Jake Paul and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s undercard is looking strong after the addition of four new fights.
Paul is set to square off against the former WBC middleweight champion on June 28 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
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A WBA and WBO cruiserweight world title fight between champion Zurdo Ramirez and challenger Yuniel Dorticos has already been announced as chief support.
But the bill has been boosted further by the inclusion of a tremendous fight between Floyd Schofield Jr (18-0) and Tevin Farmer (33-8-1).
Schofield Jr is one of the lightweight division’s most exciting young prospects while Farmer is a former IBF super featherweight title holder.
At 34-years-old Farmer proved he still has plenty left in the tank by causing top-rated contender William Zepeda all kinds of problems in a pair of nip-and-tuck defeats in November 2024 and March 2025.
Schofield, meanwhile, hasn’t competed since his unanimous decision victory over Rene Tellez Giron last November.
He was due to return to the ring in February against Shakur Stevenson in a WBC lightweight title fight.
However, the bout got cancelled after Schofield Jr was deemed medically unfit to compete by doctors after coming down with a viral infection.
His father Schofield Sr later told talkSPORT.com that ‘somebody tried to kill his son’, although he later retracted his statement.
Schofield Jr is keen to put the past behind him and focus on the next task at hand as he gears for his toughest test to date.
“First of all, I want to thank Golden Boy, MVP and DAZN for the opportunity to comeback on this stacked card,” said Schofield Jr.
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Jake Paul vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr full card
Jake Paul vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr – cruiserweight
Zurdo Ramirez vs Yuniel Dorticus – WBA and WBO cruiserweight title fight
Holly Holm vs Yolanda Guadalupe Vega Ochoa – lightweight
Floyd Schofield Jr vs Tevin Farmer – lightweight
Avious Griffin vs Julian Rodriguez – welterweight
Raul Curiel vs Victor Ezequie Rodriguez – welterweight
Naomy Valle vs Ashley Felix – light flyweight
“Sharing the ring with former world champ Tevin Farmer is a huge opportunity for me to silence those who doubt me and my skills, and I know that I will come out with the win.”
Farmer added: “Kid Austin’s about to learn—my skills are different than anything he’s ever seen.
“I’m knocking him out to teach him a lesson.”
Elsewhere on the bill, MVP’s newest signee Avious Griffin (17-0) will take on Julian Rodriguez (23-1) in a welterweight clash while Raul Curiel (15-0-1) and Uruguay’s fellow undefeated fighter Victor Ezequie Rodriguez (16-0-1) compete in the same division.
The final new additive is a women’s light flyweight fight between Costa Rica’s Naomy Valle (14-0) and Mexico’s Ashley Felix (7-3).
This is the second female fight added to card behind former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm’s (32-2-3) long-awaited return to boxing against Yolanda Guadalupe Vega Ochoa (10-0) at lightweight.
