Chavez held the WBC middleweight title from June 2011 to September 2012. The son of the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., Chavez never lived up to his father's legacy and mixed drug test and weight issues with otherwise inconsistent in-ring results.

Paul, 28, enters with a record of 11-1. Chávez Jr., 39, is 54-6-1 and last fought Uriah Hall to a unanimous decision victory in July 2024. Saturday's bout is a 10-round cruiserweight affair in Anaheim, California. Here's a rundown of the evening's schedule.

It's no secret that the biggest reason why Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was chosen to fight against Jake Paul on June 28, 2025, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Califo