Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) announced the remaining preliminary card bouts for the Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. event, airing live globally on DAZN pay-per-view on Saturday, June 28th from Honda Center in Anaheim, California, with Golden Boy Promotions serving as the official licensed promoter. Victor Morales (20-0-1, 10 KOs) competes in a ten-round junior lightweight bout vs. former WBA champion Renee Alvarado (34-16, 22 KOs). Two former US national amateur champions face each other as Alexander “Alley Cat” Gueche (7-0, 5 KOs) joins the preliminary card ito face Vincent “The Beast” Avina (8-1-1, 7 KOs) in an eight-round bantamweight bout. The preliminary card will also feature former Team USA member Joel Iriarte (7-0, 7 KOs) vs. Tanzania's Yusuph “Mr. Mwanza” Metu (11-2, 8 KOs) in an eight-round welterweight bout. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.
Topping MVP’s pay-per-view card on DAZN will be MVP’s international superstar Jake “El Gallo de Dorado” Paul (11-1, 7 KOs) vs. former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (54-6-1, 34 KOs) as they face off in a ten-round main event at 200 pounds. The co-feature will be a twelve-round unified cruiserweight championship bout between WBO & WBA unified champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (47-1, 30 KOs) vs. Cuba’s former two-belt champion and current WBA mandatory challenger Yuniel Dorticós (27-2, 25 KOs). Opening the pay-per-view main card is Floyd “Kid Austin” Schofield (18-0, 12 KOs), who will face former IBF junior lightweight champion Tevin Farmer (33-8-1, 8 KOs) in a ten-round battle at 135 pounds. The main card will also feature MVP’s latest signee, Avious “Tha Underdog” Griffin (17-0, 16 KOs) against New Jersey welterweight Julian “Hammer Hands” Rodriguez (23-1, 14 KOs) in a ten rounder. Also joining the main card will be a ten-round battle pitting Mexico's Raul “Cugar” Curiel (15-0-1, 13 KOs) against Uruguay’s fellow undefeated welterweight Victor Ezequiel “Latigo” Rodriguez (16-0-1, 9 KOs).
Headlining the preliminary card is former UFC bantamweight champion, Holly “The Preacher's Daughter” Holm (33-2-3, 9 KOs) as she makes her long-awaited return to boxing to face Mexico’s Yolanda “Pitayita” Vega (10-0, 1 KO) in a lightweight bout contested over ten two-minute rounds. Holm and Vega each signed with MVP in May 2025 ahead of their fight announcement. Also on the preliminary card is MVP’s 20 year-old light flyweight Naomy Valle (14-0, 9 KOs) vs. Mexico’s 20 year-old Ashley Felix (7-3, 1 KO). The pair will make a statement for equality in women’s boxing by fighting six, three-minute rounds at 108 pounds.
Super flyweight John “Scrappy“ Ramirez (14-1, 9 KOs) of East Los Angeles will join the preliminary card in a ten-round bout against an opponent to be announced. A talented amateur, the East Los Angeles resident became a two-time Sugar Bert national champion and took home the Regional Golden Gloves title and Southern California State title in 2018. Ramirez, known for his crowd-pleasing style and relentless work ethic, trains out of Brickhouse Boxing Club in Los Angeles under the guidance of Julian Chua and alongside Golden Boy’s Mexican WBO & WBA unified cruiserweight champion Gilberto ”Zurdo” Ramirez. Most recently, in December 2024, he secured a unanimous decision win over Ephraim Bui. His opponent on Saturday, June 28th will be announced at a later date.
Hailing from Vancouver, Washington, Morales joins the preliminary card following a dominant TKO win over Jose Ivan Guardado Ortiz in December 2024. With knockout power, Morales hopes establish himself as one of the division’s top contenders. Managua, Nicaragua’s former WBA 130-pound champion, Alvarado will look to give Morales Jr. his first loss in their ten-round bout. Alvarado last stepped into the ring in April 2025 when he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Geo Lopez.
MVP’s 2x US national amateur champion, Gueche fights out of Long Beach, California, by way of Harbor City, California, Gueche most recently extended his undefeated streak with a dominant stoppage of veteran Lito Dante in January 2025. Avina, boasting an 87.5% knockout rate, will look to derail Gueche’s momentum and establish himself as a top-tier prospect.
Golden Boy’s former Team USA member, Joel Iriarte hails from Bakersfield, California. Iriarte was one of the most decorated amateurs in the country, earning 17 national championship titles and three gold medals. Since turning professional in March 2024, he has made a dominant impression, finishing every opponent in two rounds or less. His most recent outing against Marcos Leonardo Jimenez, his first time fighting eight rounds. Facing him, from Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania, by way of Mwanza, Tanzania, will be Metu, who enters his second fight ever in the United States.
“MVP is proud to deliver one of the most stacked preliminary cards in recent memory, featuring a mix of rising stars, world-class talent, and champion pedigree,” said Nakisa Bidarian, co-founder of Most Valuable Promotions. “From top-tier prospects like MVP’s own Alexander Gueche, and Joel Iriarte to proven names like #1 WBA contender John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez and Victor Morales Jr., Saturday, June 28 promises nonstop action from the opening bell. With Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. headlining, this event is a true global boxing spectacle, and it all starts with a world-class undercard.”
“We’re proud to have partnered with MVP to put together a stellar preliminary undercard that lives up to the elite-level pay-per-view,” said Oscar De La Hoya, Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy. “This lineup is stacked with some of the sport’s hottest rising stars—fighters who I believe have what it takes to become the next big names in boxing. From start to finish, fans are in for an unforgettable night.”
