Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. (43-0-1, 30KOs) will face Peter Manfredo, Jr. (37-6, 20KOs) this Saturday, November 19th in Houston, Texas.
For Chavez, Manfredo is a not what you would call a significant challenge, but it should be a good match. Chavez is looking to rebound from a particularly lack luster decision win over Sebastian Zbik, so expect him to come out brawling. Look for Chavez to come out with energy and a need to push the fight.
Manfredo, Jr. is best known for his role on NBC’s television series “The Contender” which followed a group of professional boxers as they battled it out in a boxing tournament where the winner took home a cash prize. Manfredo, Jr. made it to the finals of the show before ultimately losing to tournament champion Sergio Mora. Like other fighters from the show, Manfredo, Jr. used newfound notoriety to land some big fights — most notably versus Joe Calzaghe in 2007 which he lost by TKO.
Chavez, Jr. vs. Manfredo, Jr. will take place at Reliant Arena in Houston, Texas and air on HBO’s Boxing After Dark at 10:30pm ET. The Boxing Tribune will tweet live from press row, so be sure to follow @Boxing_Tribune for round-by-round scoring.
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