(Rafael Soto/Top Rank) CULIACÁN, MÉXICO (February 19, 2014) – Former World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ JR is in his final days of training camp in México as he prepares for his 12-round super middleweight rematch against Top-Five contender and two-fisted Texan BRYAN VERA.
Chavez Jr. vs. Vera
Chavez Jr-Vera set for March 1st in San Antonio, Texas
Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (47-1-1, 32 KO’s) has signed his contract for a rematch against Brian Vera (23-7, 14 KO’s) on March 1st on HBO at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
The World Agrees: Brian Vera Won The Fight Against Chavez, Jr.
This past Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, WBO #1 Ranked Middleweight Bryan Vera put in an amazing performance that should have propelled him to a victory over former WBC Middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.
Vera’s Time Might Not Come Again
This past Saturday night Brian Vera was robbed of his big fight and his big chance in a sport where the big chances rarely happen once.
Chavez Jr: This fight doesn’t deserve a rematch
If you were hoping that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (47-1-1, 32 KO’s) would give Brian Vera (23-7, 14 KO’s) a rematch to shut down the criticism he’s receiving from fans over his debatable 10 round unanimous decision last Saturday night, you can forget it.
Chavez Jr. defeats Vera in robbery
Well tonight we didn’t see just one oddball score from a judge; we saw three of them with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Chavez Jr-Vera tonight: Will Julio’s HUGE weight advantage help him
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (46-1-1, 32 KO’s) will likely look like a cruiserweight or a mini-heavyweight tonight when he steps inside the ring to face the much smaller and much lighter Brian Vera (23-6, 14 KO’s) in a fight that will be televised by HBO from the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Chavez Jr. – Vera final press conference quotes and videos
LOS ANGELES (SEPTEMBER 26, 2013)—Below are quotes from Wednesday’s press conference in advance of Saturday’s Super Middleweight showdown between former WBC Middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. : “The Way Things Are Going….”
According to promotional giants Top Rank, ticket sales for the ring return of the son of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico’s favorite son have been highly successful and a raucous crowd is to be expected on Saturday night.
Brian Vera – “Chavez, Jr. Has Never Faced Anyone Like Me”
Many hearts across Mexico were left broken on September 14. When Saul “Canelo” Alvarez suffered a lopsided unanimous decision loss to Floyd Mayweather, Jr.,