Jake Paul is nearer to reaching his dream of turning into a world champion.
The World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) has ranked Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) at No. 14 following his win Saturday over former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. The social media influencer-turned-professional boxer is now eligible to problem WBA cruiserweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez for a world championship.
Earlier than the combat, the WBA steered that it could rank Paul if he defeated Chavez Paul, 28, outworked a listless Chavez (54-7-1) over 10 rounds to earn a unanimous choice on the Honda Middle in Anaheim, California. Ramirez defended his WBA and WBO titles within the co-main occasion with a call win over Yuniel Dorticos.
Paul is ranked one spot forward of American Craig Parker (20-0, 20 KOs), who most just lately fought at heavyweight on April 1 and gained through knockout. He’s behind Italian Giovanni Cristian Scuderi (12-0, 5 KOs), who hasn’t fought at cruiserweight since September 2022 and has spent his previous 4 fights competing at heavyweight.