Ex-Trainers of Chavez Jr. Threaten Legal War Over Funds
By Jhonny Gonzalez
The former trainers of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. are making threats of a legal war if they are not paid an undisclosed sum of money that is owed to them. Uncle Rodolfo Chavez and Maicol Molleda had trained Chavez Jr. until they were replaced by Freddie Roach prior to Chavez's June fight with John Duddy.
They claim Chavez's co-promoter Fernando Beltran of Zanfer Promotions had promised them the money last week but nothing was received. They set a deadline of next week to receive the money or a legal battle will begin in the United States.
"We are no longer willing to listen to any more false promises from Zanfer and its president Beltrán, so we've given a period of one week to give us the compensation we ask for," the trainers wrote in a combined statement.
"Fernando has promised us last week that would give us compensation, but has shown little seriousness. A group of U.S. lawyers are ready to take the case to court if on the 16th of this month, we don't receive what was promised. "
