Cordoba's Coach Not in Favor of Possible Juanma Clash

By Jhonny Gonzalez

Celso Chavez Jr., the coach of former champion Ricardo Cordoba, is not in favor of his boxer moving up to 126-pounds to challenge WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez on April 16 in Puerto Rico. Chavez says his boxer is too small to face someone like Juanma at 126-pounds. He advised Juanma's camp to fight Celestino Caballero.

"I do not agree with this fight. If he climbs up to 126-pounds for Juanma Lopez, he's being led to slaughter. Actually, I don't think that it's appropriate to talk about that fight. If they want to fight a Panamanian, there is Celestino Caballero, a fighter who has always wanted to fight the Boricua" Chavez told Jorge Olmos.