Jake Paul vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr LIVE: UK start time, scorecard and round-by-round updates as YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul makes long-awaited return

Chavez Jr made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on September 26, 2003 against Jonathan Hernandez. He defeated Hernandez via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Chavez Jr. became a world champion at the age of 25 after 44 professional fights. He challenged Sebastian Zbik for the WBC middleweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round majority decision, winning his first world title.

Chavez Jr.’s latest fight was a unanimous decision victory over Uriah Hall at age 38, on July 20, 2024. But, he didn’t look his best in that outing…

Some of his biggest/best performances have come against the likes of Marco Antonio Rubio, Andy Lee, and Carlos Molina.

Jake Paul’s fight with Chavez Jr is falling on the same night as the UFC and lets just say, Paul did not hold back when he was asked about it. See what he had to say HERE.

What’s perhaps most telling ahead of the Chavez Jr fight is not Paul’s talk of tactics or weight cuts or even belts, it’s the way he talks about perception. For years, he’s been cast as boxing’s pantomime villain, a role he once embraced. But at 27, the act appears to be evolving.

‘As I get older I don’t necessarily want to be that villain I have been painted as. Don’t get me wrong, sometimes I still enjoy being that s***head at times. I was always the class clown so I can play into that but there [are] people that read deeper into what it is that I am doing know that drama sells.

‘People made me into the villain and hated on me since I first started YouTube so I kind of had to embrace it. I think the tide is changing though. 50 per cent of the people out there in the world see me for the person I am. It’s the people who just read the headlines and the clickbait that compile this hatred and jealousy towards me.’

To stay focused, Paul has learned to shut the world out. Sometimes literally. ‘I used to get a brand new phone before every fight, as there is people nagging you all the time. I’ve stopped getting a new phone but I don’t respond to people.

‘There is so much attention being pulled away from the main goal and the main focus and you don’t even realise it. You don’t realise how tiring being on your phone and being on social media is. So, I’ll go put my phone in a drawer and raw dog life.’

Wade told DAZN: ‘If you can give me 100 push-ups straight, that means not only do you have the strength you need, but you also have the conditioning to support it. That means when it’s time to throw hands, you ain’t gotta take a break.’

He went on to add: ‘That said, the workout Jake talks about the most is the 800, 400, 200, 200 workout,’ says Wade. ‘He’ll run 800m, then 400, then 200m and another 200, all with a minute of rest [in between].

‘Depending on where we are in camp, we can do that a minimum of two times to a maximum of four times.’

Preparation has become an obsession for Paul. He recently spent time at a $39million ranch he purchased with the proceeds from his Mike Tyson fight, where he built a pop-up gym to refresh his camp.

‘We were mostly training in Puerto Rico but we’ve been training there for five years so I wanted to change it up a bit for a week or two,’ Paul says. ‘I went to my investment property, built a pop-up gym and did a bit of training there. It was a nice change of pace.’

Day to day, the grind is brutal. Under strength and conditioning coach Larry Wade, Paul’s regime is relentless. ‘Training with Larry Wade is very intense and very tough. He’s psychotic. He listens to Halloween, killer, intense music before going into the training to rile himself up and then he projects that onto you. It’s like Michael Myers theme song.

‘It’s very intense and we usually have to pass mile stones like 100 unbroken press ups and 1,000 abs crunches at different points in the camp. It gives you a baseline so you know where you’re at and what you’re capable of. Especially when you head into the fight you know you’re ready and can think of those milestones.’

Both fighters made weight for this evening’s bout. Jake Paul came down in weight after beating Mike Tyson at Heavyweight, while Chavez Jr weighed in at a career heaviest. Some were worried he may have missed weight… having done so mulitple times in the past. Take a look at how Jake Paul shaped up HERE.

Paul’s obsession with the mental side of boxing has grown in tandem with his ambition. While most fighters work on their world-title goals in quiet, Paul declares his loudly and unapologetically.

‘When you’re putting those sound vibrations into the universe you’re actually making that reality happen faster,’ he says. ‘So, the faster you put your goals out to the world the faster they will come to you. It’s a simple law of attraction.

‘I’ve been doing it since I was young. It works. You have to be a believer too. Some people just expect things to happen though, but you have to put in the work for things to happen as well.’

Paul’s obsession with the mental side of boxing has grown in tandem with his ambition. While most fighters work on their world-title goals in quiet, Paul declares his loudly and unapologetically.

‘When you’re putting those sound vibrations into the universe you’re actually making that reality happen faster,’ he says. ‘So, the faster you put your goals out to the world the faster they will come to you. It’s a simple law of attraction.

‘I’ve been doing it since I was young. It works. You have to be a believer too. Some people just expect things to happen though, but you have to put in the work for things to happen as well.’

Paul’s obsession with the mental side of boxing has grown in tandem with his ambition. While most fighters work on their world-title goals in quiet, Paul declares his loudly and unapologetically.

‘When you’re putting those sound vibrations into the universe you’re actually making that reality happen faster,’ he says. ‘So, the faster you put your goals out to the world the faster they will come to you. It’s a simple law of attraction.

‘I’ve been doing it since I was young. It works. You have to be a believer too. Some people just expect things to happen though, but you have to put in the work for things to happen as well.’

Paul told Mail Sport that what happens in the ring this eveing has already been written, at least in his mind.

‘I do that visitation ceremony before every fight,’ he explains. ‘I go into the corner of the ring. I sit exactly where I will be on fight night, and I start the process. It’s breath work, meditation, and visualisation all mixed into one. It can get pretty intense.

‘I’m very big on manifestation and creating images in your head of the result you want to happen and seeing yourself executing it. It means when you’re actually in the room the synapses fire faster and you’re actually calling in a higher reality.

‘It’s also all about getting in touch with God and clearing out any negative energy. You have to align your mind because boxing is arguably more mental than it is physical. Not being able to manage your emotions and fear is not good for the sport.’

Meanwhile, the son of legendary Julio Cesar Chavez Sr, Jr has 62 professional bouts to his name and will be looking to reignite his career after coming through some tough times.

The Mexican has enjoyed world title success at middleweight and has shared the ring with pound-for-pound star Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. Someone who Jake is hoping to face in the future…

Right, so why is everyone talking about this fight? Well, it’s make or break for Jake Paul. He’s facing former WBC champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in what is being described as the YouTuber-turned-boxer’s toughest test yet.

Paul claims that both the WBC and WBA are prepared to give him a world ranking if he defeats Chavez Jr at the Honda Centre this evening, meaning he will be one step closer to that world title he is longing for.

Hello and welcome to another night of boxing! This time, we are at the Honda Center in Los Angeles for none other than Jake Paul. Whether you love him or hate him, there is no doubt you’re going to want to know what happens tonight. So, we’re here to update you! Stay tuned as we bring you round-by-round updates from a career defining fight for the YouTuber-turned-boxer.