LAS VEGAS – Is he as confident as he was when he felt Juan Manuel Marquez would knock out Manny Pacquiao in their fourth fight? That was the question posed to Ignacio “Nacho” Beristain during a question-and-answer session Thursday at MGM Grand. Beristain, Marquez’s longtime trainer and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.’s new trainer, would’ve loved to have answered as affirmatively as possible.
Philadelphia, PA. - Christopher Brooker (11-3, 5 KO's)will take on Oscar Riojas (14-7-1, 4 KO's) on Friday, May 12th at The SugarHouse Casino. The scheduled eight-round super middleweight bout will headline a card promoted by King's Promotions. Brooker was summoned to San Diego to help Canelo Alavrez prepare for Saturday's mega showdown with Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr that will take place in Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS – In the biggest fight of his career thus far, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. waited until the 12th round to do anything noteworthy. The former WBC middleweight champion dropped Sergio Martinez in that final round, but failed to finish him and lost a lopsided unanimous decision in September 2012. Chavez spent most of that bout allowing Martinez to out-box him, which led to the Argentine southpaw winning by large margins on all three scorecards (118-109, 118-109, 117-110) at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center.
MGM Grand, LAS VEGAS - Former middleweight champion David Lemieux is chomping at the bit to get in the ring with Marcos Reyes (35-4, 26 KOs) Saturday night. The fight will serve as the co-feature to the Canelo Alvarez-Julio Cesar Chavez HBO pay-per-view headliner. The action takes place st the T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas strip.
LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez technically didn’t predict he’ll knock out Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., but the Mexican superstar all but said Wednesday that’s what will happen when they fight Saturday night. Speaking to a group of reporters prior to a press conference Wednesday at MGM Grand, Alvarez admitted it’s difficult to think their 12-round, super middleweight match will go the distance at T-Mobile Arena. The 26-year-old Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) has not been knocked out since he turned pro in October 2005, but the 31-year-old Chavez (50-2-1, 32 KOs, 1 NC) was stopped by Polish light heavyweight contender Andrzej Fonfara after nine rounds in their April 2015 fight in Carson, California.
Simply put - Saul "Canelo" Alvarez feels betrayed by the World Boxing Council. He thinks it was unfair at how the sanctioning body treated him when he was the WBC middleweight champion last year. Canelo claims the organization tried to bully him into making a rapid decision on a mandatory defense against Gennady Golovkin.
Canelo Alvarez says victory over arch-rival Julio Cesar Chavez Jr will mean more to him than any title. Mexican pride is at stake when the two long-time foes and countrymen meet at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas this Saturday night, live on BoxNation, in what is one of this year’s most eagerly anticipated fights.
Mexican bragging rights, and a possible middleweight world title shot, will be on the line in Las Vegas Saturday when Saul "Canelo" Alvarez takes on Julio Chavez Jr. in a Cinco de Mayo weekend fight. Alvarez, the reigning World Boxing Organization super welterweight world champion and a former middleweight world champ, is a heavy favorite as he steps up to a catchweight of 164.5.
LAS VEGAS – Eric Gomez didn’t elaborate on what he meant by close. Nevertheless, Golden Boy Promotions’ president said Wednesday that the company is “close” to finalizing a deal for a long-awaited Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin fight for September. Gomez quickly added, though, that negotiations for an Alvarez-Golovkin fight could become irrelevant if Alvarez doesn’t defeat Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in their Mexican showdown Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena (HBO Pay-Per-View; 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT; $69.99 in HD).
MGM Grand, LAS VEGAS - Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. both met with a small group of reporters yesterday as they made their grand arrivals to Las Vegas for their pay-per-view showdown that takes place Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena on the strip in Las Vegas.