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‘It’s been presented’… Jake Paul’s next opponent could be former world champion who fought Canelo Alvarez

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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. claims he is in talks to become Jake Paul's next opponent.

The divisive YouTuber turned boxer is fresh off the biggest win of his career after defeating 58-year-old ring legend Mike Tyson at AT&T Stadium in Texas last weekend.

After building his 11-1 record by beating old, undersized and ill-prepared opponents, Jake Paul has claimed he wants to test himself against Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez next.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. rival Jake Paul talks

Canelo Alvarez has consistently distanced himself from a fight with 'The Problem Child', claiming he would not face him until his real career is over.

Alvarez appears to have a few years left at the top, so it looks like Paul wants to prove he's legit by targeting one of his former opponents.

The son of legendary boxer Julio Cesar Chavez defended his WBC middleweight title three times before being defeated by formidable puncher Sergio Martinez in 2012.

Since then, he has suffered a unanimous decision loss to Canelo and a split-decision loss to UFC legend Anderson Silva, who was 46 years old and well past his prime when he pulled off the upset victory in July 2021.

Earlier this year, Chavez Jr. avoided a similar humiliation when he defeated Uriah Hall on the undercard of Paul's short fight with Mike Perry.

Now he claims to be in line for a possible fight with Paul in 2025.

“It's an option, we're looking into it, let's see, I have a meeting this week,” Chavez Jr. said. to TUDN MEX.

“I would like to fight a champion, but fighting Jake Paul, for the fame and the media, would put me in a position to fight others.

'I'm not looking for it, it's presented. It's not concrete, but let's see what happens.”

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Jake Paul's team issues official statement on 'fictitious claims'

Jake Paul's entire combat sports career has been dogged by unsubstantiated claims of 'rigged' fights and imaginary contract clauses that detract from his achievements.

Despite drawing 60 million viewers to Netflix for his fight with Mike Tyson, malicious rumors continued to circulate on social media.

On Monday, Paul's company, Most Valuable Promotions, issued an official statement addressing the “fictitious claims that undermine the integrity of the Paul-Tyson fight.”

It said: “Following the widespread dissemination of false and unsubstantiated claims that undermine the integrity of the Paul vs. Undermining Tyson Event, Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) wants to set the record straight regarding the contractual agreements and the nature of the fight.

“Fixing a professional boxing match is a federal crime in the United States of America. Paul vs. Tyson was a professional match sanctioned by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations (TDLR). Both fighters performed in good faith to the best of their ability with the goal of winning the fight. There were absolutely no restrictions – contractual or otherwise – surrounding either fighter. Each boxer could use his full arsenal to win the fight. Any agreement to the contrary would be in violation of the TDLR boxing rules.

“Trash talk and speculation are common in sports, and athletes and promoters must tolerate nonsensical comments, jokes and opinions. But to suggest anything other than full effort from these fighters is not only naive, but an insult to the work they put into their craft and to the sport itself.

“It is further illogical and senseless that MVP, in the debut of a hopeful long-term partnership with the world's largest streamer – an organization that made its first-ever foray into live professional sports with Paul vs. Tyson – even consider such a perverse violation of competition rules.”