David Benavidez says Chavez Jr. not “worthy of title shot”

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By Dan Ambrose: WBC super middleweight champion David Benavidez (19-0, 17 KOs) says former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-3-1, 32 KOs) isn’t worthy of a title shot right now. The 20-year-old Benavidez says he would consider giving Chavez Jr. a crack at his title if he were to beat someone good, but right how he’s more interested in facing the top contenders in the 168-lb. division.

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J.C. Chávez Jr. wants Danny Jacobs in December

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By Jeff Aranow: Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. wants to return to the ring in December against former WBA 160 pound champion Daniel “Miracle Man” Jacobs in a fight in the 168 pound division. Both Chavez Jr. and Jacobs are coming off of defeats in their last fights. Moreover, both guys are managed by Al Haymon. Chavez Jr. isn’t saying whether negotiations are underway with Jacobs or not.

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De La Hoya addresses Dana White’s criticism

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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 boss Dana White, who had been critical of the recent Canelo vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fight that was televised on HBO pay-per-view.

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Canelo-Chavez Jr. draws 1 million+ PPV buys

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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 De Mayo weekend will generate more than one million buys on HBO Pay-Per-View, locking in Canelo’s status as the brightest light in boxing, Golden Boy Promotions announced today.

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Beristain says Chavez Jr. was eating before Canelo fight

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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 ½ pound catchweight for the fight.

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Chavez Jr. says he ate little for 2 weeks before Canelo fight

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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 the strict 164 ½ pound catchweight for their fight on May 6. Chavez Jr. says he ate very little in the last 2 weeks before the Canelo fight so that he could get down to the 164.5 pound catchweight.

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Chavez Jr. wants Jacobs next, then Canelo-Golovkin winner

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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 start to finish.

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