Julio Cesar Chavez Jr reveals why he turned down offer from KSI to fight rival Jake Paul instead
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JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR revealed he turned down the chance to fight KSI - to instead take on Jake Paul.
The former middleweight world champion returns on Saturday against YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul - live on DAZN PPV.
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But Chavez snubbed the chance to face Paul's arch rival KSI - believing Paul was the more lucrative option.
He said: "It's impossible to explain but everybody wants the best thing for themselves.
"I want the best fights. Jake is popular, Jake he beat Mike Tyson. So Jake wants to fight me.
"I had another fight with KSI, another YouTuber from the UK but I preferred to fight Jake Paul because he's more popular and a better fighter than KSI."
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KSI, 32, has not fought since suffering his first defeat as a boxer, losing a controversial decision to Tommy Fury, 26, in October 2023.
He was due to return against MMA star Dillon Danis, 31, in March before pulling out with illness.
KSI's manager Mams Taylor - co-founder of Misfits Boxing - claimed they walked away from a deal to fight Chavez to focus on other opponents.
Paul, 28, meanwhile is coming off a victory over Mike Tyson in November in a bout marred in controversy amid the age gap.
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Paul revealed:"Mike even taught me some things in the ring.
"He was hard to hit that head movement off the centre and he had a lot of power, which is why I had to be careful in there, so I just fought a smart fight."
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