Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1, 30KOs) has received the news that his fight for the middleweight championship of the WBC, against German beltholder Sebastian Zbik, will be at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on the 4th of June.
Former world champion Ricardo Mayorga could return to the ring in September, against an opponent by name, in what is the final stretch of his boxing career. Sandinista Councilman Enrique Armas will provide a tribute to the late Alexis Arguello in September and there are already talks about the comeback of Mayorga being on the show. Mayorga fought a few weeks ago at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and was stopped by Miguel Cotto in the twelfth round.
The manager of New Jersey junior middleweight Pawel Wolak, Ivan Edwards, told BoxingScene.com that he would like to see his fighter face either middleweight contender, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., of Mexico, IBF king, Cornelius Bundrage, of Detroit, or WBA titlist Miguel Cotto, of Puerto Rico, in that order.
Sergio Martinez arrived in Mexico City to receive his Diamond title from the World Boxing Council (WBC) President Jose Sulaiman. Martinez won the title last Saturday night with a knockout victory of Sergiy Dzinzurik. Martinez took some time out to assist the WBC with their anti-bullying campaign. He went to a private school in Santa Fe, accompanied by WBC VP Mauricio Sulaiman, where he shared his experiences, his beginning in professional boxing and talked about the anti-bullying campaign in schools.
The world lightweight champion of the International Boxing Federation, Miguel "Puppet" Vazquez (28-3, 12KOs), is likely going to return on June 4, against an opponent to be named at a later date. The fight is going to take place in Los Angeles, California on the undercard to Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Sebastian Zbik. Last Saturday in Las Vegas, Vazquez decisioned his mandatory challenger Leonardo Zappavigna on the Miguel Cotto-Ricardo Mayorga undercard.
When I left the post fight press conference for this Saturday night's Miguel Cotto-Ricardo Mayorga clash at the MGM Grand around 11 PM I thought that I had gotten nearly all of my coverage for the night. It was a hectic weekend but it turns out I wasn't quite done as I spotted a familiar face out of the corner of my eye as I walked through the masses inside of the casino.
Fernando Beltran of Zanfer Promotions, co-promoter of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., would like to see his boxer face Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in 2011. Alvarez is the WBC champion at 154-pounds. Chavez is going to fight Sebastian Zbik on June 4 for the WBC middleweight title. Beltran doesn't see the weight difference as a problem. Alvarez was unable to make his recent weight of 150-pounds for the bout with Matthew Hatton.
Ivan Edwards, the manager of New Jersey junior middleweight Pawel Wolak, would like his fighter's next bout to be against either junior middleweight and middleweight contender, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., WBA junior middleweight king Miguel Cotto, or IBF junior middleweight titlist Cornelius Bundrage, Edwards told BoxingScene.com on Sunday.
Two of the boxers who plan to sit ringside at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, are Juan Manuel Marquez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Both fighters gave their predictions on the main event of the evening, where Miguel Cotto will defend his WBA junior middleweight title against Ricarod Mayorga.
There is a growing debate in the Mexican press and a number Mexican boxers were polled by Sal Rodriguez. They were asked one question, on which young Mexican boxer is better - Saul "Canelo" Alvarez or Julio Cesar Chavez. Many of the established veterans were on the side of Chavez.