By James Blears

World Boxing Council President Jose Sulaiman says he wants Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to be examined by a specialist to gauge at what weight category he should compete.

Julio Jr, who’s twenty-three, began his pro boxing career on September 26th 2003, as a super featherweight. Since then he’s fought as a lightweight, super lightweight, welterweight, super welterweight, and in his latest fight, he had grown to a middleweight. Julio is currently ranked at number one by the WBC in its Super Welterweight division.

Julio faces a Nevada State Athletic Commission hearing after tests revealed he drank a banned diuretic drink, prior to his recent fight against Troy Rowland, on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto classic at the MGM Grand on November 14.

Don Jose said that Julio was ill and in hospital ten days before the fight suffering from bronchitis. He also said Julio’s team didn’t know that this particular drink which helps weight loss but is not a performance enhancer, was banned. He stressed that Julio Jr's behavior and sportsmanship have always been exemplary and that this is an innocent mistake.

Don Jose confirms that the WBC will hold its own inquiry into this. He also suggested that Julio Jr. would benefit from a clinical analysis to gauge his ideal fighting weight. He explained: “We have send Julio to a specialist at UCLA to check him in regards to content of fat in his body, and receive a scientific opinion about where he should fight. I would like him to do that - yes.”

However, all attempts by Don Jose to contact Julio Jr. have so far proved unsuccessful. So he’s asking Julio to phone him.