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Pernell Whitaker versus Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. Canelo Alvarez versus Austin Trout. The comparisons are so obvious between the two fights that are separated by nearly 20 years. What was once old is new again. Both fights pitted champion again...

Welterweight Omar Chavez, 22, son of Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. and younger brother of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., suffered his first loss via upset 10-round decision against the son of another famous fighter, Jorge Paez Jr. (31-4-1, 19 KOs), in December. No...

Boxing's cognoscenti and fellow fighters continue to question the legitimacy of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.'s championship status, but the Hall of Famer's kid can disprove them yet again Saturday against Marco Antonio Rubio.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., son of Hall of Famer and Mexican legend Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., will make the first defense of his middleweight belt against Peter Manfredo Jr., on Nov. 19, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum announced Wednesday night.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will defend his middleweight belt for the first time against Ronald Hearns in his hometown of Culiacan, Mexico, on Sept. 17.

Julio Cesar Chavez is a former professional boxer who was a six-time world champion during his 25-year career. Chavez won a record 89 straight fights before his first loss....

Life comes full circle for Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. He is about to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and his eldest son, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., has established himself as a fighter in his own right.

Thanks to his perseverance and hard work, Mexican Fernando Montiel has earned the biggest fight of his career, a return to HBO to face former flyweight titlist and top-10 pound-for-pound fighter Nonito Donaire Feb. 19 in Las Vegas.

Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and all-time great Mexican icon Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. are among three fighters on the International Boxing Hall of Fame ballot for the first time.

Unable to overcome a rib injury, junior middleweight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was scratched Sunday from the main event of Top Rank's "Latin Fury 10" pay-per-view card.

The legacy Julio Cesar Chavez carved is a tough one to follow, but his son, Chavez Jr., is doing his best to create his own.

In ESPN The Magazine, Tim Struby examines how WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. tries to escape his father's legendary shadow.