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Forbes
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Jake Paul Vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Fight Card Date, Time & Location
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 14: Jake Paul, left, gestures towards Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Mexico's ... More former world champion, during a boxing news conference at the Avalon Hollywood Theatre in Los Angeles on May 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by)Nakisa Bidarian, CEO and Co-Founder of Most Valuable Promotions, center left, and Oscar De La Hoya, of Golden Boy Promotions, center right, look on. A meaningful boxing matchup for the careers of Jake Paul and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. takes place this weekend at Honda Center in Anaheim, California. In that matchup, Paul returns to the boxing ring for his first fight since he defeated Mike Tyson by unanimous decision in November 2024. His opponent, Chavez. Jr. is a former WBC middleweight champion. Both men hope a win in the 200-pound matchup will launch them onto bigger and better boxing matchups. Jake Paul Vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Fight Card Date: Saturday, June 28, 2025 Jake Paul Vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Fight Card Time: 8:00 p.m. ET Jake Paul Vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Fight Card Location: Honda Center in Anaheim, California Jake Paul Vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Fight Card How to Watch Or Stream: DAZN PPV Jake Paul Vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Fight Card Streaming Cost: $59.99 With Berlanga vs. Sheerz PPV on July 12: $94.99 With Usyk vs. Dubois II PPV on July 19: $94.99 Jake Paul Vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Full Fight Card Paul vs. Chavez Jr. Main Event 200 lbs.: Jake Paul (11-1) vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (54-6-1) x 10 Paul vs. Chavez Jr. PPV Main Card 200 lbs.: Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez (47-1) vs. Yuniel Dorticos (27-2) Unified Cruiserweight Championship (WBO & WBA titles) x 12 132 lbs.: Holly Holm (33-2-3) vs. Yolanda Vega (10-0) x 10 135 lbs.: Floyd 'Kid Austin' Schofield (18-0, 12) vs. Tevin Farmer (33-8-1) x 10 147 lbs.: Avious Griffin (17-0) vs. Julian Rodriguez (23-1) x 10 147 lbs.: Raul Curiel (15-0-1) vs. Victor Ezequiel Rodriguez (16-0-1) x 10 Paul vs. Chavez Jr. Preliminary Card 115 lbs.: John Ramirez (14-1) vs. TBD x10 126 lbs.: Victor Morales (20-0-1) vs. Renee Alvarado (34-16) x10 118 lbs.: Alexander Gueche (7-0, 5) vs Vincent Avina (8-1-1) x10 147 lbs.: Joel Iriarte (7-0) vs. Yusuph Metu (11-2) x10 108 lbs.: Naomy Valle (14-0) vs. Ashley Felix (7-3) x 10 Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 14: Jake Paul, left, gestures towards Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Mexico's ... More former world champion, right, as Oscar De La Hoya, of Golden Boy Promotions, center, looks on during a boxing news conference at the Avalon Hollywood Theatre in Los Angeles on May 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by) Paul (11-1 with seven KOs) vs. Chavez Jr. (54-6-1 with 34 KOs) headlines a Most Valuable Promotions fight card on June 28 from Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The 10-round affair will be co-promoted by Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions and will air on DAZN pay-per-view. According to ESPN, the contest will have a weight limit of 200 pounds. The matchup between Paul and Chavez Jr. comes after a proposed matchup between the YouTuber-turned-boxer and Canelo Alvarez fell apart earlier this year. Jake Paul On Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Fight "Five years ago, I stepped into the ring for my pro debut after a single amateur fight, and every fight since has been a step towards becoming world champion. I just defeated the baddest man on the planet, and now I'm going against a former champion who conman Canelo couldn't finish," Jake Paul told ESPN. "Chávez Jr. is Mexican, but I, El Gallo De Dorado, have the will and heart of the great Mexican fighters. On Saturday, June 28, live on DAZN pay-per-view, I will knock out Julio and make Chávez Sr. proud in ways Jr. never has. Another massive event from Most Valuable Promotions, with some Oscar De La Hoya seasoning added to the show. Viva La Puerto Rico." Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Jake Paul Fight "First of all, I will show what I can do now that everything is in the right place in my life - mentally and physically," Chavez said in a statement. "I feel rejuvenated and 10 years younger. Second, I want to thank MVP for taking the risk of fighting me. Unfortunately for their Problem Child, they're going to have a big problem this June-one they won't know how to resolve. Hopefully, when I beat him, people won't underestimate this win." The co-main event of the Paul vs. Chavez Jr. event features Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez (47-1, 30 KOs) vs. Yuniel Dorticos (27-2, 25 KOs). Ramirez's WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles will be on the line in that matchup. We will have more on the Paul vs. Chavez fight and the upcoming fight card as fight night nears.
The Sun
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Jake Paul's send offer to fight KSI on CHRISTMAS EVE and reveals terms including PPV and drug testing
JAKE PAUL has a fight with KSI on his Christmas list after sending his bitter rival an offer to fight on December 24. The bitter YouTube enemies are yet to settle their score in the ring - despite recent attempts to strike a deal behind the scenes. Nakisa Bidarian - co-founder of Most Valuable Promoters alongside Paul - revealed an offer to fight on Christmas Eve was sent to KSI. Bidarian said KSI and Wasserman - who promote Misfits Boxing bouts - have had the contract for 15 days. A bout over ten rounds, at 192.5lb, in an 18x18ft ring with VADA testing to be promoted by MVP and Wasserman was tabled. He added that the offer included a 50/50 deal PPV share other than the UK which is 60/40 in KSI's favour and 60/40 to Paul in the US. A fan probed Bidarian on why the fight would be staged on Christmas Eve. He responded: "What are you watching Christmas Eve? Nothing. Jake and KSI will have the entire world's attention." Mams Taylor - KSI's manager and co-founder of Misfits which homes to celebrity-style crossover bouts - hit back. Taylor said: "Hey man, we sent you an offer too and you insisted we redline yours. "Yours is one sided. Ours is fair and clearly a real attempt to make the fight actually happen." Taylor said they countered with a fight in the US, with a coin toss to decide who walks out second. Jake Paul reveals stunning behind-the-scenes talks to fight Oleksandr Usyk after teasing shock world title shot It would include full drug testing, at 190lb over eight rounds in a 20x 20ft ring, co-promoted down the middle with both to mutually approve all costs. Taylor added: "Your contract had MVP as lead promoter in charge of everything and you put Wasserman boxing USA as side promoter. "(FYI Wasserman boxing USA does not exist). You purposely omitted Misfits as an ego based mind game tactic. "C'mon man. Let's give the people what they want and not let ego's get in the way. We have a duty to our clients and respect due to the fans that made them!!" KSI, 31, is yet to fought since losing a controversial decision to Tommy Fury, 26, in October 2023. He was due to return last August but pulled out with a hand injury before illness saw him withdraw from facing MMA star Dillon Danis, 31, in March. KSI is now due to have surgery on his busted hand with his boxing career in the air. Meanwhile Paul, 28, returns against ex-middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 39, on June 28 in a cruiserweight clash. It comes after he fought at heavyweight in November to beat Mike Tyson, who controversially came out of retirement aged 58. Paul now drops back down to the 200lb limit of 14st 4lb while KSI lost to Fury a stone lighter at 183lb. Their weight disagreement has been the biggest factor standing in the way of the grudge bout. And Bidarian said: "Not engaging in a back and forth. "We proposed our terms to Wasserman on April 4th and the offer that followed was those exact terms. Jake Paul wants to fight KSI. "He does not need to fight KSI. Jake has campaigned at 200+ since December of 2023 and plans to continue at that weight with the intention to contest for a world championship by the end of 2026." 2
Business Wire
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Wire
Joe Hand Promotions and Most Valuable Promotions Join Forces to Deliver Two Summer Blockbusters to Commercial Establishments Across North America
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Joe Hand Promotions (JHP), the premier distributor of live sports content to commercial establishments, and Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), the trailblazing boxing promotion founded by Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian, have partnered once again to deliver two of the most highly anticipated boxing events of the summer to bars, restaurants, casinos, and commercial venues across North America. The partnership extends from the wildly successful Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson event last November that set the all-time record for combat sports activations in commercial establishments, with a major boxing event on Saturday, June 28, live on DAZN PPV, as global boxing superstar Jake Paul takes on former middleweight world champion Julio César Chávez Jr. — a captivating matchup for sports fans across generations. The co-main event features Mexico's own Gilberto Ramirez, the reigning WBO and WBA unified cruiserweight world champion, taking on Cuba's former IBF and WBA cruiserweight titleholder and current WBA mandatory challenger Yuniel Dorticós—delivering a thrilling night of international action with strong appeal to Mexican fight fans across North America. Two weeks later, on Friday, July 11, at Madison Square Garden in an historic moment for women's sports, MVP will present undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor versus seven-division titleholder Amanda Serrano in a much-anticipated third fight between the two superstars. The main event matchup will top the biggest all-women's boxing card ever assembled, the first-ever all-women's card at MSG and will air globally on Netflix. In the co-main event, MVP's reigning undisputed super featherweight champion Alycia Baumgardner will face MVP's undefeated WBA Interim world champion, Spain's Jennifer Miranda, in a 10-round undisputed super featherweight world championship fight contested at 130 pounds. 'These are two of the biggest events of the summer, and we're proud to be working with Jake, Nakisa and the entire team at Most Valuable Promotions once again to deliver their excellent events to the commercial marketplace across North America,' said Joe Hand, III, President of Joe Hand Promotions. 'Our goal is to connect fans with unforgettable moments in sports—and this partnership helps us do exactly that. With our support, connected bars, restaurants, casinos and the like will deliver two of the must-see events of the summer for our customers.' 'At Most Valuable Promotions, we're committed to creating world-class events and delivering them to fans wherever they gather," said Nakisa Bidarian, Co-founder of Most Valuable Promotions. 'Our expanded partnership with Joe Hand Promotions allows us to bring this summer's blockbuster events—Jake Paul vs. Julio César Chávez Jr. and Taylor vs. Serrano III—to sports bars, restaurants, casinos, and commercial venues across North America. Together, we're setting a new standard for how live boxing is experienced outside the arena.' Through this agreement, JHP will provide its nationwide network of sports bars, restaurants, and hospitality venues with full distribution, sales support, and marketing materials to help promote and activate around both events. This ensures that fight fans can enjoy these marquee matchups in a vibrant, communal atmosphere. Fans looking for a location to watch either event can use JHP's proprietary bar finder tool, OnTap Sports, to find licensed venues near them, searchable by event and region. For commercial establishments interested in licensing the events, visit or call 1-800-557-4263.
