Daniel Jacobs: record, next fight and profile →
Former middleweight champion Julio César Chávez Jr. is not walking away from a scheduled showdown with fellow former champ Daniel Jacobs, according to ESPN Deportes. Chavez Jr. has revealed that this Friday there could be an announcement that his fight with Jacobs will take place on December 20 in Phoenix, Arizona. The fight has been agreed upon for the super middleweight limit of 168-pounds.
MGM GRAND, LAS VEGAS - Former world title challenger Gabriel Rosado was in Las Vegas this past weekend to catch Canelo Alvarez's 11th round knockout win over Sergey Kovalev. Over the past few weeks Rosado has been mentioned as a potential "backup" fighter for the Daniel Jacobs-Julio Cesar Chavez
As BoxingScene.com reported earlier this week, former middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was temporarily suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for declining to take part in a random drug test.
After having twice tested positive for banned substances which resulted in suspensions, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s next fight—and career—is now in jeopardy after failing to test at all.
Gabriel Rosado couldn’t help but laugh at the suggestion that he’s officially on standby. The veteran middleweight contender from Philadelphia is currently considering an offer that would leave him as an emergency replacement opponent for Daniel Jacobs atop a planned Dec. 20 DAZN-streamed card in Las Vegas, Nevada. As BoxingScene,com reported earlier, Brooklyn’s Jacobs (35-3, 29KOs) is due to face second-generation star Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in a battle of former middleweight titlists, in a bout to take place at the super middleweight limit.
The Daniel Jacobs-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fight has a new date and site. Multiple sources have informed BoxingScene.com that Jacobs-Chavez now will headline a card December 20 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Their fight, which will mark Jacobs’ debut as a full-fledged super middleweight, initially was targeted to take place December 13 at an undetermined venue in Texas.
Johnathon Banks, the head trainer for Gennady Golovkin, has serious doubts that his boxer will face Canelo Alvarez any time soon. Golovkin fought Canelo to a controversial twelve round split draw in 2017, with Canelo handing Golovkin his first loss by way of a majority decision in their 2018 rematch.
Julio César Chávez Jr., the former world middleweight champion, revealed that he is close to an agreement to face fellow former world champ Daniel Jacobs, on December 14, as part of a card being staged by Matchroom Boxing on DAZN.
Trainer Andre Rozier raised a few eyebrows while sitting with a small group of reporters prior to the August 22 kick-off press conference for the upcoming fight between Gennady Golovkin and Sergey Derevyanchenko at Madison Square Garden.
New York - On October 5th live on DAZN, Gennadiy Golovkin (39-1-1, 35 KO’s) will make an attempt at a second title run against top middleweight challenger Sergey Derevyanchenko (13-1, 10 KO’s). Golovkin will be looking to establish another run at 160 while Derevyanchenko will be looking to win his first world title when the two come together in New York’s Madison Square Garden. Derevyanchenko has returned to his longtime trainer Andre Rozier.