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JAKE PAUL beat Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in a dominant points victory!The Problem Child was booed relentlessly but it was Chavez Jr who stunk up the place as he barely threw any punches until the latter rounds.Paul looked good against the former middleweight champion, who looked far from his peak and gun shy against the former YouTuber.Speaking after the win, Paul reeled off a long list of potential opponents with everyone from Gervonta Davis, Tommy Fury, Canelo and Anthony Joshua in his sightsPotential world title shots against Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez – who earlier beat Yuriel Dorticos – or Badou Jack could also follow.BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UKFollow ALL the action from Jake Paul vs Chavez Jr with our live blog below…Paul’s closing remarkJake Paul had a pretty simple way of summing up possibly the greatest win of his relatively short career to date.Taking to Instagram to share a picture from the fight he simply laughed before reminding his fans he had got the W.He wrote: “Hahahaahhahahahajajajajajajajajajsjjajajaja W”.Copy linkCopiedPaul confidentJake Paul isn’t in a rush to find his next fight or set up a world title fight with murmurs of a WBC or WBA ranking on the horizon. The Ohio fighter could bid for a world title bout if he earns a top 15 ranking by wither sanctioning body.While Paul has admitted that his end goal is a world title, he knows he has time on his side as a young fighter still learning his trade.I don’t care, bro, I got a bunch of time. I’m 28 years old. I’ll fight anyone, anytime, any place.Jake PaulCopy linkCopiedChavez Jr. breaks silence after Paul humblingJulio Chavez Jr. has broken his silence following his unanimous decision defeat to Jake Paul.Taking to his Instagram story, he said: “I could never knock him out. I couldn’t knock out Jake Paul.”Whoever the judges want, wins. I put on a great show and well, I hit him in the ass like I said I was going to. “He said he was gonna drive me crazy, no, no. Here I am ready for what’s next, thank you everyone.”It is not clear whether Chavez Jr. was suggesting he was not allowed to knock out Paul, amid unfounded speculation that the former YouTuber rigs his fights. Copy linkCopiedPiers Morgan reignites feud with Jake PaulAnyone who has followed the career of Jake Paul and his relationship with Piers Morgan would not need a rocket scientist to know the TV presenter is not Paul’s biggest fan.And it turns out he wasn’t a huge admirer of his dominant win last night either.Taking to social media, Morgan said: “I had a better fight with Jake Paul on Thursday than the unwatchable farce that took place tonight. “The guy’s lining his pockets with buckets of $$$$ – but he’s killing boxing with this boring staged bullsh*t against older fighters way past their prime.”Copy linkCopiedJake Paul coach praises star’s ‘vision’ after latest winJake Paul’s breathing coach, Lukis Mac, has gone on a lengthy Instagram post praising the boxer.He said: “Congratulations @jakepaul on another win! Through all the noise, the judgment and the doubt you keep rising.”You’re showing the next generation what’s possible when you have a vision, believe in it, and go all in.This is what it looks like to back yourself relentlessly. To silence the noise, trust your vision, and bet everything on your purpose.”To lead with courage and prove that anything is possible when you stay locked in.”To everyone reading this…the world may not understand your vision but it’s not theirs to understand. It’s yours to build.”Copy linkCopied’Annoying for the fans’ – Logan Paul gives verdict on brothers fightLogan Paul has slammed Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. for “not wanting to fight” his brother Jake Paul in their boxing bout – won by the Problem Child in a unanimous decision.Speaking with Dazn after the fight, the PRIME drinks founder said: “I think he (Jake) did so well. “It’s really hard to fight a guy who like doesn’t want to fight and it’s annoying for the fans as well. “We were halfway through the fight and the dude had thrown like 20 punches so it’s hard but it is what it is. I thought he boxed great. “He beat a former world champion boxer so I don’t know, he’s just happy with the win and excited to get the next guy.”Copy linkCopiedPaul silences boo boys by declaring ‘I’m him’ in X-rated rantJake Paul was in no mood to tolerate his doubters after beating Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in a unanimous decision victory.Speaking in the ring after his victory, Paul put his finger to his lips before ranting: “All the boos are words and actions speak louder than words so you can shut the f*** up.”I live for this s**t from your mother f***ers. That was easy work, I only got hit ten times. I’m him.”I beat your boy. Nah he is a warrior but so am I. I think I did great against a former world champion who has never been stopped and I dominated him.”Yeah 100% I’m staying active, I’m fighting everybody. I’ll fight anyone, any time, anywhere, any place.”Copy linkCopiedJake Paul eyes world titleJake Paul is set to be ranked by the WBA and the WBC after his win over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.And The Problem Child says a world title is on the horizon.He said: “That’s the goal, that’s why we’re here. That’s the only thing I haven’t accomplished in the sport of boxing, right?“Knockout of The Year, most-watched fight, that’s the last thing on the list.”Copy linkCopiedPunch stats not good reading for ChavezJake Paul’s domination of Julio Cesar Chavez was clear to see in the damning punch stats.The Problem Child cruised to victory against the former world champion as the judges voted unanimously.Paul, 28, won nine out of ten rounds in the bout at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.The YouTuber-turned-boxer was only bettered in the ninth round as Chavez Jr staged a late resurgence.However, the Mexican left himself with far too much to do, having been on the back foot for much of the fight.Paul landed more than double the number of punches that Chavez Jr managed.Copy linkCopiedNext up for Jake PaulJake Paul called out FIVE rivals after beating Julio Cesar Chavez Jr – including two world champions and Tommy Fury.The YouTuber-turned-boxer cruised past former middleweight world champion Chavez Jr over ten rounds.And amid a chorus of boos inside the Honda Center – Paul called out WBA and WBO champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez – who fought on his undercard.He said: “I want tougher fighters. I want to be world champion. Zurdo looked slow as s*** tonight, that’d be easy work too.”Badou Jack, I want everybody. Anthony Joshua, Gervonta (Davis) and Tommy, stop running.”Fury, 26, handed Paul, 28, his first and so far only defeat after his split-decision win in 2023.Ramirez, 34, retained his cruiserweight titles by beating Yuniel Dorticos on the undercard and Jack, 41, is the current WBC champion.Copy linkCopiedJake Paul sends message to Ben AskrenJake Paul sent a classy message to former opponent Ben Askren.Askren, 40, was knocked out by the YouTuber-turned-boxer back in 2021 and has been in hospital recently.The former MMA star has been needing treatment for weeks due to complications from severe pneumonia.He will need to undergo a lung transplant and has been placed on the waiting list as he continues to fight alongside his beloved wife Amy.Paul, 28, beat Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in California by unanimous decision on Saturday night.He dominated the bout, with judges awarding him nine out of the ten rounds.Copy linkCopiedJake wants world title He said: “That’s the goal, that’s why we’re here. That’s the only thing I haven’t accomplished in the sport of boxing, right?”Knockout of The Year, most-watched fight, that’s the last thing on the list.”Copy linkCopiedHow the judges scored itJake Paul’s dominating win over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr was clear to see after the scorecards were revealed.The YouTuber-turned-boxer secured an easy victory against the Mexican at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.Paul, 28, controlled the fight as he was named the unanimous winner by the judges.Chavez struggled to get forward in the fight until the final few rounds.This was reflected in the judges’ cards as Paul claimed every single round except for just ONE.Copy linkCopiedMore big boxingJuly is going to be an absolutely massive month in the world of boxing.SunSport will be bringing you all the action, of course, with live blogs of all the big fights.Next weekend (July 5) we have a really intriguing fight between Jack Catterall and Harlem Eubank.Catterall is at a career crossroads and Eubank – Chris Eubank Jr’s cousin – is making the biggest step up of his career.Then on July 11 is a massive card from New York as Katie Taylor faces Amanda Serrano in a huge trilogy fight.The undercard of that one is also a belter with FIVE world title fights taking place in various women’s weight classes.The following night (July 12) sees Hamzah Sheeraz travel Stateside to face Edgar Berlanga, on the same card as Shakur Stevenson vs William Zepeda.Then on July 19 is the biggest night of all – Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois 2 in an absolutely MASSIVE heavyweight unification fight.As if that’s not enough, later that night Manny Pacquiao steps back into the ring for a world title shot against Mario Barrios.Copy linkCopiedRanking comingJake Paul is expected to be ranked by the WBC and WBA after that win – something that will really legitimise his claim for a shot at world titles.It’s not yet clear exactly where he will be ranked, but pre-fight both governing bodies said he would be somewhere in the top 15.Paul’s promotional partner Nakisa Bidarian said: “How do you not rank Jake Paul after that performance?”Where he totally neutralised a much more experience and more accomplished fighter than himself.”Copy linkCopied’That’s why we’re here’Jake Paul continues to state that his ultimate goal is a world title as he took another big step towards that aim.He said: “That’s the goal, that’s why we’re here. “That’s the only thing I haven’t accomplished in the sport of boxing, right?”Knockout of The Year, most-watched fight… that’s the last thing on the list.”Copy linkCopiedBoo boysFrom the moment Jake Paul walked out, it was clear that the crowd at the Honda Center were cheering for his demise.But Julio Cesar Chavez Jr was so poor but by the time of the latter rounds, he too was getting booed.He was then booed again when he spoke in the post-fight interviews.The boos were slightly less loud for Paul by that time, but he still hit out at rival fans as his rise up the boxing world continues.Copy linkCopiedWhat next for Paul?Well, if his post-fight call outs are to be believed, then Paul could be fighting at anywhere from welterweight to heavyweight in his next fight.Paul called out Gervonta Davis, Anthony Joshua, Canelo Alvarez and Tommy Fury.Like it or not, he could also well be fighting for a legitimate world title soon.The WBC and WBA are expected to rank him in the top 15 at cruiserweight.Paul called out WBA and WBO champion Zurdo Ramirez – who beat Yuriel Doritco on the same card.He may also fancy his chances against WBC champion Badou Jack, who will be 42 in October.Copy linkCopiedFight recapIt was a really solid performance by Jake Paul and a really odd one by Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.The Mexican legend – son of one of the greatest boxers EVER and a former world champion himself – just did not get going in the opening rounds.Paul had already opened up a wide lead when Chavez Jr finally started to throw and land, but by then it was way too late.The Mexican claims he does not want to retire – but this was an embarrassing performance.For Paul, there are loads of options on the table.Fighters are lining up to face him due to the money he can bring.Copy linkCopiedThe stats tell the storyNo surprises on the CompuBox stats here as they prove Julio Cesar Chavez Jr waited WAY too long to get going in the fight.He only landed 61 punches in the whole 10 rounds – with 40 of those coming in the final three rounds.Really odd performance by a former world champion, even if he is a decade away from his prime.Copy linkCopiedFight in picturesThat was a thoroughly one-sided display from the Problem Child, who dominated nearly every round in California.Here’s how it looked:Copy linkCopiedClassy PaulAmidst all the swearing and call outs, Jake Paul spared a moment in his post-fight press conference for former opponent Ben Askren.The ex-UFC man remains in hospital after contracting pneumonia.Paul, addressing the crowd and TV audience, said: “Say a prayer for Ben Askren and for his family. “We all need to support him.”Everyone should go donate to him.”Paul also revealed he and brother Logan had donated to the Askren family.Copy linkCopiedFight reportSunSport’s boxing man Jack Figg was in Anaheim overnight to watch Jake Paul’s massive win first hand.Here’s how he saw it:Copy linkCopiedPaul fails to deliver knockoutAll the talk before the fight from Jake Paul was about how he was going to knockout Chavez Jr.However, at no point did he get close to that moment.Despite his defensive tactics, the punches of Paul never seemed to rock Chavez or seem to have him there for the taking.Copy linkCopiedChavez looking for returnSpeaking with DAZN after his fight, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr declared that he is ready to return for more fights.His fans seemed to be behind him this evening, maybe spurring his passion for more action in the ring.Let’s just hope that he lets his hands ho more than he did this evening.Copy linkCopied More