Jake Paul is now a ranked boxer.
Paul is sitting at No. 14 within the WBA’s newest cruiserweight rankings after selecting up a unanimous determination victory over former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. this previous Saturday evening in Anaheim, Calif. The occasion happened at Honda Heart and was offered by Paul’s Most Helpful Promotions.
With the victory, “The Downside Baby” takes one step nearer to his promise of preventing for a world title. The 28-year-old improved his skilled file to 12-1, together with his lone loss coming through break up determination to Tommy Fury in February 2023.
Since then, Paul has rattled off six straight victories. Six months after struggling his first professional loss, Paul defeated former UFC star Nate Diaz through unanimous determination, after which adopted that up with back-to-back first-round knockout victories towards Andre August in December 2023 and Ryan Bourland in March 2024.
Paul would compete twice extra in 2024, stopping present BKFC star Mike Perry through sixth-round TKO in a dominant efficiency. Perry stepped in to interchange Mike Tyson on the July battle card after Tyson had a well being scare. The Paul vs. Tyson battle could be rebooked for this previous November, with Paul incomes a unanimous determination towards the previous champion in some of the seen sporting occasions in latest reminiscence on Netflix.
