Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. To Get Crack at Adonis Stevenson?
Apr 17, 2015 • 9:24 AM ET
By Steve Kim
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. makes his return to the ring on Saturday night at the StubHub Center versus Andrzej Fonfara. Word throughout the industry is that if Chavez Jr. comes out victorious this weekend he will get a crack at WBC light heayweight titlist Adonis Stevenson. Chavez-Fonfara will have a vacant WBC International title at stake.
Stevenson is coming off a 12-round decision over Sakio Bika on April 4th in Quebec. Just recently Main Events - on behalf of mandatory challenger Sergey Kovalev - withdrew from a purse bid (which had a 50-50 split) that was scheduled for April 17th.
In the meantime it looks like Main Events, which has come under fierce criticism for their recent actions after initiating the purse bid process back in December, will have Kovalev take on his IBF mandatory contender, Nadjib Mohemmedi, in the early summer.
Meanwhile, GYM, which had made it clear that they would go through with whatever the ramifications of the purse bid were, perhaps did so knowing that a lucrative bout with Chavez Jr. was a viable option, regardless.
Chavez Jr. and Stevenson are both represented by Al Haymon.
This weekend is the Showtime debut of Chavez Jr. Both he and Fonfara made the 172-pound weight limit on Friday afternoon.
Steve Kim is the news editor for BoxingScene.com.
