Chavez Jr. misses weight, fight goes on!
Photos: Esther Lin/Showtime
Julio Cesar Chavez came in heavy for his fight with Marcos Reyes tonight on Showtime. The two reportedly came to a financial agreement and the fight will go on. According to reports, the super middleweight (168 lb.) fight had been lifted to 169 lbs. Chavez however only managed to get down to 170.8 on Friday.
Official weights
Super Middleweight Main Event – 10 Rounds
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: 170.8 Pounds vs. Marcos Reyes: 168.4 Pounds
NOTE: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. did not make the contracted weight limit and the fighters have agreed to fight Saturday’s bout at the above official weights.
IBF Junior Bantamweight World Championship – 12 Rounds
McJoe Arroyo: 114.8 Pounds vs. Arthur Villanueva: 114.8 Pounds
WBC Super Lightweight Title Eliminator – 10 Rounds
Amir Imam: 140 Pounds vs. Fernando Angulo: 140 Pounds
PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON CBS
Junior Featherweight World Championship – 12 Rounds
Carl Frampton – 121.6 Pounds vs. Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. – 121.4 Pounds
Heavyweight Co-Main Event – 10 Rounds
Chris Arreola – 246.8 Pounds vs. Frederic Kassi – 225 Pounds
The evening event on SHOWTIME® features Mexican superstar Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (48-2-1, 32 KOs) returning to the ring to face Marco Reyes (33-2, 24 KOs). In the co-main event, Puerto Rican Olympian McJoe Arroyo (16-0, 8 KOs) takes on Arthur Villanueva (27-0, 14 KOs) of the Philippines for the IBF Junior Bantamweight World Championship. Televised coverage begins at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT with undefeated 140-pound contender Amir “Young Master” Imam (17-0, 14 KOs) meeting former world title challenger Fernando “La Fiera” Angulo (29-9, 16 KOs) in a world title eliminator.
The afternoon’s PBC on CBS event is headlined by undefeated Irish superstar Carl Frampton (20-0, 14 KOs) taking on Alejandro “Cobrita” Gonzalez Jr. (25-1-2, 15 KOs). Televised coverage begins at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT with a heavyweight showdown between Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola (36-4, 31 KOs) and “Big” Fred Kassi, (18-3-0, 10 KOs).