 2023, Paul has rattled off 5 straight victories, together with a call win in opposition to Nate Diaz in August 2023, and a sixth-round knockout win over present BKFC celebrity Mike Perry this previous July.
Previous to this bout, a bout between Paul and Canelo Alvarez was within the works for Might, however the combat didn’t materialize after Alvarez signed a cope with Turki Alalshikh’s Riyadh Season promotion.
Chavez has received two straight bouts, together with a call win over ex-UFC middleweight Uriah Corridor this previous July on the Paul vs. Perry occasion. Chavez additionally confronted former UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva in June 2021, the place he dropped a call to Silva in Mexico.
Within the co-main occasion, Gilberto Ramirez faces Yuniel Dorticos in a cruiserweight championship contest.
