Chavez-Duddy

By Jason Kim: All for hyping a fighter when they’ve shown some legitimate talent and the ability to beat the current champions in whatever division they’re fighting. However, I’m less patient about hyping a fighter that beats another B level fighter and then starts crowing about how they’re going to be a champion. Last Saturday [...]

By Jim Dower: John Duddy (29-2, 18 KO’s) gave a good account of himself on Saturday night in his 12 round decision loss to unbeaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) in San Antonio, Texas. Duddy, 31, has nothing to be ashamed of because he fought remarkably well during the first half of the [...]

By Dave Lahr: Bob Arum looked like he was in ecstasy last night after Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) defeated John Duddy (29-2, 18 KO’s) by a 12 round decision at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas. Arum, looking almost like he was gloating, said a new super star has been born, referring [...]

By Dan Ambrose: New WBC Silver middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) seems to be getting a little ahead of himself after beating fringe middleweight contender John Duddy (29-2, 18 KO’s) by a 12 round unanimous decision last Saturday night at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas. Chavez Jr. hurt the 31-year-old [...]

By Chris Williams: Unbeaten Julio Cesar Chavez (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) stayed undefeated on Saturday night, easily defeating John Duddy (29-2, 18 KO’s) by a lopsided 12 round unanimous decision to win the WBC Silver middleweight title at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas. The final judges’ scores were 120-108, 116-112 and 117-111, all for the [...]

By Chris Williams: For what it’s worth, trainer Freddie Roach thinks that his new unbeaten fighter Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) will knock John Duddy (29-1, 18 KO’s) out tonight in their 12 round fight for the obscure WBC Silver title at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas. Even if Chavez does stop [...]

By Eric Thomas: According to the latest news, Saturday’s clash between unbeaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) and John Duddy (29-1, 18 KO’s) will be a title eliminator for the World Boxing Council middleweight title now held by champion Sergio Martinez (45-2-2, 24 KO’s). The Duddy-Chavez fight, which will be a pay-per-view bout [...]

12 Rounds – WBC Middleweight Silver Championship/Title Elimination Bout Julio César Chávez Jr. 160 Lbs / John Duddy 159 Lbs 10 rounds – Junior Welterweight Bout Marco Antonio Barrera 141 lbs / Adailton De Jesús 138 lbs

Photo: Rafael Soto/Top Rank – By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten junior middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) will be fighting for the first time with new trainer Freddie Roach on Saturday night against middleweight John Duddy (29-1, 18 KO’s) in the Latin Fury card at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas. Roach has [...]

By Jason Kim: In the final press conference, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, who promotes both John Duddy (29-1, 18 KO’s) and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s), indicated that the 24-year-old Chavez Jr. could be facing World Boxing Association (WBA) light middleweight champion Miguel Cotto next if Chavez can beat Duddy on Saturday [...]

BOB ARUM: It’s really a pleasure to be here in San Antonio. It’s a beautiful city, pretty warm, but the fights will take place in the air-conditioned Alamodome. It will be a super card headlined by the 12-round middleweight match between Julio César Chávez Jr. and “Ireland’s” John Duddy as well as the first fight [...]

Photo credit: Rafael Soto/Top Rank – By Jason Kim: On Saturday night, undefeated light middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will be looking to bring pride and happiness to his new trainer Freddie Roach by defeating John Duddy (29-1, 18 KO’s) at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas. Roach hasn’t had too many pupils that [...]

From today’s standing room only media workout at the Jesse James Leija Champion Fit Gym in San Antonio, Texas JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, JR. “At first I thought to myself, ‘Could I really hack it with Freddie Roach? Could I make it?’’

By Chris Williams: Middleweight contender John Duddy (29-1, 18 KO’s) isn’t bothered that he’ll probably be facing a large pro Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) crowd on Saturday night when he faces the 24-year-old Chavez Jr. for the WBC Silver middleweight crown at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas. Duddy, 30, speaking with [...]

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (22 de Junio 2010) .- Undefeated No. 1 contender JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, JR. and his new trainer World-Famous FREDDIE ROACH were on dawn patrol at 6 a.m. CT this morning, running for 45 minutes, at Sydney Lanier School in San Antonio. Chávez Jr. (40-0-1, 30 KOs), of Culiacan, México, will take on [...]

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (June 21, 2010) –. Undefeated No. 1 contender JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, JR. landed in San Antonio today. Chávez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KOs), of Culiacan, México, will take on Top-10 middleweight contender “Ireland’s” JOHN DUDDY (29-1, 18 KOs), in the main event of “Latin Fury 15: La Furia de México,” This Saturday! June [...]

By Jim Dower: Unbeaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) will be making his first appearance with new trainer Freddie Roach this Saturday night against middleweight fringe contender John Duddy (29-1, 18 KO’s) at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas. Chavez and Duddy will be fighting for the vacant WBC Silver belt, one of [...]

By Jason Kim: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum would like to match number #1 WBC ranked junior middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) against WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto in the near future, if the 24-year-old Chavez looks good against middleweight fringe contender John Duddy (29-1, 18 KO’s) in their fight [...]

By Jason Kim: With the news today that World Boxing Council junior middleweight/WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez was planning on vacating his WBC junior middleweight title, this creates a big opportunity for number #1 ranked WBC contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) to fight for the vacant junior middleweight title in the near [...]

By Chris Williams: On paper, unbeaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) would seem to be in for a vicious beating on June 26th in his 12 round bout against John Duddy (29-1, 18 KO’s) at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas. Chavez, 24, has fought no one near as good as the 30-year-old [...]

By Jason Kim: Unbeaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) and John Duddy (29-1,18 KO’s) will be fighting for the WBC Silver middleweight strap on June 26th at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas. The WBC Silver title seems almost fitting for this fight, as it’s an obscure title for a fight against two [...]

LOS ANGELES (June 8, 2010) — Holy Rotisserie League! Undefeated No. 1 super welterweight contender and son of the legend, JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, JR., has been tapped to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Tomorrow’s game at Dodger Stadium, between the host Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals. Chávez will throw the heater at [...]

By Chris Williams: Number #1 ranked WBC junior middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) could fight the winner of tonight’s bout between Miguel Cotto vs. Yuri Foreman bout at Yankee Stadium. It’s kind of a scary thought, but a reality none the less. The 24-year-old Chavez Jr., the son of boxing great [...]

By Jason Kim: On June 26th, unbeaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) will be putting his unbeaten record on the line against John Duddy (29-1, 18 KO’s) in a 12 round fight at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas. This fight has some significance in that the two fighters are both ranked in [...]

By William Mackay: Trainer Freddie Roach is impressed with his pupil, number #1 ranked WBC junior middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s), who will be fighting middleweight contender John Duddy (29-1, 18 KO’s) on June 26th in the Latin Fury 15 PPV card at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas. Dan Rafael [...]

By Jim Dower: Number # 1 ranked WBC junior middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) takes on fringe middleweight contender John Duddy (29-1, 18 KO’s) on June 26th at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas. This will be the first time in Chavez’s career that he’ll have fought a 1st tier fighter, [...]

By Jim Dower: As I was looking over the rankings, I noticed that light middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) is ranked at number #1 by the WBC for the light middleweight division. I know that having an unbeaten record helps in ranking, but I don’t quite understand how the 24-year-old Chavez [...]

By Jim Dower: Undefeated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) will be flying to Los Angeles on Tuesday to begin training with Freddie Roach at his Wild Card Gym for preparation for the 24-year-old Chavez’s June 26th fight against middleweight contender John Duddy (29-1, 18 KO’s) at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas. According [...]

By Eric Thomas: According to the LA Times, unbeaten junior middleweight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has received a seven month suspension from the Nevada Athletic Commission on Monday due to testing positive for a diuretic after his bout against Troy Rowland in November 2009. The suspension is a weak one for this type of offense. [...]

By Eric Thomas: Unbeaten junior middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (40-0-1, 30 KO’s) will keep moving ahead in 2010, with potential decent money bouts against once beaten middleweight contender John Duddy and if successful against him, Chavez Jr. would then likely be facing World Boxing Council junior middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (44-1-2, 24 KO’s) [...]