Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) is training like never before for the upcoming HBO Pay-Per-View fight with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs). The big showdown is scheduled for May 6th, from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Living up to its billing as one of the biggest fights of 2017, the Cinco de Mayo weekend showdown set for Saturday, May 6 between two-division world champion Canelo Alvarez (48-1-1, 34KOs) and former WBC middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) has sold out T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
IBF, WBC, WBA, IBO middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs) is hoping Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will grab an upset victory over Saul "Canelo" Alvarez on May 6th from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was working very hard this afternoon in Mexico City, during a public training in which the boxer was in great form, and weighed around 182 pounds. Chavez Jr. will face his countryman and fellow Mexican superstar, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, on May 6th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. HBO Pay-Per-View will carry the fight in the United States and in Mexico the card will be showcased by Azteca 7.
An all-Mexican super-fight could bring people together against a backdrop of strained US-Mexico relations, says Oscar De La Hoya. Oscar De La Hoya believes boxing has the power to "unite the world" amid ongoing political tensions between the United States and Mexico. Relations between the two countries have been fractured since Donald Trump vowed to build a wall along the US-Mexico border during his presidential campaign, indicating Mexico would be made to foot the bill.
As the media tour to promote May 6th’s Mexican derby wrapped up in California, Canelo Alvarez fired a parting shot as both fighters head into training camp insisting the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez Sr will have no impact on the bearing of the fight.
On Tuesday, it marked the first time that Hall of Fame trainer Ignacio "Nacho" Beristain held a training session with former world middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. at the Otomí Ceremonial Center in Mexico.
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) explained that the only reason he dared Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to stake his purse in their upcoming fight is because his countryman made things very personal. The two Mexican stars are scheduled to collide on May 6th, in the main event of an HBO Pay-Per-View from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Two division world champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez is not concerned with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. hiring Hall of Fame trainer Ignacio "Nacho" Beristain. Canelo will face Chavez Jr. on Cinco De Mayo weekend, May 6th, from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The two boxers will collide at a catch-weight of 164.5-pounds, with Canelo moving up from 154 and Chavez dropping down from 168.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) is looking to use his size and skill to wear down his country rival Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs), and send him dwindling back to the junior middleweight division. They are scheduled to fight on May 6th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.