Jake Paul Julio Cesar Chavez Jr Final Press Conference

Jake “El Gallo de Dorado” Paul (11-1, 7 KOs) and Mexico’s former champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (54-6-1, 34 KOs) met face-to-face for the final press conference ahead of their highly anticipated Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) bout. This event will air live globally on DAZN pay-per-view this Saturday, June 28, from Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Golden Boy Promotions will serve as the show’s official licensed promoter. The event is presented by CELSIUS Live Fit Essential Energy, also sponsored by Event Ticket Center, and Fansly. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.

In today’s press conference, hosted by reporter and broadcaster Todd Grisham, all of the athletes got in their last words ahead of Saturday’s fights. Other participants included Golden Boy’s Mexican WBO & WBA unified cruiserweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (47-1, 30 KOs) and Cuba’s former IBF & WBA cruiserweight world champion and WBA mandatory challenger Yuniel Dorticós (27-2, 25 KOs), undefeated Mexican welterweight standout Raul “Cugar” Curiel (15-0-1, 13 KOs), Uruguay’s undefeated sensation Victor Rodriguez (16-0-1, 9 KOs), undefeated powerhouse Avious “Tha Underdog” Griffin (17-0, 16 KOs), who will make his promotional debut against New Jersey’s welterweight standout Julian “Hammer Hands” Rodriguez (23-1, 14 KOs) in a 10-round welterweight showdown at 147 lbs, undefeated WBA International lightweight champion Floyd “Kid Austin” Schofield (18-0, 12 KOs) and former IBF super featherweight world champion Tevin Farmer (33-8-1, 8 KOs), VP’s latest signee, and former UFC bantamweight champion and boxing powerhouse, Boxrec’s #2 greatest pound-for-pound boxer of all time, Holly “The Preacher's Daughter” Holm (33-2-3, 9 KOs), who will meet Mexico’s undefeated rising prospect, Yolanda “Pitayita” Vega (10-0, 1 KO). The fighters were faced off by Nakisa Bidarian, CEO and co-founder of MVP, and Oscar De La Hoya, chairman and CEO of Golden Boy.