Julio Cesar Chavez is ahead of Mike Tyson when it comes to the senior circuit. And he’s at it again.
The Mexican Hall of Famer reportedly will face Jorge Arce in an exhibition – his third with his countryman – on Sept. 25 in Tijuana, Mexico. The event, which will take place behind closed doors, was announced on a World Boxing Council conference call, according to BoxingScene.com.
It will be available on superboletos.com. Proceeds will benefit those affected by the coronavirus in Tijuana and Culiacan, Chavez’s hometown, as well as those battling addiction.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Omar Chavez, the elder Chavez’s sons, will take part in the event. Chavez Jr. also will take part in an exhibition. Omar will fight in a sanctioned eight-round bout.
Chavez Sr. said on the call that Chavez Jr. is planning to take part in a sanctioned fight in October in Mexico. Junior is suspended in the U. S. for allegedly refusing to take a drug test late last year.
“If they want to resume their careers, this will serve them for when there is … an audience,” Chavez Sr. said about his sons. “Let’s see how Julio develops and how Omar looks. Julio plans to fight in October in Monterrey, but he is going to do the exhibition on September 25, and Omar will fight professionally over eight rounds.”
Chavez Sr. is 58. Arce, the popular former four-division titleholder from Los Mochis, Sinaloa, is 41.