Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will field on July 20 in any case however in opposition to a special former UFC fighter.
As an alternative of Darren Until, Chavez Jr. now will meet Uriah Corridor (1-0) in a six-round cruiserweight boxing match, Most Worthwhile Promotion officers introduced Thursday morning. The occasion airs on DAZN pay-per-view.
Chavez Jr. (53-6-1) was scheduled to face former UFC title challenger Until on Netflix – on the identical card as Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson. Nevertheless, after Paul vs. Tyson was postponed to Nov. 15, Until vented frustration on staying motivated to attend till then following lengthy coaching camp.
Paul determined to remain busy within the meantime by boxing BKFC star Mike Perry July 20 in Tampa, Fla. It’s unclear why Until isn’t nonetheless competing in opposition to Chavez Jr.
Former WBC middleweight champion Chavez Jr. hasn’t competed since defeating David Zegarra by unanimous determination in December 2021. Previous to that, he misplaced a break up determination to ex-UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva.
After parting methods with the UFC in July 2022, Corridor made his profitable skilled boxing debut when he defeated ex-NFL standout Le’Veon Bell by unanimous determination on the primary card of Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva in October 2022.
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