Jake Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) won a comfortable decision over a sluggish Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (54-7-1, 34 KOs) at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA on Saturday night. The headline of a stellar PPV card on DAZN was disappointing as Chavez Jr. failed to let his hands go for much of the fight as Paul built up a big lead. Though Chavez Jr. turned it up late in the fight and rallied against the tiring Paul, the 10-round decision went to Paul by scores of 99-91, 98-92 and 97-93.
Chavez Jr. fit the profile of opponents for Paul, a social media star who is building a boxing career that he says will lead him to a legit championship fight. The son of legend Julio Cesar Chavez checked in at 39 years of age and well past his prime. Paul fired away in the early rounds while Chavez Jr. did very little.
The last couple of rounds saw Chavez Jr. score with some left hooks while Paul was breathing heavily. Too little, too late. It was an easy decision for Paul.
On the undercard, WBA/WBO cruiserweight champion Zurdo Ramirez (48-1, 30 KOs) won a 10-round unanimous decision over Yuniel Dorticos (27-3, 25 Kos) by scores of 115-112, 115-112 and 117-110.
Floyd Schofield (19-0, 13 KOs) blasted Tevin Farmer (33-9-1, 8 KOs) in just 1:18 of the first round. Schofield scored and early knockdown and then followed up with another which prompted the ref to wave it off.
