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What weight are Jake Paul and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr fighting at and how much have they had to change?

Published on June 28, 2025 at 03:00 AM

JAKE PAUL returns to boxing action for the first time since his clash against Mike Tyson.

This time around, takes on

Jake Paul, Nakisa Bidarian, and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. at a boxing press conference.
Jake Paul (left) takes on Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (right) in a cruiserweight bout
Jake Paul at a press conference.
Paul has not fought since his controversial win over Mike Tyson

controversial over was shown on and was fought at welterweight.

Standing at 6ft 1in, at both cruiserweight and heavyweight, with his opponent Chavez Jr having fought at NINE different weight classes.

Both fighters will have to make big adjustments to get into the ring together for this clash.

SunSport can reveal what weight the clash is being fought at.

What weight is the Jake Paul vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr fight?

The clash will be fought at cruiserweight, with Paul’s previous clash with Mike Tyson being a heavyweight bout.

When Paul fought Tyson, he was 103.06kg / 227.25lbs.

After the weigh-ins on Friday afternoon, Paul officially weight 199.4lbs – a stunning drop in weight.

His to make weight.

Chavez Jr has a history of missing weight, most recently against Daniel Jacobs (4.7lbs) and Anderson Silva (2.4lbs).

He comes into this fight the heaviest of his whole career, with an official weight of 198.4lbs.

Despite the huge size, the former middleweight world champion looked in very good shape.

When is Jake Paul vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and how can I watch it?

  • Jake Paul vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr takes place on Saturday, June 28 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
  • Ring walks are expected to take place at 4.15am BST (Sunday) / 11.15pm ET.
  • The event can be watched and live streamed on DAZN PPV.
  • It is priced at £24.99 in the UK and $59.99 in the US.
  • Alternatively, SunSport will live blog all the action from the card as it happens.

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