Chavez looked completely uninterested in fighting in the first handful of rounds, allowing Paul to jump out to a big lead on the scorecards on the strength of his jab and body work. Chavez was so inactive that he landed zero punches in the opening round.

Chavez Jr., the 39-year-old former WBC middleweight champion and son of Mexican boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., was competing for the first time in more than a year. The loss dropped his record to 53-8-1 with 34 knockouts.