Jake Paul had to work hard in the final rounds, but he won a 10-round unanimous decision over former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in a cruiserweight fight at The Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
The fight was fought at a slow place early as Paul was taking what Chavez was giving him, and Chavez was doing absolutely nothing as he landed zero punches in round one. Paul was landing some body punches and some left hook. Paul continued to ack up rounds and took a commanding lead.
Paul landed 140 of 482 punches. Chavez was 61 of 154.
Chavez made brief stands in rounds nine and 10. Paul was never in any serious trouble and won by scores of 99-91, 98-92 and 97-93.
Paul, 199.4 lbs of Dorado, PR is now 12-1. Chavez, 198.4 lbs of Sinaloa, MEX is 54-7-1.
Jake Paul Quotes
On the future of his boxing career
“I’m used to these guys not being good promoters. At the end of the day, I’m going to fight all of these guys. I feel like tonight was just the first day of my boxing career, and I just got warmed up, and this is just chapter two moving forward.”
On how much different a fighter he is now compared to when he fought Tommy Fury
“I don’t even think I was a fighter then. That was like two and a half years into the sport, and I didn’t know what I was doing. I didn’t have the proper team around me. I didn’t have conditioning. My lifestyle outside of the ring was still that of a YouTuber, celebrity, actor, whatever I was at that point in time. So I wasn’t fully focused on boxing. Like I said, chapter one is done tonight, and now we’re moving into chapter two. I’m just getting warmed up in the sport. People hold the Tommy Fury thing against me, but what now? I just beat a former world champion, and I’m coming to avenge that loss as well with Tommy.”
On moving up to heavyweight for a potential fight against Anthony Joshua
“I’m definitely not a heavyweight, but I’m still going to take the challenge. You look at Deontay Wilder, he was beating these guys weighing 215 lbs. Granted, he’s 6’6 or something, but anything is possible. I like the challenge. That’s the criticism, people will say, ‘Fight someone in their prime who’s a beast’.” I think people just really want to see me lose. That’s really what the message is behind it all. Anthony Joshua is an insane fight, but I want that challenge. We’ve been DM’ing back and forth. He wants to make it happen. He called me up and it’s looking very likely for next year.”
On what it was like going toe-to-toe with Chavez over the final round
“It was great. I love that he brought a good fight in the end. I think the fans got a good fight to see him come out and throw some punches on me, and it makes me better. It brings the best out of me. I started catching his shots, shooting back, and I had to elevate tonight and rise to a different level. I’m glad that the fans got to see me get punched in the face a little bit but at the end of the day, it’s good. I love a good fight.”
On if Canelo Alvarez is out of the picture for his future plans
“No, he’s not out of the picture. I think once I get the belts, I’m going to want to fight for the cruiserweight championship and add that belt to my resume. I think he would become a four or five-weight champion. I think that would be what interests him, and that’s the plan.”
Gilberto Ramirez Decisions Dorticos To Retain Cruiserweight Titles
Gilberto Ramirez defended the WBA/WBO Cruiserweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Yuniel Dortocs
In round 10, Dorticos was docked a point for low blows.
Ramirez landed 224 of 620 punches. Dorticos was 290 of 616.
Ramirez, 199.8 lbs of Sinaloa, MEX won by scores of 117-110 and 115-112 twice and is now 48-1.
Zurdo Ramirez Quotes
On Jake Paul’s performance vs. Chavez Jr.
“Yeah, I give the credit to what he did in the fight. Chavez Jr. was a world-class world champion. He did great.”
On if Jake’s performance legitimized his status at cruiserweight.
“Yeah, I give a lot of credit to Jake Paul on this win.”
On whether a fight with Jai Opetaia is next for him.
“I’m ready, I’m the champion. I [want to become] undisputed.”
Raul Curiel Stops Victor Rodriguez in 4
Raul Curiel remained undefeated with a fourth round stoppage over Victor Rodriguez in a 10-round welterweight bout.
In round four, Curiel landed an a hard uppercut that was followed by a right to the body that sent Rodriguez down. The nose of Rodriguez was bleeding badly. Rodriguez was hurt and Curiel jumped on him with a flurry of punches on the ropes and the fight was stopped at 2:09.
Curiel, 146.4 lbs of Guadalajara, MEX is 16-0-1 with 14 knockouts. Rodriguez, 145.2 lbs of Maldonado, URU is 16-1-1.
Raul Curiel Quotes
On his performance and what’s next
“All due respect for my opponent. It was hard-hitting. He comes to fight and win the fight. I tried to put all my experience on the line and everything, thank God, went well. I’m very happy for my performance. I think I do it well, and I’m ready for everything. I’m ready for every champ, whoever is available. Now I won the title eliminator, so I’m here to fight anyone in the division.”
On what the exchanges felt like and how he was able to stop Rodriguez
“Like I said, he was hard-hitting, a hard puncher. He came to win, and it was a brawl. I always try to make it a war for people. For the fans, I know that’s why they paid for the tickets. I knew it was going to be a war because I studied before the fight, and I knew he was strong. I made a good fight plan for this one, and I felt stronger, and every fight I’m doing better and better.”
Julian Rodriguez Stops Avious Griffin in 10th and Final Round
Julian Rodriguez scored the biggest win of his career by stopping previously undefeated AVious Griffin in the 10th and final round of their welterweight bout.
Over the first half of the fight, Rodriguez got out to a lead by landing some nice counter shots.
In round eight, Griffin dropped Rodriguez with a chopping right hand. Rodriguez came back in round nine by landing a right hand that buckled Griffin. In round 10, Rodriguez ducked under and landed a left hook that hurt and dropped Griffin. Griffin rolled around and with a bloody nose could not beat the count at 2:55.
Rodriguezz, 146.6 lbs of Hoboken, NJ is 24-1 with 15 knockouts. Griffin, 146.8 lbs of Chattanooga, TN is 17-1.
Schofield Takes Out Farmer in 1st Round
Floyd Schofield scored the most significant win of his career as he took out Tevin Farmer in the opening round of their 10-round lightweight bout.
Schofield dropped Farmer in the opening minute with a one-two combination. Schofield then landed a flurry of punches tat was punctuated by a left hook. With Farmer hurt, Schofield landed a hard flurry and the bout was stopped at 1:18.
Schofield, 134.8 lbs of Austin, TX is 19-0 with 13 knockouts. Farmer, 135 lbs of Philadelphia is 33-9-1.
Floyd Schofield Quotes
On if he was surprised at how quickly the fight ended
“Yes and no. So much was going on. I was just thinking a mile a minute, so when the fight was over it didn’t register that the fight was over. I was so hype! I told my dad I just wanted to run out of the ring and celebrate.”
On his message to naysayers
“If you are a hater, continue to hate. If you’re a supporter, I appreciate you, love you. We’re just going to keep doing great things, keep getting bigger. Me and Shakur [Stevenson] have unfinished business at the end of the day. That’s going to eventually happen, and I’ll be able to prove what I was going to do in February.”
Holly Holm returned to boxing after a successful championship run in the UFC and won a 10-round unanimous decision over Yolanda Vega in a super lightweight fight.
Holm, 136.6 lbs of ALbiquerque, NM won by scores of 100-90 on all cards and is now 33-2-3. Vega, 136 lbs of Sonora, MEX is 10-1.
Holly Holm Quotes
On how much she was motivated by Yolanda Vega’s trash talk this week
“I use anything as motivation. They could be being too friendly, and I’d be like, ‘I’m not your friend.’ They could be talking a bunch of trash, and I’d be like “don’t talk like that.” Leading up to a fight, you’ll use anything as motivation, but really my motivation is in me. I fight for myself and the support that I have from my team and my family. When it comes down to it, they should want to win. I don’t want to fight somebody who’s not there to win. I don’t want to fight somebody who’s not at their best. I want to beat them when they’re at their best. I wanted [Yolanda Vega] to come with everything she had, because that makes it more of a sweet victory.”
On the secret to her longevity
“When people tell me that I’m old, I don’t feel it. I do think that it’s [due to] activity, that it’s a mindset, basic health. I think there are a lot of things to it but I think the number one thing is that as long as [boxing is] your passion. I have trainers that I really trust, and if they felt like I couldn’t do it anymore, they would tell me. So I keep those people close to me, and I listen to them. I know I can still do it, they believe in me too, and that’s all it takes. It’s still my passion. I’m not going to do it forever, obviously the years [ahead] are getting less, but I know that I’m still healthy and still ready to go.”
On what we will see next from her
“Better. I had fun tonight, but I definitely want more from myself.”
Joel Iriarte won eight-round unanimous decision over Kevin Johnson in a welterweight bout.
Iriarte, 146.8 lbs of Bakersfield, CA won by scores of 80-72, 79-74 and 78-74 and is now 8-0. Johnson, 146.4 lbs of Las Vegas is 12-7.
Alexander Gueche remained undefeated with an eight-round unanimous decision over Vincent Avina in a super bantamweight bout.
Gueche, 124 lbs of Long Beach, CA won by scores of 80-72 twice and 79-73 and is now 8-0. Avina, 120 lbs of Las Vegas is 8-2-1.
Joshua Edwards stopped Dominic Hardy in the opening round of their four-round heavyweight bout.
In round one, Edwards landed a jab to the body that was followed by a booming right hand hand that put Hardy down and out at 1:03.
Edwards, 226 lbs of Houston is 3-0 with three knockouts. Hardy, 251.4 lbs of Chicago is 6-4.
Rene Alvarado won a 10-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Victor Morales in a super featherweight battle.
Alvarado, 129.6 lbs of Managua, NIC won by scores of 99-91 on all cards and is now 35-16. Morales, 130 lbs of Vancouver, WA is 20-1-1.
John Ramirez won a eight-round unanimous decision over Josue Morales in a bantamweight bout.
Ramirez, 119.8 lbs of Los Angeles won by scores of 80-72 twice and 79-73 and is now 15-1. Morales, 121 lbs of Houston, TX is 33-19-4.
