Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
Even the people who knew didn’t really know until they saw it. There was always a healthy skepticism about the Saul Alvarez-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fight. There was a strong (proven accurate) cadre that saw the fight a farce; another that saw Chavez making a show of it while losing (present company included, and couldn’t have been more inaccurate); and a small handful of folks who picked Chavez who should never…
According to the wife of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., the boxer was manipulated and robbed in the aftermath of his twelve round decision loss to to Saul "Canelo" Alvarez on Saturday night from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. On Thursday afternoon, several videos surfaced on the internet, which showed Chavez Jr. highly intoxicated and hanging out with several women - who were wearing revealing outfits - in a hotel room.
In the wake of his lopsided defeat to Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez this past weekend at a catch-weight of 164.5 pounds, former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has made it clear that he will be moving back up to the super middleweight limit of 168. One of the belt-holders in that division is fellow Mexican, undefeated Gilberto Ramirez, who is the WBO titlist and the first boxer from Mexico to capture a world title at super middleweight.
Former two division world champion Ricardo Mayorga (32-9-1, 26 KOs) of Nicaragua is now targeting a fight with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. - and has no problem facing the Mexican boxer at the super middleweight limit of 168.
Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been subjected to a wave of criticism for last Saturday's performance against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. At the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Chavez Jr. took a beating for twelve rounds in a very one-sided fight. All three judges scored every round for Canelo.
Legendary Mexican icon Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. is very disappointed with his son, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., over last Saturday's performance against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Chavez Jr. was dominated from bell to bell, losing a twelve round unanimous decision where all three judges scored every round for Canelo.
BoxNation and BT Sport viewers will have been in need of an extra shot of Expresso in order to go the distance in the early hours of Sunday morning. The battle to keep eyes wide open was probably a more closely-fought contest than the one-sided drubbing Saul Alvarez inflicted on his countryman Julio Cesar Chavez jnr in Las Vegas.
According to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, last Saturday's all-Mexican showdown between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. did a very big number on HBO Pay-Per-View. Canelo dominated Chavez Jr. over twelve rounds before a sold-out crowd at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The showdown had a lot of pre-fight hype, as the two boxers had been involved in a rivalry back in Mexico for at least ten years.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-3-1, 32 KOs) is not even think about the possibility of retirement. He is motivated to return to the ring and plans to compete at 168 pounds. He wants to prove that it was the weight loss that affected him against Canelo Alvarez last weekend in Las Vegas. Chavez Jr. was dominated over twelve rounds at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
According to World Boxing Council (WBC) president Mauricio Sulaiman, boxing was the real loser last Saturday night, because of the poor performance of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in his long awaited showdown with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. There were years of hype between the two Mexican rivals. A contest between them seemed impossible, because they were separated by several weight divisions.