Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. live updates, results and analysis

Jake Paul returns to the boxing ringing to instrumentality connected Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. successful a 10-round cruiserweight bout connected Saturday astatine the Honda Center successful Anaheim, California (DAZN PPV).

Paul (11-1, 7 KOs) is riding a five-fight winning streak since losing a divided determination to Tommy Fury successful February 2023. Paul defeated erstwhile heavyweight king Mike Tyson by unanimous determination successful November.

Chavez (54-6-1, 34 KOs) is simply a erstwhile WBC middleweight satellite champion. He won the title with a bulk determination triumph against Sebastian Zbik successful June 2011, and made 3 palmy defenses. Chavez volition beryllium warring astatine cruiserweight for the 3rd consecutive fight.

There's a batch astatine involvement for Paul successful this fight. With a triumph implicit Chavez, Paul could participate the WBC rankings astatine 200 pounds, getting a measurement person to his extremity of warring for a satellite title.

"The WBC ratings committee has been pursuing Jake Paul's career," WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman told ESPN. "If helium defeats Chavez, and depending connected however the combat plays out, the committee volition marque the decision. It's precise apt [Paul volition beryllium ranked] if helium wins convincingly."

Also connected the card, Gilberto Ramirez puts his WBO and WBA cruiserweight titles connected the enactment against Yuniel Dorticos, and Hall of Famer Holly Holm makes her instrumentality to boxing aft 12 years away. She faces Yolanda Vega successful a lightweight bout.

Stay present for unrecorded updates, results and round-by-round investigation from Andreas Hale.