Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
Former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is targeting a return date of August 11. Chavez Jr. has been out of the ring since May 2017, when he lost a twelve round unanimous decision to Mexican rival Canelo Alvarez at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The contest took place at a catch-weight of 164.5-pounds.
Last night in Durango, junior middleweight contender Omar Chavez (36-5-1, 24 KOs) once again suffered a career setback when he lost a ten round unanimous decision to underdog Jose Carlos Paz. Chavez was already coming off a ten round decision loss from last August, at the hands of Roberto Garcia.
Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-3-1, 32 KOs) is putting together a new plan of attack for the future. The Mexican boxer has been inactive since May of 2017, when he lost a very one-sided decision to country rival Saul "Canelo" Alvarez at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Former world middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-3-1, 32 KOs) has been out of the ring since May 2017, when he suffered a one-sided twelve round decision loss to Mexican rival Canelo Alvarez at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The contest took place at a catch-weight of 164.5-pounds - which was the lowest weight of Chavez's career since 2012.
The legendary Mexican Hall of Famer Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. has faith that son Omar Chavez will put forth a solid performance on May 19 in Durango, and that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will be able to return to the highest level after a comeback in July or August , as part of an ultimatum that put them, already tired of so many negative reviews.
The former WBC middleweight world champion, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., believes Saul "Canelo" Alvarez is using performance enhancing drugs to improve his body. On Wednesday in Las Vegas, the Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended Canelo for six months for coming up positive for banned substance clenbuterol in two separate tests taken back in February.
There is no shortage of fighters lining up to fight IBF, IBO, WBC, WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) on May 5th. At the moment, Golovkin is scheduled to defend his belts against Canelo Alvarez in a rematch on the Cinco De Mayo date, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Alfredo 'Perro' Angulo has accused Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. of being unprofessional and lacking discipline - because he says Chavez postponed their planned fight for January 26. Angulo is still on standby to see if Chavez Jr. will decide to face him at the end of February or in March.
Strength and conditioning coach Angel "Memo" Heredia is a very busy man. The Mexico native recently worked with former two division champion Orlando Salido who lost to Mickey Roman on December 16th, and also with lightweight contender Jose Felix Jr. who also picked up a win on the same date. His busy slate will continue throughout the winter months.
There's been a lot of talk about when Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will be stepping into the ring again. The question is in the wake of his May loss to Mexican rival, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, who will be preparing him in the gym for the immediate future?