Jake Paul walked away with the win on June 28 when he confronted Julio Cesar Chavez Jr at Honda Middle in Anaheim, CA. Making his first ring look of the 12 months, the native of Cleveland, Ohio defeated his opponent from Mexico by unanimous resolution.
Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) was the extra lively fighter, dictated the tempo and outlanded Chavez Jr. (54-7-1, 34 KOs). The latter fought again and had some success within the later rounds. In the long run, the scores had been 99-91, 97-93, and 98-92. One decide gave Paul 9 rounds out of 10, with just one spherical getting into favor of Chavez Jr.
Jake Paul returned to cruiserweight after dealing with Mike Tyson in a heavyweight bout final August. With the victory over Chavez Jr., the 28-year-old earned his sixth win in a row.
Former middleweight champion Chavez Jr. additionally stepped by way of the ropes for the primary time this 12 months. The 39-year-old native of Culiacan, Sinaloa noticed his two-fight profitable streak snapped.
“It was nice. I really like that he introduced a superb battle in the long run, Jake Paul stated on the post-fight press convention. “I feel the followers obtained to see a terrific battle, with him popping out and throwing punches at me, and it makes me higher. It brings the perfect out of me.”
“I began catching his photographs, firing again, and I needed to elevate tonight, rise to a unique stage. I’m glad the followers obtained to see me take some hits, however on the finish of the day, it’s all good. I really like a superb battle.”
On Paul vs Chavez undercard
Within the 12-round co-feature, two-division champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (48-1, 30 KOs) of Mexico defeated Cuba’s former two-time cruiserweight champion Yuniel Dorticos (27-3, 25 KOs) by unanimous resolution. With the victory, Ramirez made his first profitable protection of the unified WBA and WBO 200-pound belts. The scores had been 115-112, 115-112, and 117-110.
Amongst different Paul vs Chavez outcomes, Raul Curiel (16-0-1, 14 KOs) of Mexico stopped Uruguay’s Victor Ezequiel Rodriguez (16-1-1, 9 KOs) within the fourth spherical at welterweight. On his strategy to victory, Curiel scored a knockdown, delivering a four-punch mixture. The time of the stoppage was 2:09 into the spherical.
Julian Rodriguez (24-1, 15 KOs) of Hoboken, NJ knocked out Avious Griffin (17-1, 16 KOs) of Chattanooga, TN within the tenth spherical of their matchup at welterweight. Rodriguez dominated Griffin after touchdown an enormous hook. The time was 2:55 into the spherical.
Floyd Schofield (19-0, 13 KOs) of Jersey Metropolis, NJ eradicated former champion Tevin Farmer (33-9-1, 8 KOs) of Philadelphia, PA within the first spherical at light-weight. Schofield twice despatched Farmer to the canvas, and the referee stepped in to name it a day whereas he was on the sting of flooring him once more. The time was 1:18 into the spherical.
On Paul vs Chavez prelims
Atop the Paul vs Chavez prelims, former UFC bantamweight and WBC welterweight champion Holly Holm (34-2-3, 9 KOs) of Albuquerque, NM efficiently returned to the boxing ring, incomes a unanimous resolution over Yolanda Vega Ochoa (10-1, 1 KO) of Mexico. After 10 rounds at light-weight, all three judges scored the battle 100-90.
Plus, John “Scrappy” Ramirez (15-1, 9 KOs) defeated Josue Jesus Morales (38-19-5, 14 KOs) by unanimous resolution at tremendous flyweight. After eight rounds, the scores had been 79-73, 80-72, and 80-72.
