By Dan Ambrose: Earlier today on Tuesday the Nevada State Athletic Commission gave former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. a temporary suspension for his positive marijuana test from last month after his fight with Sergio Martinez on September 15th. This was a mere formality, however, as it’s the norm for fighters who test positive according to AP.

The Nevada Commission will be meeting within three months to decides the length of Chavez Jr’s suspension as well as how much he’ll be fined.

Chavez Jr. could possibly lose a huge chunk of his $3 million purse for the Martinez fight, although it’s not likely given the non-danger of the drug that he tested positive for. His suspension could be as long as a year, but that too likely won’t be that severe.

It’s thought by some that Chavez Jr. could get away with a small fine a short suspension of four months or less. That’s almost nothing given that fighters typically take four months off between fights. If he receives a suspension that long, Chavez Jr. likely won’t even miss one fight. However, he’s interested in fighting an immediate rematch against Sergio Martinez, who suffered a knee injury, a broken left hand and a cut over his left eye.

Those injuries will take a considerable amount of time for them to heal, and it might make it necessary for Chavez Jr. to sit out waiting for Martinez to heal up before he can get another crack at him to try and regain his lost World Boxing Council 160 pound title.

Chavez Jr. can always fight a stay busy fight in the meantime while he waits for Martinez, but that might be a risky thing for Chavez Jr. to do given the danger of him suffering a cut that could throw off a rematch with Martinez even further.