MESA, Ariz. - After months of anticipation, six-time world boxing champion and Mexican icon Julio Cesar Chavez is opening Julio Cesar Chavez Campeones (Champions), a one-of-a-kind boxing-themed restaurant and entertainment venue on November 10.

Mexico's most celebrated athlete, along with other business and community luminaries, will mark the opening of the one-of-a-kind entertainment venue with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 6 p.m. Other grand opening festivities will include live music; boxing inside a full-size ring in the restaurant; opportunities to win prizes; karaoke; and fun and entertainment for the entire family.

"The grand opening of Julio Cesar Chavez Campeones is a special moment for me," said Julio Cesar Chavez. "It's very gratifying to have the opportunity to open a place that the Hispanic community can be proud of. I hope that all my fellow countrymen and everyone else will join me at this event."

Located in Mesa, Ariz., Campeones is a 30,000-square-foot venue featuring authentic Mexican food, a full sports bar, arcade games and a World Boxing Council (WBC) Legends of Boxing Museum. In addition, the venue has the Bud Light Doce (12) Events Center for concerts, boxing matches, quinceaneras and community events. The center will be able to accommodate about 1,700 people, with capacity for another 850 visitors in the restaurant, sports bar and arcade areas.

Campeones will provide a shot in the arm to the local economy. Brian Weymouth, Chavez's agent and business partner in Julio Cesar Chavez Campeones, and team have hired 80 people for the opening, and the venue is projecting revenues of $7-$10 million for the first year of business, which will be a boost for the city of Mesa. Campeones will be a major attraction for the local Hispanic community as well as for visitors from across the U.S. and Mexico.

"We've received enormous support from everyone in the community for this type of entertainment venue. Julio, one of the world's greatest boxing champions, believes that the incredible number of dedicated fans in the Valley makes Mesa a perfect market for launching Campeones," said Weymouth.

In total, more than $4.5 million has been invested in creating Julio Cesar Chavez Campeones. Key investors include Weymouth, Chavez, Dan Wergin and Brian Day O' Connor. Weymouth is best known for opening Alice Cooper'stown in downtown Phoenix with rock star, Alice Cooper, in the late-90s. He has also worked with sports stars, Randy Johnson, Mark Grace and Dan Majerle. Wergin has a background in the wind energy industry and real estate development and Day O' Connor is a veteran in the commercial real estate industry.

The boxing-themed restaurant and entertainment venue was built with the Hispanic consumer in mind. Weymouth said that Campeones will rival and best the impact Hard Rock or the ESPNZone created with the Anglo community.

Chavez's boxing career spanned 25 years. He is ranked as one of ESPN's 50 greatest boxers of all time and went 90 straight fights without a loss. Chavez retired from professional boxing in 2005. His two sons, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Omar Chavez, now carry on their father's legacy in the ring.

For more information about Julio Cesar Chavez Campeones, visit http://www.juliocesarchavez.net.