Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
Mexican icon Julio César Chávez, and five-time champion Jorge “Travieso” Arce, will face each other for the third time in an exhibition fight. The contest will take place on Friday, September 25, behind closed doors, with live pay-per-view stream of the event.
Mexican boxing legend Julio César Chávez Sr. has no issues discussing the up and down career of his son, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. During an interview with Christian Martinoli and Luis García, he opened up on the subject and explained that his offspring "deviated" from being a dedicated fighter once he began to gain prominence and money.
The next fight for Julio César Chávez Jr. will remain limited to a courtroom. An ongoing legal battle with the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) leaves the second-generation boxer and former middleweight titlist from Culiacan, Mexico unable to continue with his boxing career until he is able to resolve such matters. Both the NSAC and the Arizona Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Commission have placed Chavez Jr. under indefinite suspension on Friday, stemming from a drug testing incident which ultimately linked the two governing bodies.
As BoxingScene.com previously reported, former two division world champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martínez is planning to return in the fall. The 45-year-old fighter was initially going to fight in June, but had to postpone his plans due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Former two division world champion Sergio 'Maravilla' Martinez, 45 years old, is looking forward to his return to the ring. After six years in retirement, he planned to fight on June 6. The comeback was pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Julio Cesar Chavez (51-4-1) recently joined the WBC University Facebook livestream to discuss a variety of topics. The former middleweight champion is currently training at his home in the Los Angeles area as California residents are under orders to stay at home as much as possible during the covid-19 pandemic.
Last year, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr was slated to fight Danny Jacobs at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on December 20. But on October 24, Chavez refused to provide a urine sample to the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA), which had been asked by the Nevada State Athletic Commission to test both Chavez and Jacobs for illegal performance enhancing drugs.
Last week, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (51-4-1) appeared in a streaming session on the WBC University's Facebook page. The former middleweight champion, who currently is in lockdown with his family in Los Angeles during the coronavirus epidemic, touched on a variety of topics that included his battles with substance abuse and how he was overcame his problems.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (51-4-1) insists that he is now a dedicated fighter. After missing weight on multiple occasions and even changing weight limits during his fight weeks throughout his career, the former middleweight champion said that he is now much more disciplined.
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