Jake Paul‘s anticipated return to the ring ended with a victorious win towards Julio César Chávez Jr. after going 10 rounds.

The combat happened on the Honda Middle in Anaheim, Calif. on Saturday evening. With a document of 11 wins and one loss, together with seven knockout victories, this boxing match marks Paul’s newest win following a seven-month hiatus from the game. His most publicized combat was towards Mike Tyson in November 2024, which ended with Paul handily defeating the 58-year-old boxing nice. The occasion turned one of many most-watched sporting occasions on Netflix, peaking at an estimated 65 million viewers globally.

Exterior of Tyson, Chávez Jr. has held a robust document with 54 wins, one draw and 6 losses, together with 34 knockouts. From 2011 to 2012, he held the WBC middleweight title till dropping to Sergio Martinez that very same 12 months. Since then, he has confronted highs and lows all through his profession, together with a earlier defeat in 2021 towards former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, whom Paul defeated in 2022. 

His father, the previous three-division world champion Julio César Chávez, expressed his excessive hopes for his son earlier than he entered the ring with Paul. 

“All fights are troublesome. Jake Paul is younger and powerful, however he’s by no means confronted a fighter like my son,” he mentioned throughout a press convention in Might. “I’d’ve given Mike Tyson a greater combat. He didn’t throw one punch the entire combat. This time is completely different.”

There have been six different fights on the primary card earlier than Paul vs. Chávez Jr. The co-main occasion featured a battle between Gilberto Ramírez and Yuniel Dorticos, which resulted in Ramirez’s victory.