Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Reunites With Zanfer For December Return

By Miguel Rivera

The comeback for former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is coming together.

Chavez has reunited with Zanfer Promotions for his next fight, and his upcoming fight will be televised by TV Azteca after his last two outings in the ring were broadcast on Televisa.

As far as the opponent, ESPN Deportes is stating that Germany's Dominik Britsch is in the running after Gabriel Rosado and Paul Smith declined the financial terms for the fight.

Zanfer and Chavez's former promoters, Top Rank, have worked together for nearly 20 years. But now Top Rank has a very good relationship with Chavez's manager/adviser Al Haymon.

Chavez Jr.'s return is a necessary step as the Mexican star has been inactive since last July when he won a ten round decision over Marcos Reyes. Several injuries have kept him out of the ring and he's very eager to return. The comeback fight will be just above 168 pounds, as there is a well-established plan of work to get down to the super middleweight limit before seeing if it's possible to get down even lower.

In the near future, Chavez, Zanfer and Haymon will announce details of his return, as well as the opponent, location and the weight. For now, the former champion will continue to prepare for his return to the ring at age 30 and with a record of 49-2-1 and 32 knockouts.

There has been very little activity from Chavez, with only four fights in the last three years.

The last time the "son of the legend" fought in his native Mexico, was against Billy Lyell in January 2011, and he took a wide unanimous decision.