Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
Canelo-Chavez Press Conference Photos Mexico City - Canelo vs. Chávez, Jr. is a 12-round fight presented by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Tecate, BORN BOLD, Adriana's Insurance and Interjet. The event will take place Saturday, May 6 at T-Mobile Arena and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.
As previously reported, things are now underway for the start of the promotional tour for the HBO Pay-Per-View fight between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Both boxers hit the first stop of the tour in Mexico City. The fight will take place on May 6, at the T-Mobile Arena. Both boxers agreed to fight at a catch-weight of 164.5-pounds.
Canelo-Chavez Mexico City Photos - LOS ANGELES - Tickets for two-division world champion and boxing pay-per-view king Canelo Álvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) and former WBC World Middleweight Champion Julio César Chávez, Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) go on sale today at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET.
LOS ANGELES - Tickets for two-division world champion and boxing pay-per-view king Canelo Álvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) and former WBC World Middleweight Champion Julio César Chávez, Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) go on sale today at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET.
Jose "Chepo" Reynoso, trainer for Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs), promises that his fighter will be in his best form to date when he takes on countryman Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs). Their highly anticipated fight takes place on May 6th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Former WBC world middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs), with his legenday father by his side, arrived to Mexico City on Sunday to begin a four city international press tour for his upcoming fight with two-division world champion Canelo Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs).
Mexican legend Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. believes his son is being underestimated and overlooked by upcoming opponent Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. Julio's son, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., will face Canelo on May 6 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight will take place at a catch-weight of 164.5-pounds. Canelo moves up from the junior middleweight division of 154, while Chavez Jr. is coming down from 168.
Veteran trainer Virgil Hunter, who works with boxers like Andre Ward, Amir Khan, Andre Berto and several others, is not pleased with the way Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) is handling his career.
If everything goes as expected, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will not even weigh 180 pounds when he enters the ring on May 6 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Part of Chavez's strategy is to eliminate the factor of carrying too much weight, which in turn would make him slow in the ring. The former WBC middleweight champion will face his country rival, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, at a catch-weight of 164.5-pounds.
The legendary Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. has promised that his son, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., will not repeat the same mistakes that were made in 2012, when Chavez Jr. defended his WBC middleweight title against Sergio Martinez at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.