There will be a number of living legends in attendance at Plaza de Toros in Mexico on May 21, as Mexico’s greatest fighter, Julio Cesar Chavez, will pay tribute to Mexico’s greatest boxing trainer, Nacho Beristain.
Look up the great fights, the great fighters at 140 pounds, and you will see some special ones: Aaron Pryor, and his epic first fight with Alexis Arguello, Kostya Tszyu, and his memorable fights with Zab Judah and Ricky Hatton, Wilfred Benitez, and at the forefront, his astonishing win over Antonio Cervantes…… and many more.
There has been made, as fight fans may be aware, a documentary on the 1996 battle between Mexican legends Julio Cesar Chavez and Oscar De La Hoya: “La Guerra Civil” to premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
It will be exhibition time again this Saturday night in Guadalajara, Mexico, as living legend, Mexico’s greatest ever fighter, Julio Cesar Chavez, faces the son of one of his most disliked rivals, Hector Camacho.
Tyson Fury and Julio Cesar Chavez hooked up for a brief talk via a video chat a few hours ago, and Fury told Chavez he is in training for a fight “in July.”
This one is a little odd, to say the least. Ring legend Julio Cesar Chavez will box Hector Camacho Jr in an exhibition bout set for June 19th in Guadalajara, Mexico, the card dubbed “Tribute To The Kings.”
This weekend Miguel Berchelt and Oscar Valdez will battle for the WBC World Super Featherweight Title. When these two Mexican fighters get together, we should expect fireworks.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr managed a win last night in Culiacan. Having his first fight since that disappointing night in September of this year when Chavez Jr lost to Mario Cazares via technical decision, the former WBC middleweight champion blasted journeyman fighter Jeyson Minda to defeat inside four rounds.
Both Julio Cesar Chavez Sr and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr will be in action tonight, as 58-year-old Chavez Sr faces fellow former champ Jorge Arce in another exhibition bout, and 34-year-old Chavez Jr fights the unbeaten Mario Cazares.
Mexico Vs. Puerto Rico, a long and rich boxing rivalry, gave us an especially grudge-filled match on this day back in 1992.