{"id":84158,"date":"2019-11-08T11:17:03","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T17:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=84158"},"modified":"2019-11-08T11:47:12","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T17:47:12","slug":"danny-jacobs-julio-cesar-chavez-jr-meet-on-december-20th-breaking-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=84158","title":{"rendered":"Danny Jacobs &#8211; Julio Cesar Chavez, JR Meet on December 20th &#8211; Breaking Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[AdSense-A]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=84158\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=84158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-84159 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/mail-11-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/mail-11-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/mail-11-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/mail-11-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/mail-11.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Daniel Jacobs and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will clash in a Super-Middleweight showdown at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona on Friday December 20, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Jacobs (35-3 29 KOs) makes the move up to 168lbs following his Middleweight unification showdown with Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas in May, putting his IBF crown on the line against the pound-for-pound Mexican king and WBC and WBA ruler who edged out Jacobs on the cards.<\/p>\n<p>The two-time ruler at 160lbs will make the first steps to becoming a two-weight World champion in Phoenix and does so against Mexican fan-favorite Chavez Jr (51-3-1 33 KOs). It\u2019s a special night for the former WBC 160lb champion Chavez Jr. as he takes on the \u2018Miracle Man\u2019 at the same venue his legendary father closed the curtain on his incredible career in 2005.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Chavez Jr. ruled the roost at Middleweight in at the turn of the decade with a record at 160lbs reading as a who\u2019s who of the best at the weight in recent history. The 33 year old returned to action in August with a first round KO win in his 56th pro outing following his own clash with Canelo back in May 2017, and like Jacobs, he sees the Phoenix clash as the first step in adding World titles at 168lbs to his Middleweight crown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am thrilled to be making my debut at Super-Middleweight on December 20 against Julio Cesar Chavez,\u201d said Jacobs. \u201cI\u2019ve achieved a dream of becoming a World champion at Middleweight and now I am seeking to secure my legacy by becoming a two-weight World champion.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/InEHQzKLoGg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>&#8220;There are some great fighters and champions at 168lbs and I believe that I will be a different beast up at Super-Middleweight. Facing Julio is a great test for my first fight, he\u2019s a former Middleweight champion like me and he has the same goal as I do \u2013 Julio is always in great fight and I am sure that our styles will gel to be a thriller for the fans, and I plan to announce my arrival at 168lbs in style.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoing against Daniel Jacobs is the perfect fight for me because there is so much on the line,\u201d said Chavez Jr. \u201cA victory gets me one step closer to a world championship and I\u2019m not going to let anyone stand in my way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that Danny Jacobs is a former world champion and is a strong fighter with very good boxing skills. Those are the kind of boxers that bring out the best in me. I\u2019ve been working hard in the gym and can\u2019t wait to let everyone see what I\u2019ve been working on. I\u2019m very motivated to get the win and at the end of the night I will have my hand raised in victory. I ask my fans to believe in me. I will deliver.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m delighted to announce this huge fight will close out an incredible 2019 for Matchroom Boxing USA and DAZN,\u201d said promoter Eddie Hearn. \u201cDaniel returns from his point defeat to Canelo to move up in weight on his quest to become a two-weight World champion. He faces a determined Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. who looks for redemption at the site of his father\u2019s last ever professional fight. We expect a great fight, a huge crowd and a stacked card as we\u2019ll look to close out the year in style.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs DAZN\u2019s fight season continues, we are thrilled to bring boxing fans a huge super middleweight fight to close out the calendar year,\u201d said Joseph Markowski, DAZN EVP, North America. \u201cBoth Daniel Jacobs and Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. are in a position to prove themselves as title contenders on Dec. 20 and the winner will position themselves for a career-defining fight in 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[AdSense-A] Daniel Jacobs and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will clash in a Super-Middleweight showdown at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona on Friday December 20, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK. Jacobs (35-3 29 KOs) makes the move up to 168lbs following his Middleweight unification showdown [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[21069,21070],"class_list":["post-84158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boxing-news","tag-danny-jacobs-julio-cesar-chavez","tag-jr-meet-on-december-20th-breaking-boxing-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84158\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}