Jake Paul wants to fight for gold. He believes he has a legitimate path to being a contender with a win against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on June 28. The fight in California airs on DAZN. 

The fight is the first for Paul (11-1) since facing Mike Tyson in November. "The Problem Child" has caused a stir in the boxing world due to his personality, among other things. If he wins, Paul will be ranked at the cruiserweight level.

Chavez (54-6-1) is a former middleweight champion in 2011. The 39-year-old last fought in July, his first fight in three years. He recently participated in a residential treatment program after being arrested on felony gun possession charges. The son of a legend is now focused on reviving his career. 

The co-main event will see Gilberto Ramirez defend the WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles against Yuniel Dorticos. 

Ramirez (47-1) dominated the super middleweight division for years. "Zurdo" lost against Dmitry Bivol for light heavyweight gold. He has since moved to cruiserweight and won the WBA and WBO belts.

Dorticos (27-2) is a former WBA and IBF cruiserweight champion. The Cuban is on a three-fight win streak but has fought once since 2022.

Also on the card, highly touted Floyd Schofield (18-0) faces former champion Tevin Farmer (33-8-1). Meanwhile, former boxing and UFC champion Holly Holm (33-2-3 boxing | 15-7, 1 NC MMA) returns to the ring for the first time since 2013 to face Yolanda Vega (10-0). 

Sporting News will provide results, analysis, and highlights from the entire Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. boxing event.

Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. results

• Jake Paul def. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. via unanimous decision (99-91, 97-93, 98-92) 
• Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez (c) def. Yuniel Dorticos via unanimous decision for the WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles (115-112, 115-112, 117-110)
• Raul Curiel def. Victor Rodriguez via KO (2:09 into round four)
• Julian Rodriguez def. Avious Griffin via KO (2:55 into round ten)
• Floyd Schofield def. Tevin Farmer via KO (1:18 into round one)
• Holly Holm def. Yolanda Vega via unanimous decision (100-90, 100-90, 100-90)
• Joel Iriarte def. Yusuph Metu via unanimous decision (78-74, 80-72, 79-74)
• Alexander Gueche def. Vincent Avina via unanimous decision (80-72, 80-72, 79-73)
• Joshua Edwards def. Dominicc Hardy via KO (1:03 into round one)
• Rene Alvarado def. Victor Morales via unanimous decision (96-94, 99-91, 99-91)

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Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. live fight updates, highlights from 2025 boxing card

Jake Paul impresses against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

Round ten: Paul with a few shots to the body. Paul with some jabs. He landed a few shots to Chavez's face. They exchanged shots. Uppercut from Paul. A hook from Chavez. A right hand from Chavez. They exchanged shots until the last bell. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Paul (98-92 Paul)

Round nine: Paul chased after Chavez. Right hand by Chavez. Paul tied him up to avoid some damage. Paul landed body shots and uppercuts. Big right hand by Chavez. Paul is getting fatigued. Chavez with an uppercut. A left by Chavez. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Chavez (88-83 Paul)

Round eight: Paul landed a few hard rights. He landed a few uppercuts as Chavez got backed up. Several body shots from Chavez. Right hand by Paul. Paul appeared to be in trouble. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Paul (79-73 Paul)

Round seven: Chavez came into the round hot with lefts. Paul looked a little tired. He landed hooks. Chavez with a body shot. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Chavez (69-64 Paul)

Round six: Paul with a shot to the body as Chavez's team said Paul had nothing left. Body shot, jab, and uppercut by Paul. Reaching body shot by Paul. Chavez with a hook. He landed combinations. Paul went back to the body. He landed combinations. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Paul (60-54 Paul)

Round five: Paul went back to landing jabs. Right hand by the ropes from Chavez. Paul with combination hooks. Body shot by Paul. Chavez hit him below the belt. Paul with jabs and then body shots. Uppercuts from Paul.  

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Paul (50-45 Paul)

Round four: Paul went back to landing jabs. He changed things up with a right to the body. Combinations to the body hurt Chavez. Chavez landed a hook to the body. Big right from Paul. Another one as Chavez tried fighting back. A body shot from Chavez connected. A jab from Chavez, followed by a jab from Paul. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Paul (40-36 Paul)

Round three: Big body shot by Paul. Another one as Chavez backed up. Paul landed a few jabs. He landed a hook. Digging to the body, Paul was completely in charge. A left hand for Chavez as his father looked sad. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Paul (30-27 Paul)

Round two: Paul continued to land jabs. He changed it up with a hook as Chavez hasn't landed anything significant. Paul went high and low. He pressed forward as Chavez looked like he didn't have any energy. A right by Chavez. Paul brushed it off. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Paul (20-18 Paul)

Round one: Paul pressed forward to start. He went for the jab. Paul landed several body shots. Right hand by Paul. Right hand by Paul. Paul landed several right hands. Chavez didn't land a single punch, per CompuBox. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Paul

Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez beats Yuniel Dorticos to retain WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles

Round twelve: Dorticos with a few jabs around the ring. Ramirez landed a few of his own. Body shot from Dorticos. Ramirez with shots on the inside. He landed combinations. Multi-punch combinations by Ramirez to counter Dorticos' shots. Big hooks by Ramirez. Ramirez won via unanimous decision. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Ramirez (117-110 Ramirez)

Round eleven: Ramirez with chopping shots on the inside. Another low blow. Ramirez landed on the inside, while Dorticos landed several more low blows. Big left by Ramirez. He continued to attack by the ropes. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Ramirez (107-101 Ramirez)

Round ten: Dorticos with combinations and a hook. Ramirez responded with inside uppercuts. Another low blow and Dorticos was docked a point. Ramirez with hooks on the inside. Playing close to the vest, Ramirez let loose. Uppercut from Dorticos. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-8 Ramirez (97-92 Ramirez)

Round nine: Dorticos had Ramirez by the ropes. He landed body shots, but the champion fought out of it. Ramirez went to the body, pressing forward with each punch. Big left hand by Ramirez. He looked to tire Dorticos out. Small shots connected. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Ramirez (87-84 Ramirez)

Round eight: Dorticos landed body shots. A left hand by Ramirez connected. Ramirez landed combinations. He went back to digging to the body. Ramirez then focused on the head of Dorticos. He landed big uppercuts and counter shots.  

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Ramirez (77-75 Ramirez)

Round seven: Dorticos landed several jabs. Ramirez showcased elite footwork and landed uppercuts. He landed combinations. On the inside, Ramirez continued to impress. He landed for volume. A massive hook from Ramirez connected. He dug to the body and was finally opening up. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Ramirez (67-66 Ramirez)

Round six: Left hand by Dorticos. Ramirez with a few shots of his own. Dorticos was pressing forward. He landed another left and an uppercut. Ramirez was reaching, while Dorticos landed hard counter shots. Right hand by Ramirez. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Dorticos (57-57)

Round five: Big right by Dorticos. Ramirez with combinations. He landed jabs and uppercuts. He picked up the body work. Both traded hooks. Reaching hooks by Ramirez connected. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Ramirez (48-47 Ramirez)

Round four: Ramirez started the round on front foot. He landed a body shot as Dorticos went to the head. Ramirez with a few left hands that went through Dorticos' defense. Jabs by Ramirez. Dorticos backed Ramirez by the ropes. He controlled the pacing early on. Body shots by both fighters. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Ramirez (38-38)

Round three: Dorticos with a few jabs. Ramirez with combinations, but Dorticos stormed back with a few of his own. On the ropes, Ramirez landed a solid right. Another warning for Dorticos for going below the belt. Right hand by Dorticos. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Dorticos (29-28 Dorticos)

Round two: Dorticos went up and down, landing several body shots. He backed Ramirez up. By the corner, Dorticos landed hard blows. Ramirez got hit below the belt. He landed three-punch combinations. Meanwhile, Dorticos was landing punishing blows. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Dorticos (19-19) 

Round one: Dorticos tried to land a jab. Ramirez landed one. And another. He landed an uppercut that went through Dorticos' defense. Ramirez followed it up with a body shot. Dorticos landed combinations. Ramirez landed combinations of his own.  

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Ramirez

Raul Curiel uses power to take out Victor Rodriguez

Round four: Curiel landed combinations early. He gave the judges a reason to favor him with the more efficient shots. Rodriguez went down to the canvas and his nose looks broken. Curiel saw Rodriguez's swell and jumped. Rodriguez couldn't defend himself and the referee called the fight off. 

Round three: Both exchanged shots to open the round. Rodriguez with massive shots to the body and face of Curiel. Curiel with hooks. Rodriguez with body shots on the inside. Curiel landed some vicious shots of his own. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Rodriguez (29-28 Rodriguez)

Round two: Rodriguez with uppercuts. He was loading up, which can be dangerous. He landed a shot that went through Curiel's defense. Body shots by both connected. Curiel with uppercuts and combinations. Both exchanged shots. Curiel moved back while landing hooks. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Curiel (19-19)

Round one: Curiel landed sharp jabs to start. Rodriguez tried landing jabs of his own. Curiel landed the sharper shots. Rodriguez with body shots. He continued to dig. Meanwhile, Curiel landed combinations. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Rodriguez

Julian Rodriguez with a walk-off knockout against Avious Griffin

Round ten: Both fighters tried to attack the inside. Griffin with a few jabs and an uppercut. Combinations from both, with Rodriguez getting the better of the exchanges. A right hurt Griffin, and he went down with about ten seconds left in the right. It's all over! Wow! 

Round nine: Big shot by Rodriguez that had Griffin by the ropes. Rodriguez continued to push Griffin back. Griffin looked a little out of sorts. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Rodriguez (86-84 Rodriguez)

Round eight: Griffin seemed to have found some energy. Rodriguez got dropped to the floor thanks to chopping right hands. Hooks by Griffin followed by a left that connected. Rodriguez stormed back, but Griffin landed several big uppercuts.  

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-8 Griffin (76-75 Rodriguez)

Round seven: Griffin tried to press forward, but Rodriguez was the more consistent fighter. Left hook by Griffin. Griffin with a few right hands. Overhand hook from Rodriguez. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Rodriguez (68-65 Rodriguez)

Round six: Rodriguez pressed forward, forcing Griffin to adjust on the fly. Massive left hooks by Rodriguez. Rodriguez's timing has been fantastic. Overhand left connected to the face of Griffin. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Rodriguez (58-56 Rodriguez)

Round five: Griffin started to act more aggressive in round five. Rodriguez with some body work and a nice left on the inside. He landed a big left hook and some combinations. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Rodriguez (48-47 Rodriguez)

Round four: Rodriguez landed several big shots to open the round. A counter jab by Rodriguez, while Griffin tried landing flurries. Big right by Griffin. Another right from Griffin that buckled the legs of Rodriguez. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Griffin (38-38)

Round three: Rodriguez with a jab. Griffin jumped in and landed combinations. Left hand by Rodriguez that caught Griffin. It might have hurt him. Griffin didn't recover for the rest of the round. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Rodriguez (29-28 Rodriguez)

Round two: Griffin stepped forward to start the round. He looked a little more confident. Rodriguez with a few right hands that connected. He forced Griffin back and made him miss shots. Griffin was backed up against the ropes and was forced to play defense.   

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Rodriguez (19-19)

Round one: Both landed shots on the inside. Griffin with a few jabs to the body. Griffin with some inside body shots. Not much action between the two in the first round. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Griffin

Floyd Schofield takes out Tevin Farmer in dominant fashion

Round one: Farmer pressed forward to start things off. Schofield with a few hands. A right dropped Farmer! And he goes down again! Schofield made himself a contender with a few more shots, as the referee saw enough. Wow! 

Holly Holm impresses in return to boxing against Yolanda Vega

Round ten: Holm has not missed with any lefts. Holm has blood on her nose, but it has not affected her performance. She landed hooks and a series of lefts. Vega finished the round strong, but Holm looked like she could go a few more. Holm won via unanimous decision. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Holm (99-91 Holm)

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Round nine: Vega landed a flurry of shots. Holm was backing up a little. Likely was her best round of the fight. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Vega (89-82 Holm)

Round eight: Lead left by Holm landed to open the round, as did a right. Left by Holm. A flurry of jabs connected. She was calculating with her shots. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Holm (80-72 Holm)

Round seven: Inside body shots by Holm. She then landed counter hooks to the face of Vega. On the inside, she punished Vega with shots. Straight left from Holm connected. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Holm (70-63 Holm)

Round six: Vega tried to land uppercuts, but Holm countered with shots to the body and jabs to the face. Patient, Holm continued to press forward. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Holm (60-54 Holm)

Round five: Holm had tremendous footwork. Both worked the body. Vega was more aggressive in this round. Pressing forward, Holm continued to land impressive shots. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Holm (50-45 Holm)

Round four: Holm attacked the body of Vega early. She landed inside hooks to Vega's face. Jabs pushed Vega back. Holm looked great for someone who hadn't fought in the ring for over twelve years. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Holm (40-36 Holm)

Round three: Holm landed solid jabs, moved forward, and was calculating with her shots. She landed the more impactful shots. Vega was moving all over, not staying in one position. Holm with an uppercut. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Holm (30-27 Holm) 

Round two: Holm started the round with a few inside shots to the face of Vega. Vega was chasing Holm down, but not offering much offense. Holm used volume strikes to hurt Vega. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Holm (20-18 Holm)

Round one: Holm with straight shots right away. Vega with body shots. The former landed several jabs. Vega sneaked in a few shots to the face of Holm. Open right counter by Holm.

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Holm

12:04 a.m. ET: The Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. main event should be starting soon. On the other side, the co-main event of UFC 317 is about to begin. And here I thought boxing and MMA wouldn't interact tonight.

11:55 p.m. ET: After starting slow, Ramirez won via unanimous decision to retain his titles. "Zurdo" called out IBF and Ring champion Jai Opetaia after the fight. 

10:57 p.m. ET: OK, now the co-main event is beginning. Looks like Paul-Chavez is starting late. 

10:41 p.m. ET: The co-main event is up next: Gilberto Ramirez defends the WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles against Yuniel Dorticos. Could Jake Paul face the winner?

10:28 p.m. ET: Curiel used vicious power shots to put Rodriguez down to the canvas. After a few more flurries, the referee saw enough. 

10:05 p.m. ET: Raul Curiel vs. Victor Ezequiel Rodriguez is up next. 

9:50 p.m. ET: Logan Paul told the broadcast team he didn't get book for WWE Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia. He said his brother is locked in for the fight. 

9:25 p.m. ET: Julian Rodriguez looked like he was going to win via decision, but he took matters into his own hands. Rodriguez knocked Avious Griffin down in the tenth round, and with less than ten seconds left, the referee called the fight off. 

8:40 p.m. ET: Avious Griffin vs. Julian Rodriguez is next. 

8:26 p.m. ET: Schofield only needed one round to take out Farmer. Wow! Schofield could potentially face the winner of Stevenson-William Zepeda. 

8:15 p.m. ET: A fight that is expected to excite opens the main card: Floyd Schofield vs. Tevin Farmer. Schofield was supposed to fight Shakur Stevenson, but backed out due to illness. He faces a former champion in Farmer.

8 p.m. ET: The main card has started.

7:44 p.m. ET: Holm got win number 33 in the boxing ring with a shutout performance against Vega. 

7:07 p.m. ET: Former UFC champion and boxing Hall of Famer Holly Holm makes her return to the ring against Yolanda Romero. A lot has changed since Holm last entered the squared circle. 

6:58 p.m. ET: Joel Iriarte remained undefeated after going the distance against Yusuph Metu (78-74, 80-72, 79-74).

6:15 p.m. ET: Joel Iriarte vs. Yusuph Metu is next. 

5:56 p.m. ET: The 19-year-old Gueche beat Avina via unanimous decision (80-72, 80-72, 79-73). 

5:15 p.m. ET: Alexander Gueche vs. Vincent Avina is up next. 

5 p.m. ET: A straight right hand by Joshua "The Rocket Edwards" knocked out Dominicc Hardy.

One and 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 for Joshua Edwards. WHAT A KO 🤯

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4:30 p.m. ET: Rene Alvarado defeated Victor Morales via unanimous decision (96-94, 99-91, 99-91), returning to the win column. 

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Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. start time

• Date: Saturday, June 28
• Start time: 8 p.m. ET | 5 p.m. PT | 1 am. BST | 10 a.m. AEST
• Location: Honda Center - Anaheim, California

The Paul vs. Chavez fight is in the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, on June 28. The main card starts at 8 p.m. ET. 

What time does the Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. main event start?

• Main event start time (approx.): 11:30 p.m ET | 8:30 p.m. PT | 4:30 a.m. BST | 1:30 p.m. AEST

Paul and Chavez should make their way to the ring around 11:30 p.m. ET, depending on how long the undercard fights last.