Alvarez-Chavez

By Eric Thomas: If trainer Freddie Roach had his way the prospective mega fight between WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez will take place at the full middleweight limit of 160 pounds rather than 156 pounds, which would accommodate the smaller Alvarez.

By Eric Thomas: A fight between WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez is under discussion. However, the fighters and their promoters are at a sticking point over what weight that the mega fight will take place.

By Dan Ambrose: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is interested in match his fighter WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr up against WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez in 2012. Arum reportedly has spoken to Alvarez’s promoter Richard Schaefer from Golden Boy Promotions about a potential Alvarez-Chavez fight for 2012, and Schaefer is open [...]

By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says he would make a fight between his fighter WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez right now, according to ESPN. Arum says he would forget about Chavez Jr. facing his next opponent, which is slated to be Peter Manfredo [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Promoter Oscar De La Hoya says he would make a fight between his fighter WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (37-0-1, 27 KO’s) and unbeaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KO’s) in a second if the fight were to take place at 154 lbs. It’s hard to disagree with De La [...]

By William Mackay: Unbeaten WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KO’s) is looking for an opponent for his next fight after easily defeating Matthew Hatton last weekend in California. One potential opponent that would make for an intriguing fight is unbeaten middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., who is facing WBC middleweight champion [...]