Jake Paul is now a ranked boxer.
Paul is sitting at No. 14 within the WBA’s latest cruiserweight rankings after selecting up a unanimous choice victory over former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. this previous Saturday night time in Anaheim, Calif. The occasion happened at Honda Heart and was introduced by Paul’s Most Worthwhile Promotions.
With the victory, “The Downside Youngster” takes one step nearer to his promise of preventing for a world title. The 28-year-old improved his skilled file to 12-1, along with his lone loss coming by way of cut up choice 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 by way of unanimous choice, after which adopted that up with back-to-back first-round knockout victories in opposition to Andre August in December 2023 and Ryan Bourland in March 2024.
Paul would compete twice extra in 2024, stopping present BKFC star Mike Perry by way of sixth-round TKO in a dominant efficiency. Perry stepped in to exchange Mike Tyson on the July struggle card after Tyson had a well being scare. The Paul vs. Tyson struggle could be rebooked for this previous November, with Paul incomes a unanimous choice in opposition to the previous champion in probably the most seen sporting occasions in current reminiscence on Netflix.
