Jake Paul reveals exactly how much weight he must lose ahead of next fight

The 'Problem Child' makes his return to boxing next week - and with his fight against Cesar Chavez Jr looming - the American has revealed how much weight he has to lose
Jake Paul has revealed he needs to lose 13lbs as his upcoming showdown with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr looms.
The two stars are expected to go head-to-head in a cruiserweight contest on June 27 at the Honda Center in Anaheim. Paul has not fought since defeating former heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson back in November. Despite failing to get the knockout, the young American cruised to a victory on points.
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Ahead of the clash with Tyson, the 'Problem Child' tipped the scales at a career-high 227lbs. However, he has since moved back down to cruiserweight for his upcoming showdown with the former WBC middleweight champion. With just days to go until the clash, Paul is entering the final stages of his training camp.
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On Sunday, the 28-year-old took to social media, posting a picture of his breakfast - which included one piece of toast and some scrambled eggs. With a few shocked by the light meal, Paul explained that the small portions was prepared with weight cutting in mind.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer revealed he needs to lose 13lbs before June 27 to ensure his fight with the Mexican goes ahead. 'Cutting weight breakfast,' Paul wrote alongside a crying laughing emoji on his Instagram story. He added: '13 days out. 13 more lbs.'
While many are expecting a tough night at the office for Paul, boxing legend Shawn Porter has confidently predicted that the 28-year-old will get the victory later this month. Speaking on The Porter Way Podcast, he said. 'I got Jake Paul by KO.' Porter then explained how previously seeing Chavez Jr in the gym helped him come to that conclusion.
'He doesn't have a gas tank. That means you're not working and training out of the gym. I saw the in gym stuff and you scratch your head like 'that was it for the day?' He said. 'One day he came into the gym he shadow boxed, I don't know if he made it a round on the bag, then he packed up and left … I've seen some short stuff. I don't want to disrespect but it will make you scratch your head. The other fighters were laughing like 'that was it? Why did he show up?''
With just over a week to go until the showdown, Paul is adamant that he will shock the world on fight night. "I'm gonna shock the world once again and prove how good I am, how powerful I am," the 28-year-old said at the launch press conference. "This is his toughest fight to date, and I'm going to embarrass him and make him quit like he always does."
He added: "I don't want any excuses, and when I beat this man all the boxing media, like you guys always do, are going to discredit it. But I'm gonna expose him and I'm gonna embarrass him. He's the embarrassment of Mexico. Mexico doesn't claim him.
"He's going to get exposed on June 28, and then the boxing media will have all these excuses but I don't want them to be having these excuses. They say he's training hard, they say this is the most focused he's ever been, good. As he should be, because people don't realise how good I actually am, and when he feels those first few punches he's going to want to quit and go back to his stool."

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