Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Boxing News
Golovkin trashes Canelo over Chavez fight: Reading between the lines
June 7th, 2017
By Adam Godfrey: With over three months to go until their long anticipated Mega-Fight, the usually reserved Golovkin has fired the first shot across the bows of his upcoming opponent Canelo Alvarez. Golovkin said in an interview yesterday with TMZ:… Read
De La Hoya addresses Dana White’s criticism
June 6th, 2017
By Allan Fox: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya spoke to ESPN on Monday to talk about the September 16th fight between Golden Boy star Saul Canelo Alvarez and middleweight knockout knockout artist Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs). During the discussion, De La Hoya addressed the criticism leveled at him from UFC […]
Canelo-Chavez Jr. draws 1 million+ PPV buys
May 19th, 2017
One IN A MILLION: CANELO CEMENTS STATUS AS TOP DRAW IN BOXING AS PAY-PER-VIEW NUMBERS FROM MAY 6 FIGHT SET TO ECLIPSE SEVEN FIGURES CANELO TO BECOME YOUNGEST A-SIDE FIGHTER IN HISTORY TO DRAW ONE MILLION PAY-PER-VIEW BUYS LOS ANGELES (May 18, 2017) – The Canelo Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. fight on Cinco […]
Beristain says Chavez Jr. was eating before Canelo fight
May 13th, 2017
By Jeff Aranow: Trainer Nacho Beristain contradicts what Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been saying about him not eating in the last 2 weeks before his fight last Saturday night against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Beristain says he saw Chavez Jr. in in process of making the 164 […]
Chavez Jr. says he ate little for 2 weeks before Canelo fight
May 12th, 2017
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions really did a good job of picking out Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s last opponent Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to fight their star fighter last Saturday night, but they also picked out a guy that was BADLY overweight and much too heavy to melt off the pounds to get down to […]
Chavez Jr. wants Jacobs next, then Canelo-Golovkin winner
May 11th, 2017
By Dan Ambrose: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is targeting Daniel Jacobs in his next fight, and if successful, then the winner of the September 16th match between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin. Chavez (50-3-1, 32 KOs) lost to Canelo by a 12 round unanimous decision last Saturday night in a one-sided affair from […]
Chavez Sr. says Julio Jr. fought to survive against Canelo
May 11th, 2017
By Allan Fox: Boxing great Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. was disappointed in his son Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s performance last Saturday night in a loss to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. Chavez Jr. fought like he was just there to survive against Canelo instead of there to win. Chavez Sr. tried to encourage the 30-year-old Chavez Jr. […]
Canelo-Chavez Jr. estimated at 1 Million PPV buys
May 9th, 2017
By Dan Ambrose: Last Saturday’s fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. may not have been a good fight, but the pay-per-view numbers are looking very, very good for their fight on HBO. According to Dan Rafael, he’s hearing from a source the Canelo vs. Golovkin fight will bring in a minimum […]
Video: Golovkin is MUCH bigger puncher than Canelo says Chavez Jr
May 9th, 2017
By Jeff Aranow: Following his loss last Saturday night, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. says the punching power of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is not in the same league as Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, who he feels is a MUCH better power puncher than the redheaded Golden Boy Promotions star. Chavez Jr. says he couldn’t feel Canelo’s punches […]
Canelo: I can do more with Golovkin than Chavez Jr.
May 8th, 2017
By Allan Fox: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) wasn’t allowed to showcase his boxing skills to the highest degree against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-3-1, 32 KOs) but he believes that Gennady “GGG” Golovkin will allow him to show everything in his arsenal. Canelo beat Chavez Jr. by an easy 12 round unanimous decision […]