Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
Middleweight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been training like never before. Next Saturday he challenges WBC middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The 25-year-old boxer is training at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood with a veteran team comprised of trainer Freddie Roach and conditioning coach Alex Ariza.
World Champion Sebastion Zbik has a message for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Hollywood,Ca. --- Unbeaten WBC Middleweight Champion Sebastian Zbik of Germany works out during media day Wednesday at the Fortune Gym in Hollywood for his upcoming WBC World Middleweight title fight against #1 contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Culiacan,Mexico. Zbik vs Chavez Jr. is promoted by Top Rank in association with Zanfer Promotions, Universum Media Network, Tecate and Staples Center and will take place on Saturday, June 4 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and be televised on HBO Boxing After Dark. Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank.
It’s soon going to be time to discover if Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is a chip off the old knock your block off and punch to the liver. Chavez Jr. ( 42-0, 30 KO’s) challenges for the WBC middleweight title, held by Germany’s Sebastian Zbik( 30-0, 10 KO’s), at the Staples Center in LA on June 4th.
An earlier article by my colleague Ronnie Nathanielsz surprised me as well-known conditioning coach Alex Ariza gave his thoughts on the troubled Oscar De La Hoya, who recently checked himself into a rehab clinic according to TMZ.com. Ariza showed his sympathy towards the former multi-division champion and even suggested that if he were to get his spirits back that a possible fight with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. would make sense down the road.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is getting a lot of motivation from his father, the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., as the fight with undefeated Sebastion Zbik draws near. This Saturday Chavez challenges Zbik for the WBC middleweight title at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
Trainer Emanuel Steward has given his seal of approval on a potential fight between Miguel Cotto and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Steward, who trains Cotto and helped him win the WBA's 154-pound belt, doesn't see any problem with his boxer facing the much bigger Chavez.
“The Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya is undergoing rehabilitation for “substance abuse” in a California facility and according to the website TMZ he did so voluntarily.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and Vanes Martirosyan blasted hard punches while sparring six hard rounds at the Chavez Jr Media Day on Wednesday.
WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto will travel to Los Angeles, California in the coming days to attend the middleweight showdown between WBC champion Sebastion Zbik and mandatory challenger Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., which happens on June 4 at Staples Center. If Chavez Jr. wins, he is the frontrunner opponent to face Cotto in the fall. The Puerto Rican champion was going to fight Antonio Margarito in a rematch, but the Mexican fighter is still recovering from a serious eye injury that was suffered in last year's bout with Manny Pacquiao.