Comments Thread For: Chavez Jr. Passes on Title Shot, Dirrell Gets Voluntary

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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has a super middleweight title shot whenever he wants the opportunity.

For the moment, his only dilemma is deciding which title at which to take aim.

The World Boxing Council (WBC) announced Monday afternoon that the second-generation boxing superstar from Mexico has not elected to pursue a mandatory title shot at Anthony Dirrell. The news frees up Dirrell to make an optional defense at his leisure.

Dirrell (27-0-1, 22KOs) claimed the crown in an awkward 12-round decision victory over Sakio Bika in their Showtime-televised rematch earlier this month.
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[Hougigo]

WBC must be so sad... don't worry JCC Jr... still mando in the WBC I think.

Guess Groves is up next year

[-PBP-]

Money wasted for whoever paid to get him ranked at 168.

[Carminedon]

If Chavez jr didn't have his daddy's name , he would not even be in any conversation about title fights.

[bojangles1987]

Must be nice to walk into a division and be a mandatory without doing a damn thing.

[Shark bait 22]

It's not about what you know it's about who u know lol

[nycsmooth]

Jr & WBC , w/the way they do rankings , is pathetic...

[wiz1030]

He was already in line for a shot at Bika, he didn't want to fight him. The Dirrell rematch wasn't automatic, just literally nobody else wanted to fight Bika but Anthony.

I'll take Dirrell vs. Groves though. I know Groves is fighting in September but I doubt, Dirrell will have a defense really quick

[bigjavi973]

So i guess da sanctioning bodies had a meeting in cancun for nothing. Pathetic really and i like chavez jr when he takes s h i t seriously.

[JJRod]

Must be nice to walk into a division and be a mandatory without doing a damn thing.

This is why all alphabet titles are a complete joke.

Chavez Jr., Canelo, Cotto, Pacquiao, Mayweather, Santa Cruz, and a handful of others could walk into pretty much any division and immediately get a title shot.