Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. hopes to become the second man to beat Jake Paul as they fight this weekend.
Jake Paul (11-1) will face former middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (54-6-1) this weekend on June 8th.
Chavez Jr has been beaten by Daniel Jacobs, Canelo, and MMA fighter Anderson Silva, but holds 54 wins, including a win over Andy Lee, who coaches Joseph Parker.
Paul and Chavez Jr sat face-to-face ahead of their fight, but it was a British boxer who caught a stray from the former champion.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr says Tommy Fury is ‘not a fighter’
In their face off, Chavez Jr explained why he believes he can beat Paul:
“He lost with Tommy Fury. That guy is nothing. […] I’m much better than him.”
He did concede that Paul has improved since then, but fired shots at Tommy Fury in the same breath:
“He’s much better now, but still, this guy, Tommy, is not a fighter, you know.”
Tommy Fury has had just two fights since he beat Paul by split decision in 2023. Later the same year he defeated KSI by unanimous decision, before a long lay-off that ended last month when Fury beat 5-1 Kenan Hanjalic on points in Budapest.
Jake Paul predicts ’embarrassing’ night for Chavez Jr.
In their face-to-face, Paul said he would be the first to beat up Chavez Jr, and maintained that the Mexican champion is in for a long night:
“It’s going to be the toughest fight of his career. The most embarrassing fight of his career. He’s going to be exposed, he’s going to realize he’s easy work.”
Paul could face Gilberto Ramirez, who fights on his undercard, for the world title, if all goes to plan against Chavez Jr.