Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
Two-division world champion Canelo Álvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) and former WBC World Middleweight Champion Julio César Chávez, Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) will embark on a four city international press tour beginning Monday, February 20 to engage with fans and the media ahead of their Cinco de Mayo weekend showdown set for Saturday, May 6 at T-Mobile Arena.
Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) is confident that he possesses all of the right tools to defeat Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs). The fight is scheduled to take place at a catch-weight of 164.5-pounds, on May 6th from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Former world champions Edgar Sosa and Humberto "Chiquita" Gonzalez both agreed that Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will have a slight advantage in his fight against countryman Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on May 6 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The contest will take place at a catch-weight of 164.5-pounds.
WBC lightweight world champion Mikey Garcia is giving Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. a very good shot - if he's well prepared - to beat Saul "Canelo" Alvarez on May 6th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
According to former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., he is already down to 180-pounds with more than enough time to make the contracted weight of 164.5-pounds for his scheduled HBO Pay-Per-View bout with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.
Former four division world champion Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Marquez is advising Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to get faster is he intends to be competitive with countryman Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. The Canelo vs. Chavez Jr. HBO Pay-Per-View showdown is scheduled to take place on May 6th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The man who created nearly 30 champions at his Romanza Gym in Mexico, Ignacio "Nacho" Beristain, is smirking at the critics who claim the Hall of Fame trainer was motivated by money in accepting the recent assignment of training Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Eddy Reynoso, trainer of WBO junior middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs), says the upcoming fight with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will be closer than people think. Chavez Jr. has already been tagged as a big underdog and many are predicting a one-sided victory in favor of Canelo. Canelo, who is moving up to a catch-weight of 164.5-pounds for the bout, will not underestimate Chavez Jr. on May 6 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. took offense to the recent comments that were made by fellow Mexican legend Guadalupe "Lupe" Pintor. In a recent interview, Pintor was highly critical of Julio's son, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., and gave heavy praise to Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. Chavez Jr. and Canelo will fight each other on May 6th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. There is a catch-weight of 164.5-pounds in place for the contest.
To celebrate the launch of the ground-breaking deal between pioneering boxing channel BoxNation and BT Sport, the eagerly anticipated superfight between Mexican rivals Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr will be shown live on both BoxNation and BT Sport on Saturday May 6th, as part of a bumper night of boxing that kicks off Saturday evening at the Copper Box Arena in London.