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Jake Paul vs Chavez Jr.: Fight date, time, venue, odds, where to watch, how to buy tickets and full main card
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Jake Paul is set to take on Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in a cruiserweight boxing match. The event, scheduled for Saturday, June 28, will be held at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The main card starts at 8 p.m. ET, 5 p.m. PT and will be streamed live on Paul gained attention after his last match against Mike Tyson, which aired on Netflix. That bout attracted more than 60 million viewers, according to the platform. Since then, Paul and his brother Logan Paul launched a reality show, 'Paul American,' on HBO Max. The show received average this next match, Paul is set to face Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., who is a former boxing world champion. This will be Paul's first fight against an opponent with a world title Jr. is still an active fighter. He once held the WBC middleweight championship. During his time at the top, he defeated Andy Lee and fought well-known opponents like Sergio Martinez, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, and Daniel Jacobs. He lost to Martinez in a close bout, and underperformed against Alvarez and last fought more than a year ago. In contrast, Paul has fought seven times since 2020. This difference in recent ring experience may play a role in the fought Tyson at heavyweight. For this match, he must drop nearly 30 pounds to make the 200-pound cruiserweight limit. Chavez, however, fought his best matches at 160 pounds. This shift in weight could impact both Chavez's history, betting lines favor Paul. He is a stronger favorite against Chavez than he was against Tyson, showing confidence from the betting fighters have faced Anderson Silva in the past. Paul won by unanimous decision in 2022. Chavez lost to Silva a year earlier. Silva believes Chavez was not focused during their fight. He now thinks Chavez has a better chance to beat Paul if he is disciplined and has claimed he has been sober for 20 months and is committed to another strong showing. Whether that version of Chavez shows up remains to be Paul has a record of 11 wins and 1 loss. Chavez Jr. holds a record of 54 wins, 6 losses, and 1 draw. The fight will be shown as a pay-per-view on DAZN. Subscribers can purchase it for $ main event ring walk is expected around 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT. Tickets are still available on platforms like TicketNetwork, VividSeats, and Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (Main Event)Cruiserweight: Gilberto Ramirez vs. Yuniel Dorticos (Title Fight)Lightweight: Holly Holm vs. Yolanda VegaLightweight: Floyd Schofield vs. Tevin FarmerWelterweight: Avious Griffin vs. Julian RodriguezWelterweight: Raul Curiel vs. Victor Ezequiel RodriguezLight Flyweight: Naomy Valle vs. Ashley FelixThe fight will stream live on DAZN as a pay-per-view event for $59.99 from 8 p.m. Paul is the favorite with -700 odds, while Chavez Jr. has +450, despite his championship background.
