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Al Jazeera Staff

Boxing: Jake Paul vs Chavez Jr: Start time, fight card and how to watch

Jake Paul, left, and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr face off ahead of their June 28 fight in Los Angeles, California, United States on May 14, 2025 [Gary A Vasquez/Imagn Images via Reuters]

Seven months after his blockbuster fight against 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, YouTube celebrity boxer Jake Paul will return to the ring to face off against another former world champ, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

Chavez Jr, 39, is a former World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion who hasn’t held a major boxing title in 13 years and has fought just once in the last three and a half years. He’s also had some well-documented personal problems over the last few years.

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