As The Ring first reported, Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) announced that Jake “El Gallo” Paul (11-1, 7 KOs) will face Mexico’s former champion Julio César Chávez Jr. (54-6-1, 34 KOs) on Saturday, June 28, at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.

FRUSTRATED Jai Opetaia says he will take a pay cut in order to secure a unification with Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez after ‘going round in circles’ for too long. The 27-0 (21) Ring Magazine and IBF cruiserweight champ is set to defend against the undefeated but little-known Italian Claudio Squeo, 17-0 (9), at the Gold Coast Convention Centre on May 13.

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California – WBA and WBO cruiserweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez has lofty goals set after his on June 28 against Yuniel Dorticos.

Unified cruiserweight champion Gilberto Ramirez is predicting a knockout win for his planned title defense on June 28 against Yuniel Dorticos. “I will stop him,” Ramirez told The Ring in an interview following a training session with coach Julian Chua at the Brickhouse Boxing Club.

Unified cruiserweight champion Gilberto Ramirez has a new date on the calendar to defend his crowns. After originally preparing for an April 19 fight, and then a date sometime in May, The Ring has learned that the WBA and WBO title holder Ramirez will face mandatory challenger Yuniel Dorticos on June 28 on DAZN at a location yet to be determined, according to a source with direct knowledge of the negotiations.

WBA/ WBO cruiserweight titleholder Gilberto Ramirez is targeting a late May return against his WBA mandatory challenger Yuniel Dorticos.

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Shortly after beating Artur Beterbiev in a rematch on Saturday, newly crowned light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol offered clues into how he plans to continue his career.

David Benavidez has been here before. Only this time, a backup plan is in place in the event the industry powerbrokers once again fail to deliver on past promises made.

A championship showdown between Jai Opetaia and Gilberto Ramirez is inevitable. It just won’t be next. The Ring has learned that Opetaia and Ramirez will instead make separate title defenses, in lieu of a publicly discussed unification bout for The Ring championship and three major titles. Opetaia (27-0, 21 KOs) talked up the fight after his Jan. 8 knockout victory over David Nyika (10-1, 9 KOs), where he defended The Ring cruiserweight crown and IBF title.

Eddie Hearn has complete confidence that his next “5 vs 5” foray will unfold much more favorably for Matchroom Boxing than its initial competition with British rival Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions last summer. Promoting Jai Opetaia, he fancies his chances in a unification against Oscar De La Hoya-backed Gilberto Ramirez.