By Miguel Rivera

Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is putting in the training camp of his life, as the 'Son of a Legend' is preparing for his scheduled showdown with fellow Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.

Their fight will go down at a catch-weight of 164.5-pounds. Chavez Jr. is coming down from the super middleweight limit of 168, while Canelo is coming up from the junior middleweight max of 154-pounds.

This past weekend, Chavez's conditioning coach, Angel "Memo" Heredia, revealed a photo which showed that his boxer is in top form

There were concerns that Chavez Jr. would not be capable of making the contract weight of 164.5-pounds. Chavez Jr. has not weighed that low since 2012, when he was competing as the WBC middleweight champ. He weighed 168-pounds for his December bout and over the years he's come in as high as 172.

For the fight with Canelo, Chavez Jr. hired Hall of Fame trainer Nacho Beristain, and Heredia to handle the strength and conditioning. They are holding the training camp at the high altitude area of the Otomi Ceremonial Center in Mexico.

According to Nacho, Chavez Jr. is already getting down to 172-pounds - which is 7.5 away from the contracted catch-weight for the Canelo fight.

"It's a good weight. We are working very strong. [Chavez Jr.] is weighing 78 kilos [about 172 pounds], he's eight pounds away. I do not think there should be problems [with making weight] unless he comes across a cow and eats it . He 's running an average of 10 kilometers to 4.000 meters high and is doing 200 repetitions, repetitions of speed," said Beristain to reporter Hector Islas.

"Sparring is going to start Monday with six rounds daily. He is already sparring, but now he's going to do it on a daily basis starting Monday. He is being helped by Javier Ortega and a welterweight named Alejandro Barrera. I think he's putting a lot of effort in. I honestly think we have a 47% chance [of beating Canelo]. There has been a lot more determination [from Chavez]."