Chavez Jr vs Duddy: Agreement Reached For June 26

By Rick Reeno

BoxingScene.com has confirmed that an agreement was reached on Wednesday to match Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30KOs) against John Duddy (29-1, 18KOs) in a middleweight contest on June 26 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

Top Rank reviewed the terms with Duddy's manager Craig Hamilton on Wednesday afternoon and closed the deal. Chavez-Duddy will headline Top Rank's "Latin Fury 15" pay-per-view. The venue will be scaled for 20,000 seats, and ticket prices will range from $300 to $40 dollars in price. Chavez Jr. gets his biggest test as a pro. On paper it's a 50-50 fight.

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