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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.<\/p>\n

Chavez Jr, 39, is a former World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion who hasn\u2019t held a major boxing title in 13 years and has fought just once in the last three and a half years. He\u2019s also had some well-documented personal problems over the last few years.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s everything you need to know about the Paul-Chavez bout:<\/p>\n

What is the date and start time for the Paul-Chavez fight?<\/p>\n

The fight night is on Saturday, June 28, with six undercard bouts before the main fight.<\/p>\n

The ring walk for Paul-Chavez Jr is set for 8pm Pacific Standard Time (PST) on Saturday (03:00 GMT on Sunday) and the fight will begin shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n

Where is Paul-Chavez being held?<\/p>\n

The Honda Center in Anaheim, California, is the venue for the fight.<\/p>\n

It has a seating capacity of about 7,000 for boxing events.<\/p>\n

Wasn\u2019t Paul supposed to fight Canelo Alvarez?<\/p>\n

In February, Paul claimed Canelo Alvarez \u201cducked\u201d a fight with him to sign a lucrative four-fight deal with Turki Alalshikh\u2019s Riyadh Season, based out of Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

In a video posted to his social media account, Paul showed what he said was a contract signed by himself and Alvarez for a fight to be held in Las Vegas on May 3.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe truth is, you (Alvarez) could be bought,\u201d Paul said at the time. \u201cYou\u2019re a money-hungry squirrel chasing your next nut. The truth is, these sports-washing, shady characters are paying you hundreds of millions of dollars to stop our fight from happening because they couldn\u2019t fathom the fact that they can\u2019t create a bigger fight than me and you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"CaneloCanelo Alvarez celebrates after defeating Edgar Berlanga in a super middleweight title bout on September 14, 2024, in Las Vegas, US [John Locher\/AP]
\nWhat problems has Chavez Jr had since becoming WBC world champion?<\/p>\n

Chavez Jr, who last held a major boxing world title in 2012, has had a difficult time inside and outside the ring in recent years.<\/p>\n

In November 2021, his shock defeat by split decision to 46-year-old former UFC fighter Anderson Silva in a crossover boxing match was undoubtedly the lowest \u2013 and most embarrassing \u2013 point of his professional boxing career. Coincidentally, Paul beat Silva in a fight last year.<\/p>\n

The Mexican\u2019s personal issues have included a lack of motivation, a repeated failure to make weight for fights, alcohol and drug addiction, an arrest for illegal possession of a firearm in his Los Angeles home and a failed drug test. At the launch of the Paul-Chavez fight in May at The Avalon in Hollywood, Paul mocked Chavez\u2019s addiction problems as well as his \u201clack of mentality.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to embarrass him and run him down like he always does,\u201d Paul said. \u201cI\u2019m going to expose him. He will be the embarrassment of Mexico. There are two things you can\u2019t beat \u2013 me and your drug addiction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who is Jake Paul?<\/p>\n

Paul gained fame as a social media star on YouTube who turned into a boxer, and has an 11-1 record.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old is one of the sport\u2019s top attractions despite not having a traditional fighting pedigree through a boxing association.<\/p>\n

His fight last November with Tyson, which Paul won in an eight-round decision, peaked at a staggering 64 million concurrent streams on Netflix.<\/p>\n

Jake Paul has made at least $60m since starting his boxing career, according to multiple sources.<\/p>\n

\"JakeJake Paul, left, fights Mike Tyson during their heavyweight boxing match on November 15, 2024, in Arlington, Texas, US [Julio Cortez\/AP]
\nWho is Julio Cesar Chavez Jr?<\/p>\n

The son of Julio Cesar Chavez, a legendary three-division world champion, Chavez Jr has amassed a professional boxing record of 53 wins (34 KOs), six losses, and one draw over a 17-year career.<\/p>\n

Chavez was crowned the WBC middleweight champion in 2011 after defeating Sebastian Zbik of Germany. He defended the title three times and was considered to be in the upper tier of middleweight boxers alongside fellow Mexican, Canelo Alvarez.<\/p>\n

But a series of disappointing results, beginning with a loss to Sergio Martinez in 2012 through to a one-sided defeat to Alvarez in 2017, sent his career off the rails.<\/p>\n

Chavez\u2019s professional record is a mediocre 8-6 since 2012. Despite his many personal issues, Chavez Jr is still considered to be armed with an advanced boxing skillset that will be a step up in competition for the novice fighter Paul.<\/p>\n

\"ChavezChavez Jr, left, unleashes a ferocious left jab en route to winning the WBC Middleweight Championship against Sebastian Zbik on June 4, 2011 [Mark J Terrill\/AP]
\nWhat has Paul said about the fight?<\/p>\n

\u201cI would say Chavez is most likely going to be the toughest opponent (I have faced yet), the most experienced, literally the most amount of fights out of all of my opponents,\u201d Paul said during an interview with DAZN Boxing.<\/p>\n

What has Chavez Jr said about the fight?<\/p>\n

\u201cYes [I\u2019m motivated to end Paul\u2019s career],\u201d Chavez Jr said on The Ariel Helwani podcast on June 18. \u201c[I still think] that I\u2019m better than Jake Paul, so I think after this fight maybe Jake continues to fight [and tries] to be a [better] boxer, but I don\u2019t think he has [the] skills and everything [necessary to] win [against me]. I want to end Jake Paul\u2019s career.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul stats:<\/p>\n

Nationality: American
Age: 28
Height: 6\u2032 1\u2033 (1.85m)
Reach: 76\u2033 (1.93m)
Total fights: 12
Record: 11-1 (7 KOs)<\/p>\n

Chavez Jr stats:<\/p>\n

Nationality: Mexican
Age: 39
Height: 6\u20190\u2033 (1.83m)
Reach: 73\u2033 (1.85m)
Total fights: 62
Record: 54-6-1 (1) (34 KOs)<\/p>\n

\"PaulPaul. left, and Chavez Jr pose for photos ahead of their June 28 fight [File: Gary A Vasquez\/Imagn Images via Reuters]
\nWho is on the undercard?<\/p>\n

The main undercard bouts are expected to begin at 5pm local Pacific Standard Time (PST) on Saturday (00:00 GMT on Sunday).<\/p>\n