Jake Paul will face Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Saturday night in Anaheim, California, at the Honda Center. The fight will headline a card from MVP Promotions.
The entire card is pretty strong for a variety of reasons, with depth and intriguing male and female matchups, and a good number of pure boxing matches to satisfy any fan of the sweet science.
The event is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. ET and will be streamed on DAZN. Paul and Chavez are expected to make their ring walks around 11 p.m. ET.
Here is a look at the entire card along with weigh-in totals and records for each fight.
MAIN EVENT: CRUISERWEIGHT BOUT (200 LBS) – 10 Rounds
Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Hometowns: Dorado, Puerto Rico, and Culiacan, MX
Records: 11-1 (7 KOs) and 54-6-1 (34 KOs)
Weights: 199.4 lbs and 198.4 lbs
CO-MAIN EVENT: WBO, WBA CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (200 LBS) – 12 Rounds
Gilberto Ramirez vs. Yuniel Dorticós
Mazatlan, Mexico, and Cienfuegos, Cuba
47-1 (30 KOs) and 27-2 (25 KOs)
199.8 lbs and 198.6 lbs
WELTERWEIGHT BOUT (147 LBS) – 10 Rounds
Raul Curiel vs. Victor Ezequiel Rodriguez
Guadalajara, MX, and Maldonado, Uruguay
15-0-1 (13 KOs) and 16-0-1 (9 KOs)
146.4 lbs and 145.2 lbs
WELTERWEIGHT BOUT (147 LBS) – 10 Rounds
Avious Griffin vs. Julian Rodriguez
Chattanooga, TN, and Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
17-0 (16 KOs) and 23-1 (14 KOs)
146.8 lbs and 146.6 lbs
LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT (135 LBS) – 10 Rounds
Floyd Schofield vs. Tevin Farmer
Austin, TX, and Philadelphia, PA
18-0 (12 KOs) and 33-8-1 (8 KOs)
134.8 lbs and 135 lbs
LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT (137 LBS) – 10 Rounds
Holly Holm vs. Yolanda Vega
Albuquerque, NM, and Ciudad Obregon, MX
33-2-3 (9 KOs) and 10-0 (1 KO)
136.6 lbs and 136.8 lbs
WBA CONTINENTAL GOLD WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (147 LBS) – 8 Rounds
Joel Iriarte vs. Kevin Johnson
Bakersfield, CA, and Las Vegas, NV
7-0 (7 KOs) and 12-6 (8 KOs)
146.8 lbs and 146.4 lbs
FEATHERWEIGHT BOUT (124 LBS) – 8 Rounds
Alexander Gueche vs. Vincent Avina
Long Beach, CA, and Las Vegas, NV
7-0 (5 KOs) and 8-1-1 (7 KOs)
124 lbs and 120 lbs
HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT (200+ LBS) – 6 Rounds
Joshua Edwards vs. Dominic Hardy
Houston, TX, and Chicago, IL
2-0 (2 KOs) and 6-3 (4 KOs)
226 lbs and 251.4 lbs
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT BOUT (130 LBS) – 10 Rounds
Victor Morales vs. Renee Alvarado
Vancouver, WA, and Managua, Nicaragua
20-0-1 (10 KOs) and 34-16 (22 KOs)
130 lbs and 129.6 lbs
SUPER FLYWEIGHT BOUT (122 LBS) – 8 Rounds
John Ramirez vs. Josue Jesus Morales
Los Angeles, CA, and Houston, TX
14-1 (9 KOs) and 33-18-5 (14 KOs)
119.8 lbs and 121.6 lbs
Aside from Paul-Chavez, the most interesting fights on the card are Holm-Vega, Schofield-Farmer, and Ramirez-Dorticós.
The latter, which serves as the co-main event, will see Ramirez attempt to unify the cruiserweight titles as he takes on the hard-punching Dorticós. Ramirez is one of the most underrated fighters in the sport, but he’ll be getting arguably the largest audience of his career on Saturday as he leads viewers into Paul-Chavez.
Holm returns to boxing after a long and successful run in mixed martial arts. She is the only fighter to become a legitimate world champion in both sports. At 43, we’ll see if she still has the goods to win in boxing.
Schofield is a polarizing young boxing star headed for the stiffest test of his career in Farmer. The latter is a former world champion and one of the toughest outs in the weight region. I’ll be live blogging the entire event.
Stay tuned for coverage.
