(Photo: Zanfer Boxing) By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (45-0-1, 31 KO’s) better hope that challenger Andy Lee (28-1, 20 KO’s) gasses out at some point on Saturday night in their fight at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, because if he doesn’t fade, Chavez Jr. will be in for a real whipping in this fight.
Chavez Jr. vs. Lee
Chavez Jr. close to 160 lb limit for Lee fight on Saturday
(Photo: Zanfer Boxing) By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (45-0-1, 31 KO’s) is reportedly close to the 160 pound limit for his title defense against #3 WBC Andy Lee (28-1, 20 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas, United States.
Can Andy Lee Get a Fair Shake In Texas?
By Warren Cloud: Saturday June 16, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will take on Andy Lee for the WBC Middleweight Championship in El Paso Texas. Some weeks ago, the fight was in limbo when the University of Texas Board of Regents deemed the city of El Paso unsafe to stage the event.
Roach-trained Chavez Jr. faces Andy Lee on Saturday
By Dan Ambrose: Trainer Freddie Roach will be looking to turn his luck around when his fighter WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. returns to the ring this Saturday night to face Andy Lee at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. This is the toughest fight of Chavez Jr’s career, and a loss here for him could lead to a lot of criticism leveled against trainer Roach.
Andy Lee In Deep With Chavez Jr.
By Mark Uliano: This Saturday night, as the boxing masses are still trying to get over the controversial and questioned decision from the Manny Pacquiao-Tim Bradley fight, the ‘Son of the Legend’ Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will be putting his WBC Middleweight title on the line against Ireland’s Andy Lee in El Paso, Texas on HBO.
Roach still with Chavez Jr; Ariza out
By Chris Williams: Contrary to the rumors floating around about trainer Freddie Roach having been canned by WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Roach is still with him according to RingTV. However, strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza won’t be working with Chavez Jr. for his current training camp to get ready for Andy Lee on June 16th. It’s unclear if Ariza is out permanently or what.
Roach possibly out as Chavez Jr’s trainer
By Chris Williams: According to rumor-mill, trainer Freddie Roach is no longer working with WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. There’s still nothing official out on this yet, but it does seem rather telling that Roach is now back at his Wildcard gym in Los Angeles, in California training Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan for their upcoming fights.
Andy Lee can end the Chavez Jr. train on June 16th
By Chris Williams: Andy Lee (28-1, 20 KO’s) is poised to be the one that knocks off WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (45-0-1, 31 KO’s) by sending him to defeat for the first time in his career when the two fighters meet at the Sun Bowl, in El Paso, Texas, United States.
Ariza temporarily leaves Pacquiao camp to help Chavez Jr. get ready for his fight against Lee
By Chris Williams: Strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza has reportedly left the Philippines where he was training WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao to get ready for his June 9th fight against Timothy Bradley in the United States.
Lee: Chavez Jr’s advisers didn’t want him to fight me, but he took it out of pride
By Dan Ambrose: Middleweight contender Andy Lee (28-1, 20 KO’s) doesn’t think that the management for WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (45-0-1, 31 KO’s) wanted him to fight the 27-year-old Lee for his next fight on June 16th at the Sun Bowl, in El Paso, Texas, U.S. Lee thinks they only picked him because Chavez Jr. insisted on taking the fight out of pride.