Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will require at least three weeks of rest after it was revealed that he suffered a hairline fracture on the knuckle of the index finger on the left hand, which happened during Saturday's ten round decision win over Marco Reyes in El Paso, Texas. Chavez Jr. saw a doctor on Monday to find out
Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (49-2-1, 32KOs) struggled to make the super middleweight limit this past Saturday night for his fight with Marcos Reyes. The fight went from 168 to a contract weight limit of 170-pounds. Chavez still came in overweight at 170.8-pounds. Chavez was returning from a ninth round TKO defeat to top light heavyweight contender Andrzej Fonfara (27-3, 16KOs).
By Cliff Rold - After failing in his official Light Heavyweight debut, 29-year old former WBC Middleweight beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (49-2-1, 32 KO) of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, brought journeyman Middleweight Marcos Reyes (33-3, 24 KO) up to a 170 lb. catchweight and used every pound of it in a mediocre performance to win a unanimous ten-round decision on Saturday night at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. Chavez’s win was met with a chorus of boos and chants for Reyes late in the fight. It was Chavez’s first fight since being stopped by Andrzej Fonfara in April. Chavez, who moved the weight for the fight from 168 to 170 lbs. earlier in the week, came in over even that limit at an official 170 ¾. Reyes weighed 168 ½. Chavez refused to be weighed for his rehydration weight prior to the fight but appeared much larger than Reyes in the ring. The referee was Jose Guadalupe Garcia. The busier Reyes looked to carry the first round but the heavier hands of Chavez were apparent whenever he let them go. Chavez rocked Reyes in the second but a low blow gave Reyes a breather. Reyes used activity to win the first half of the third but the size of Chavez was telling, allowing him to do nothing and wait for spots where Reyes slowed down and just blast away.
Veteran trainer Robert Garcia needs at least three to four more fights with former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to show the boxer's true potential. Chavez returned on Saturday night in El Paso, Texas - where he won a ten round unanimous decision over Marcos Reyes at the Don Haskins Center. Chavez was returning from an April TKO defeat at the hands of light heavyweight contender Andrzej Fonfara.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is focused on capturing a world title in the super middleweight limit of 168-pounds. He returned on Saturday night in El Paso, Texas - where he won a ten round unanimous decision over Marcos Reyes at the Don Haskins Center. Chavez was returned from an April TKO defeat at the hands of light heavyweight contender Andrzej Fonfara. For Chavez (49-2-1, 32 KOs), the fight with Reyes was his third fight in the last four, where he weighed in as a light heavyweight.
EL PASO, TEXAS - Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., bounced back after suffering just the second loss of his career with a unanimous decision (97-92, 98-91, 96-93) over Marcos Reyes in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on Saturday in front of 9,245 at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. Reyes was the more active fighter - he doubled Chavez's output - but simply couldn't hurt his larger opponent. After the loss to Andrzej Fonfara in April, Chavez decided to campaign at super middleweight but failed to meet the 168-pound limit for the bout against natural middleweight Reyes.
EL PASO, TEXAS – Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. earned a unanimous decision (97-92, 98-91, 96-93) over Marcos Reyes in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on Saturday in front of 9,245 at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. Reyes was the more active fighter – he doubled Chavez’s output – but simply couldn’t hurt his larger opponent. Following a loss at light heavyweight last April, Chavez decided to attempt to campaign at super middleweight.
EL PASO, TEXAS - Radio Rahim catches up with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to discuss his win over Marcos Reyes. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., bounced back after suffering just the second loss of his career with a unanimous decision (97-92, 98-91, 96-93) over Marcos Reyes in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on Saturday in front of 9,245 at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. once again came under fire by fans and media alike, after failing to make the contract weight for tonight's fight with Marcos "Dorado" Reyes in El Paso, Texas. The fight was originally going to be at the super middleweight limit of 168-pounds. It was then announced as being at a max weight of 169. The weight was raised at some point to a max of 170-pounds when it became clear that Chavez would be unable to make 169.
Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is hoping to get a fight with the winner of next month's bout between WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack and mandatory challenger George Groves. Chavez returns later tonight in against Marcos Reyes at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. He wants to become the first Mexican fighter to win a world championship at 168-pounds. The plan for him is to win two more fights quick fights and then go for whichever fighter walks away next month with the WBC crown.