Chavez Jr. Set To Join Pacquiao in Camp To Spar, Train

By Lem Satterfield

On October 7, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is expected to arrive in Baguio City, Philippines, where he will train and spar with Manny Pacquiao, according to Pacquiao's adviser, Michael Koncz. Chavez and Pacquiao are both trained by Freddie Roach.

Chavez (40-0-1, 30 KOs) will face Alfonso Gomez (22-4-2, 11 KOs) on December 4 at The Pond in Anaheim, Calif. Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KOs) will take on Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KOs) for the WBC's vacant junior middleweight crown on Nov. 13 at Cowboys Stadium.

"Well, we haven't done any of the sparring yet, but one of the sparring partners is going to be named Glen Tapia," said Koncz. "Then another one is going to be Michael Medina, and then, Julio Cesar Chavez is coming next week."

The 24-year-old Medina (24-2-2, 19 KOs) is a junior middleweight, annd the 20-year-old Tapia, also a junior middleweight, is undefeated with a 7-0, 5KOs record.

Lem Satterfield is the news editor for BoxingScene.com and the boxing editor for AOL FanHouse. To read more from Lem Satterfield, go to AOL FanHouse by Clicking Here.