Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. misses weight, will lose $1 million
After being cleared Tuesday by a Nevada State Court judge to fight Daniel Jacobs, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. weighed in nearly 5 pounds over the super middleweight division limit of 168 pounds for the Friday night bout in Phoenix.
The 12-round fight will go on at Talking Stick Resort Arena (DAZN, 9 p.m. ET), but Chavez's roughly $3 million paycheck will be $1 million lighter.
Chavez won a court-ordered temporary restraining order that forced the Nevada State Athletic Commission to lift his suspension for refusing a random drug test in October and paved the way for him to oppose former middleweight titlist Jacobs.
Chavez weighed in Thursday at 172.7 pounds. The fight was contracted at 168.
Rosado (24-12-1, 14 KOs), 33, of Philadelphia, who weighed 168.4 pounds, will remain on the undercard in a 10-round preliminary bout against Humberto Gutierrez Ochoa (33-8-2, 22 KOs), 31, of Mexico, who was 166.1 pounds.
Also, Julio Cesar Martinez (14-1, 11 KOs), 24, of Mexico, was 112 pounds for his fight against former flyweight world titlist Cristofer Rosales (29-4, 20 KOs), 25, of Nicaragua. Rosales weighed in at 111.3 pounds for their vacant flyweight title bout in the co-feature.
Former junior welterweight world titlist Maurice Hooker (26-1-3, 17 KOs), 30, of Dallas, was 144.3 pounds for his first fight with new trainer Brian McIntyre. Opponent Uriel Perez (19-4, 17 KOs), 24, of Mexico, was 141.9 pounds. The fight is Hooker's first since he lost his 140-pound world title by sixth-round knockout to Jose Ramirez on July 27 in their title unification fight.
The 12-round fight will go on at Talking Stick Resort Arena (DAZN, 9 p.m. ET), but Chavez's roughly $3 million paycheck will be $1 million lighter.
Chavez won a court-ordered temporary restraining order that forced the Nevada State Athletic Commission to lift his suspension for refusing a random drug test in October and paved the way for him to oppose former middleweight titlist Jacobs.
Chavez weighed in Thursday at 172.7 pounds. The fight was contracted at 168.
Rosado (24-12-1, 14 KOs), 33, of Philadelphia, who weighed 168.4 pounds, will remain on the undercard in a 10-round preliminary bout against Humberto Gutierrez Ochoa (33-8-2, 22 KOs), 31, of Mexico, who was 166.1 pounds.
Also, Julio Cesar Martinez (14-1, 11 KOs), 24, of Mexico, was 112 pounds for his fight against former flyweight world titlist Cristofer Rosales (29-4, 20 KOs), 25, of Nicaragua. Rosales weighed in at 111.3 pounds for their vacant flyweight title bout in the co-feature.
Former junior welterweight world titlist Maurice Hooker (26-1-3, 17 KOs), 30, of Dallas, was 144.3 pounds for his first fight with new trainer Brian McIntyre. Opponent Uriel Perez (19-4, 17 KOs), 24, of Mexico, was 141.9 pounds. The fight is Hooker's first since he lost his 140-pound world title by sixth-round knockout to Jose Ramirez on July 27 in their title unification fight.