Julio Cesar Chavez spoke out after his son's unanimous decision defeat against Jake Paul and assured that Junior gave him the fight on Saturday night at the Honda Center in Anaheim.

In statements to Fight Hype, the Great Mexican Champion, despite the setback, expressed that he felt very proud of Chavez Jr. and congratulated him for his performance against Paul.

“I feel proud, the truth is, because after coming from such difficult, complicated years, getting into the ring, well, to overcome those demons, you know what I mean, the truth is, I feel happy, proud because he put up a good fight. He didn’t lose the fight, he gave the fight away, the first rounds, because my son won the last rounds, let that be very clear,” he said.

“But the main thing is that he is clean, he is clean, and well, it’s the beginning of a rebirth, you know? So many years with that addiction and to return to the ring, after two years, almost without fighting, the truth is, I congratulate my son,” he added.

During the first rounds, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. did not He threw a lot of punches and the crowd started to boo him. The Mexican was very passive and this was taken advantage of by Jake Paul, who was comfortably winning the fight.

In the second half of the fight, Chavez Jr. began to loosen his hands a little more and in the last two rounds he put the YouTuber in trouble, but it wasn't enough and he ended up losing on the scorecards (99-91, 97-93 and 98-92).

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., 38, fell again in the ring and is expected to fight again. The son of the Great Mexican Champion has a professional record of 54 wins (34 by knockout), 7 losses and a draw.

For his part, Jake Paul, 27, has five positive results after suffering his first defeat against Tommy Fury by split decision, brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. The YouTuber also has a record of 12 wins (six by way of quick wins) and one loss.