Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
Julio César Chávez blew away Colombian Evert Bravo with a wild hook to the liver in San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco. A perfect hook to the liver that connected by Chávez, sent Bravo down and the fight ended at 1:22 of the first and the return of the "son of the legend" was overwhelming, devastating, and left no doubt.
With a well-respected physicist, former WBC middleweight world champion Julio César Chávez Jr. took the first step towards a first level comeback: He overcame the process of the scale not only without problems, but demonstrating that he is back in boxing with the hunger and desire to transcend.
Former WBC super middleweight champion Julio César Chávez Jr. was very self-critical in the days leading up to his ring return this coming Saturday night. The bout will be the first for Chavez Jr. in 27 months. He was last seen in the ring back in May of 2017, when he dropped to a catch-weight of 164.5-pounds and was dominated by countryman Saul "Canelo' Alvarez at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
For Julio César Chávez Jr, the great preparation that he has carried out, now with Don Rómulo Quirarte in his corner, and the motivation to show that he is serious in his return and wants to be world champion again, will be the keys for motivation on Saturday, against the Colombian Evert Bravo.
Thousands of fans crowded the Plaza de Armas of San Juan, Jalisco, to get a good look at the former WBC world middleweight champion, Julio César Chávez Jr., who on Saturday will return to the ring, hoping win big and then secure the opportunity to regain his status as a champion of the world.
By Thomas Gerbasi - Choose your cliché for the sport of boxing. Do you like the Red Light District of Sports, or how about the Boulevard of Broken Dreams? They’re both apt, but maybe the most fitting is the Land of Second Chances. Or in the case of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., the third, fourth, fifth or sixth chance. This...
Former WBC middleweight champion Julio César Chávez Jr. has closed the strong stage of his preparation and he's reportedly in optimal conditions to get into the ring in search of achieving that victory that puts him back on the road to contend for a world championship.
Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. arrived last night at the San Juan de Los Lagos in Jalisco, the location of his expected return to the scheduled ring on August 10, facing the Colombian Evert Bravo over ten rounds at the super middleweight limit.
The expected comeback fight of former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. now has a location, a date, opponent and venue. After more than two years of absence, the son of the legend, Chávez Jr. (50-3-1, 32 KO's) will face Colombian veteran Evert Bravo (25-10-1, 19 KO's) on Saturday, August 10.
The son of a legend, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., will return to the ring after more than two years of inactivity, on August 10. The expected return could land at Puerto Vallarta, Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco or the Tijuana border. What is confirmed is that his opponent will be Colombian fighter Evert Bravo, and the event will be carried by Azteca 7.