Will Jake Paul accept the Stephen Nelson Challenge?

Despite the fact that he is not facing legitimate competition, Jake Paul nearly landed a battle with unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez, but unfortunately the deal collapsed. Kos) presented Paul with an interesting offer.

On Saturday, February 8th, Canelo Alvarez’s four-time fight against Turchiaralsic, Canelo was on May 3, 2025 with IBF Super Middleweight Champion William Skull (23-0, 9 KOs) It has been announced that they will be fighting. In July 2024, three months later, William Skull picked up the free IBF strap when he defeated Vladimir Shishkin.

Canelo Alvarez was stripped at the time for refusing to face William Skull. Now, with a victory over Skull, Canelo regains his indisputable status. If Canelo succeeds in May, the September match against Serence Crawford will be even more intriguing by the fact that Crawford has the opportunity to become the three-division, non-disputed world champion.

Crawford’s stable Stephen Nelson wants to fill in the joint main slot in a match against Jake Paul. Since starting his boxing journey, Jake Paul (11-1, 7 KO) has been talking about facing Canelo consistently, but combat fans have a type due to the level of competition he faces. It is difficult to accept the opportunity.

The best victory on Jake Paul’s resume is against 58-year-old Mike Tyson. The rest of Paul’s victory came against YouTubers, Hill-The Hill MMA Fighters and Unknown Club-level boxers. If Paul accepts through this recent challenge, he will have the opportunity to defeat a trusted opponent.

If Canelo could get at Crawford, Paul could convince Canelo to give Jake Paul the shot of his dreams with a potential Canelo vs Crawford card victory over his trusty opponent. However, he must leave the victory against some tough competition before he can expect Paul to take this route to face Canelo.

Steven Nelson, originally from Omaha, Nebraska, met Terrence “Bad” Crawford at a local playground when Crawford was 11 years old. The two began their professional boxing journey later in life, so they formed friendships and Nelson continued to work as a satellite communications operator in the Army.

While serving in the military, Nelson became a member of the Army boxing team. After spending time in the Army, Nelson turned his attention to boxing, at age 27, Stephen Nelson made his professional boxing debut in March 2016.

Nelson has 19 consecutive victories. On the night of January 25th, 2025, Stephen Nelson faced the biggest challenges of his career.

Nelson got off to a good start as he was moving forward and determining the pace of the fight. In the fourth round, Pacheco was able to take over the fight with his timing and ability to release his hind legs from the box. When he attempted a rally in the 12th round, Nelson hurt Pacheco when he landed a hard left-hand shot.

Nelson went aggressively to knock out, but unfortunately for Nelson, Diego Pacheco was able to survive the round. At the end of the 12th round contest, all three judges won the match (117-111) in favor of Diego Pacheco.

Stephen “It’s so cold” Nelson is ready to go ahead and bounce back in a big way. Nelson joined social media and posted promotional posters for himself and Jake Paul.

“Aye @jakepaul, Canelo is fighting my brother @terencecrawford in your place, so me and you can fight whatever weight you want. Time to fight with real… active… boxer, Jake, real… time to fight with Jake. !!!”

The fight with Crawford’s teammates at Canelo vs Crawford Undercard makes perfect sense if Paul wants to prove he deserves a match against Canelo. In this scenario, Stephen Nelson faces a well-known celebrity type opponent, and Jake Paul finally gets to face the active boxer of school often.

While Stephen Nelson vs Jake Paul Crush could be beneficial for both men, is a match against talented boxers like 36-year-old Stephen Nelson a risk Jake Paul willing to take?