Chavez-Lyell: Julio Picks Up The Pace in Training Camp

By Jhonny Gonzalez

WBC silver middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is planning to arrive in his best fighting condition. He will face American boxer Billy Lyell in a very important fight this Saturday in the stadium Dorados de Culiacan. In might be Julio's last fight before going for a world championship in May against Sebastian Zbik.

"When I wasn't with [trainer] Freddie Roach and [conditioning coach] Alex Ariza I train hard and Vladimir Baldenebro was helps me, but not with the same training intensity with which I'm doing right now, and I guarantee that it will go very well in Saturday's fight," established Junior to Sal Rodriguez.

The son of the legend ended his week with eight rounds on the mitts, six with Roach and two with Baldenebro, and other hard exercises in the gym. Julio said he was working a lot more on his speed and wants to showcase that against Lyell.

"I like the challenge of standing before my people and performing well. And that's why I was preparing so hard with Freddie Roach and Alex Ariza and taking in all of the hard work they were putting me through," Chavez said.