{"id":189205,"date":"2025-06-16T14:34:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T14:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/189205\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T14:34:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T14:34:10","slug":"jake-paul-faces-intense-cut-as-he-reveals-weight-13-days-before-julio-cesar-chavez-jr-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/189205\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Paul faces intense cut as he reveals weight 13 days before Julio Cesar Chavez Jr clash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Jake Paul has revealed exactly how much weight he\u2019s got to cut ahead of his next fight. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The YouTuber-turned-boxer <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2024\/11\/15\/jake-paul-completes-incredible-45lb-heavyweight-body-transformation-ahead-of-controversial-mike-tyson-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tipped the scales at a career-high 227lbs<\/a> when he stepped up to heavyweight to face former undisputed world champion <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/mike-tyson\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"740\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Tyson<\/a> last November.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/jake-paul\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"489\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jake Paul<\/a> moved back down to the cruiserweight division after <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2024\/11\/16\/jake-paul-vs-mike-tyson-result-fight-goes-the-distance-in-dallas-as-heavyweight-great-struggles-through-comeback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outpointing Tyson over eight rounds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s there he\u2019ll meet ex-WBC middleweight titleholder <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/julio-cesar-chavez-jr\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"6633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Julio Cesar Chavez Jr<\/a> on June 28.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2215343609-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Jake Paul points a gun signal at Julio Cesar Chavez Jr who holds his arms aloft\" class=\"wp-image-206237\" \/>Photo by Kirby Lee\/Getty ImagesJake Paul faces tough cruiserweight cut <\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Paul shared a picture of his breakfast, which was a bit on the small side, on social media. <\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old ate one piece of toast and some scrambled eggs 13 days before his big fight. <\/p>\n<p>Paul added a caption that explained his tiny meal was prepared with weight cutting in mind. <\/p>\n<p>The former Disney star needs to lose 13lbs before June 27 to ensure his fight with Chavez Jr goes ahead as planned. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCutting weight breakfast,\u201d Paul wrote alongside a crying laughing emoji on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/jakepaul\/3655655077483762941\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram story<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201c13 days out. 13 more lbs.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Justin Gaethje heaps praise on Jake Paul<\/p>\n<p>Paul has rubbed many MMA fighters the wrong way since entering the combat sports world in 2020. <\/p>\n<p>Since then, he\u2019s picked up wins over several faded UFC legends, including <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/anderson-silva\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"328\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anderson Silva<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/nate-diaz\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"363\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nate Diaz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2025\/06\/13\/justin-gaethje-praises-genius-jake-paul-ahead-of-his-next-boxing-match-nobody-owns-him\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justin Gaethje recently praised Paul<\/a>, branding him a \u2018genius\u2019 ahead of his next boxing bout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, Jake Paul is a genius,\u201d the UFC lightweight contender said on The Makeshift Podcast.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat he did is so f\u2014\u2014 awesome. Because nobody owns him, nothing owns him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd he didn\u2019t have to go through the double A, the whole circuit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to (stay) a mainstream thing,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPaul\u2019s doing it less and less. Because they lose a lot of money, whoever\u2019s paying for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jake Paul has revealed exactly how much weight he\u2019s got to cut ahead of his next fight. 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