Jake Paul closing a massive betting favorite to beat Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in Anaheim
Approaching another high-profile outing in the ring, the polarizing, Jake Paul is almost certain to close as a sizeable betting favorite ahead of his showdown with former WBC champion, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. later this month.
Paul, who will make his walk to the ring for the thirteenth time, will take on former WBC middleweight champion, Chavez Jr., in a conceivable step-up in competition in his fleeting professional career.
Fresh from a one-sided unanimous decision win over former undisputed world heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson at the tail end of last year, Paul rode out a forgettable decision win over the course of eight rounds.
And ahead of his pairing with Chavez Jr. – is a current +450 betting underdog, Jake Paul is riding an impressive -700 betting line to land a victory over the Jalisco veteran. Fans looking to get in on the action before it’s too late can also avail of a caesars promo code here before fight night in Anaheim, California.
Recording his fifth consecutive victory with his decision success over the veteran, ageing Tyson at the end of last year, Paul’s sole defeat came back in 2023.
Travelling to the Middle East, the outspoken Ohio native dropped a decision defeat to reality television star Tommy Fury, the half-brother of former WBC undisputed heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
But as for Chavez Jr. – the 39-year-old faces a rather step down in competition off the back of a slew of high-profile careers in his topsy-turvy run.
Of course, challenging compatriot Canelo Alvarez back in 2017 in a non-title affair, Chavez came unstuck for the third time in his professional career, dropping a comfortable decision loss.
Out of the ring since July of last year, Chavez Jr. improved his record in the squared circle to 54-6-1(1) – with a unanimous decision win of his own over former UFC middleweight stalwart, Uriah Hall.
Always confident ahead of his return to action, Paul has made rather the bold statement ahead of his fight with ex-champion, Chavez Jr. As far as he’s concerned, there’s been no other important figure in the history of the historic sport than the late former heavyweight kingpin, Muhammad Ali – than him.
“I feel like I am the only one doing it [protecting boxing],” Jake Paul told DAZN. “Everyone else is just trying to gatekeep or sell that they’re doing things for the sport or something is bad for boxing. But, I am the greatest thing to happen to boxing since Muhammad Ali, and there’s no even debating that. What I have done speaks for itself.”
“No other fighter is building gyms, getting boxing gloves into the hands of kids, throwing multiple events around the year, donating my whole entire purse back into my own charity back when I fought in Puerto Rico. Taking women from getting paid $1000 to five, six, seven millions.”
Stoking the flames with critics, who there are many of in his career, Paul is and always will be his own biggest fan when it comes to competition in the ring.
But it’s conceivable that should he land a victory over the faltering Chavez Jr., Paul will likely land some well-earned plaudits for taking out a former world champion, albeit another far from his fighting prime.
