Jake Paul is back in the ring Saturday to take on Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., and the former YouTube star is once again a big favorite. Paul’s last fight was on Netflix in November against former champion Mike Tyson. Paul won via unanimous decision.
Paul is a -600 favorite at BetMGM to win the fight, with Chavez a sizable +450 underdog. Despite those odds, the betting public has been siding with Chavez, with 85.5% of wagers and nearly 96% of the money wagered on the underdog at BetMGM.
“Following up the most bet fight in BetMGM history, Paul looks to take out another former WBC Champion in Cesar Chavez Jr.,” BetMGM trader Alex Rella said in a news release. “However, Chavez was a champion over a dozen years ago and he lost to Anderson Silva in 2021, who then lost to Jake Paul in 2022. Fight math may not be perfect, but it can help be indicative of the times and why Jake Paul is a -600 favorite.”
The cruiserweight fight is taking place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, on DAZN pay-per view. Paul is 11-1 in his boxing career, with his lone defeat occurring in February 2023 against Tommy Fury, while Chavez is 54-6-1 (with one no-contest).
