On the evening of June 28, at the Honda Center Stadium in Anaheim (California), Jake Paul – a social network star encroaching on boxing – had the most important victory in his career when overcoming Julio César Chávez Jr., the former WBC medium world championship.
After 10 rounds of effort, Jake Paul won the unanimous point (99-91, 98-92, 97-93), raising the achievement to 10 wins-1 losses. Chávez Jr., the legendary son of Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Sr., once kept the WBC championship and had nearly 60 professional matches. However, before a younger, more energetic Jake Paul and a stronger motivation, this 38 -year -old boxer proved to be almost throughout the match.
Paul uses accurate JABs and close -up blow combinations to continuously score points. According to the statistics after the match, Paul launched a total of 482 punches, hit 140 – nearly double Chávez Jr. (61/154 punches).
Although there is no knock-out as expected, this victory is still a significant turning point for Jake Paul. He not only defeated a former champion, but also showed great progress in the ability to control the game, physical and tactical. “This is my most professional performance ever,” Paul said after the match, and claimed the next goal was the world stretching.
However, Paul's victory also caused mixed opinions. A part of the audience and experts said that Chávez Jr. It was no longer at the peak of form, and Paul won thanks to choosing the right opponent. Even journalist Piers Morgan sarcastically on social networks that “this is a bad comedy, not worth watching”.
In addition to criticism, Jake Paul continued to raise the ambition to challenge famous fists like Badou Jack, Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez, and even Tommy Fury – who used to defeat him last year. “I want to prove that I am not just a network phenomenon. I am serious with boxing, and I want to be recognized,” Paul emphasized.
After the victory of Chávez Jr., it can be said that Jake Paul is taking a firm step on the journey to become a true professional boxer. Although the journey ahead is still long, but with the current form, he is showing that he deserves to be monitored and … cannot be underestimated.