ANAHEIM, CA – June 27, 2025 – The Problem Child, Jake “El Gallo de Dorado” Paul (11-1, 7 KOs) and Mexico’s former champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (54-6-1, 34 KOs) faced off tonight for the final time at Most Valuable Promotions’ (MVP) Paul vs. Chavez Jr. public weigh-in ahead of their highly anticipated bout, airing live globally on DAZN pay-per-view on Saturday, June 28, from Honda Center in Anaheim, California, with Golden Boy Promotions serving as the official licensed promoter. The event is presented by CELSIUS Live Fit Essential Energy and also sponsored by TORKLAW, Event Ticket Center, Fansly, Universal Pictures’ Jurassic World Rebirth and BYLT. Limited tickets are still available on Ticketmaster.
See below for all official weights ahead of tomorrow’s fight night:
MAIN EVENT: CRUISERWEIGHT BOUT (200 LBS) – 10 Rounds
Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Dorado, Puerto Rico Culiacan, MX
11-1 (7 KOs) 54-6-1 (34 KOs)
199.4 lbs 198.4 lbs
CO-MAIN EVENT: WBO, WBA CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (200 LBS) – 12 ROUNDS
Gilberto Ramirez vs. Yuniel Dorticós
Mazatlan, Mexico Cienfuegos, Cuba
47-1 (30 KOs) 27-2 (25 KOs)
199.8 lbs 198.6 lbs
WELTERWEIGHT BOUT (147LBS) – 10 ROUNDS
Raul Curiel vs. Victor Ezequiel Rodriguez
Guadalajara, MX Maldonado, Uruguay
15-0-1 (13 KOs) 16-0-1 (9 KOs)
146.4 lbs 145.2 lbs
WELTERWEIGHT BOUT (147 LBS) – 10 ROUNDS
Avious Griffin vs. Julian Rodriguez
Chattanooga, TN Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
17-0 (16 KOs) 23-1 (14 KOs)
146.8 lbs 146.6 lbs
LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT (135 LBS) – 10 ROUNDS
Floyd Schofield vs. Tevin Farmer
Austin, TX Philadelphia, PA
18-0 (12 KOs) 33-8-1 (8 KOs)
134.8 lbs 135 lbs
LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT (137 LBS) – 10 ROUNDS
Holly Holm vs. Yolanda Vega
Albuquerque, NM Ciudad Obregon, MX
33-2-3 (9 KOs) 10-0 (1 KO)
136.6 lbs 136.8 lbs
WBA CONTINENTAL GOLD WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (147 LBS) – 8 ROUNDS
Joel Iriarte vs. Kevin Johnson
Bakersfield, CA Las Vegas, NV
7-0 (7 KOs) 12-6 (8 KOs)
146.8 lbs 146.4 lbs
FEATHERWEIGHT BOUT (124 LBS) – 8 ROUNDS
Alexander Gueche vs. Vincent Avina
Long Beach, CA Las Vegas, NV
(7-0, 5 KOs) 8-1-1 (7 KOs)
124 lbs 120 lbs
HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT (200+ LBS) – 6 ROUNDS
Joshua Edwards vs. Dominic Hardy
Houston, TX Chicago, IL
2-0 (2 KOs) 6-3 (4 KOs)
226 lbs 251.4 lbs
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT BOUT (130 LBS) – 10 ROUNDS
Victor Morales vs. Renee Alvarado
Vancouver, WA Managua, Nicaragua
20-0-1 (10 KOs) 34-16 (22 KOs)
130 lbs 129.6 lbs
SUPER FLYWEIGHT BOUT (122 LBS) – 8 ROUNDS
John Ramirez vs. Josue Jesus Morales
Los Angeles, CA Houston, TX
14-1 (9 KOs) 33-18-5 (14 KOs)
119.8 lbs 121.6 lbs
The Paul vs. Chavez Jr. co-main event will feature a 12-round unified cruiserweight championship bout between Golden Boy’s Mexican WBO & WBA unified cruiserweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (47-1, 30 KOs) vs. Cuba’s former IBF & WBA cruiserweight world champion and WBA mandatory challenger Yuniel Dorticós (27-2, 25 KOs). Also on the main card will be a 10-round welterweight battle at 147 lbs between undefeated Mexican welterweight standout Raul “Cugar” Curiel (15-0-1, 13 KOs) and Uruguay’s fellow undefeated sensation Victor Ezequiel “Latigo” Rodriguez (16-0-1, 9 KOs). The main card will also feature MVP’s latest signee, undefeated powerhouse Avious “Tha Underdog” Griffin (17-0, 16 KOs), who will make his promotional debut against New Jersey’s welterweight standout Julian “Hammer Hands” Rodriguez (23-1, 14 KOs) in a 10-round welterweight showdown at 147 lbs. Opening the Paul vs. Chavez Jr. pay-per-view main card is undefeated WBA International lightweight champion Floyd “Kid Austin” Schofield (18-0, 12 KOs), who will face former IBF super featherweight world champion Tevin Farmer (33-8-1, 8 KOs) in a 10-round lightweight battle at 135 lbs.
Headlining the preliminary card is former UFC bantamweight champion and Boxrec’s #2 greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time, Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm (33-2-3, 9 KOs) as she makes her long-awaited return to the ring to face Mexico’s undefeated rising prospect Yolanda “Pitayita” Vega (10-0, 1 KO) in a 10-round lightweight bout contested over two-minute rounds. The preliminary card will also feature an 8-round welterweight bout contested at 147 lbs with Golden Boy’s undefeated former Team USA member Joel Iriarte (7-0, 7 KOs) vs. Las Vegas, Nevada’s Kevin “Thunderstorm” Johnson (12-6, 8 KOs). MVP’s 2x US national amateur champion and rising star Alexander “Alley Cat” Gueche (7-0, 5 KOs) will face American powerhouse and 4x US national amateur champion Vincent “The Beast” Avina (8-1-1, 7 KOs) in an 8-round featherweight bout at 124 lbs and Houston, Texas’s Joshua Edwards (2-0, 2 KOs) will face Chicago, IL’s Dominicc Hardy (6-3, 4 KOs) in a 6-round heavyweight bout. Also joining the preliminary card is Golden Boy’s undefeated rising star Victor Morales (20-0-1, 10 KOs) in a 10-round super featherweight bout vs. former WBA super featherweight world champion Renee Alvarado (34-16, 22 KOs). Rounding out the preliminary card, Golden Boy’s #1 WBA contender, WBA North America continental champion, and East Los Angeles native John “Scrappy“ Ramirez (14-1, 9 KOs) takes on Josue Jesus Morales (33-18-5, 14 KOs) in a 10-round super bantamweight bout.
About Most Valuable Promotions (MVP)
MVP was founded by Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian in 2021. With the mission to provide more creative control to fighters, MVP works to identify, grow, and maximize return for its own events and talent partners. One year into its inception, MVP was nominated as one of the prestigious Sports Breakthroughs of the Year in 2022 by Sports Business Journal. MVP has produced Jake Paul’s last six global pay-per-view events, including the recent Paul vs. Perry match. The promotion company also signed one of the most decorated Hispanic athletes of all time, Amanda Serrano, in its first year. Serrano and MVP made history in April 2022 when Serrano went head-to-head with Katie Taylor, marking the first female fight to headline at Madison Square Garden, earning a nomination for Event of The Year by Sports Business Journal. MVP made history again in November 2024 with Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson and Taylor vs. Serrano 2, the first-ever live professional sports event on Netflix, which became the most-streamed sporting event ever with 108 million live viewers globally. Co-founder Nakisa Bidarian was an executive producer of Paul vs. Tyson and the historic Triller Presents Mike Tyson v. Roy Jones Jr., the 8th most-bought pay-per-view event in history.
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About Honda Center
Located in the heart of Orange County, Honda Center has remained a premier entertainment and sports venue since its opening in 1993. Home to the 2007 Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks, the arena hosts a variety of events, including sold-out concerts, family entertainment, and thrilling sports competitions. Over the past three decades, Honda Center has remained an iconic and beloved destination for live entertainment in Southern California with over 4,500 events and 45 million guests, paving the way for an even more exciting future. It will anchor the innovative OCVIBE, a 100-acre one-of-a-kind, immersive district designed to bring people together through shared experiences.
