Chavez: I Have No Contract, I Want To Stay With Top Rank

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c/p By Jhonny Gonzalez

On Friday, BoxingScene.com featured two articles regarding the promotional status of undefeated middleweight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. In the first article, Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya said Chavez recently told the Mexican press that he was a free agent because his promotional contract had run out with Top Rank and Fernando Beltran of Zanfer Promotions. De La Hoya expressed his interest in speaking with Chavez about the possibility of signing with Golden Boy, if Chavez was indeed a free agent.

"I believe that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. made some comments about him being a free agent in Mexico. He has no more contract with Top Rank. He has no more contract with [manager Fernando] Beltran. Obviously, if that's the case, then Julio Cesar Chavez has reached out to us already, saying that we can talk to him," said De La Hoya.

Upon reading the statements of De La Hoya, Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum stated that Chavez has two to three years remaining on his promotional contract.

"We currently have a two to three year contract with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.," said Arum. "This is tortious interference, and we're referring it to our lawyers, and we're going to take legal action against this moron [De La Hoya]."

Chavez weighed in on the situation when asked for his promotional status by Sal Rodriguez. The Mexican star is claiming to have no promotional contract remaining with Beltran or Top Rank - and while he admits to exploring his options - he wants to remain with Top Rank. Chavez is facing Alfonso Gomez in main bout of Top Rank's Latin Fury pay-per-view on December 4.

"I have no contract, but I'm looking to reach an agreement to remain with Top Rank. I accepted the fight on December 4 with Alfonso Gomez because in mid-March I will have the fight with Cotto for the world championship. I was already going to fight Cotto but the fight is important and it needs a good promotion because it's a big fight," Chavez Jr. said.

"I have spoken to Golden Boy, Don King and many others. With Fernando, he has always been my friend. I have a special appreciation for him and he is also very fond of me, but there was some distance and a misunderstanding over things that I didn't like. I spoke to him about it and it appears that things are going well. Hopefully we can reach a good deal without any misunderstandings to follow. It is always important for things to go well."

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c/p By Jhonny Gonzalez

WBC silver middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is not too impressed with the recent win by his Mexican rival, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, who knocked out veteran Carlos Baldomir in six one-sided rounds last weekend in Los Angeles.

Chavez wants to remind everyone that Baldomir was nearly 40-years-old and he struggled to make weight. Baldomir came in a few pounds over.

"He had a good fight, but we must take into account who he fought, how old he was, how he had to lose weight, how bad he was and his condition on the day of the fight,” Chavez told Sal Rodriguez.. “Logically, a fighter at 40 years of age who was retired and had to lose 20 kilos (44 lb.), would be greatly diminished for a fight with a boy who is only 20-years-old.”

"Baldomir did not make the weight and they wouldn't let him go more than five kilos after the weigh-in ...that truly was abuse. But if we are speaking the truth, that's the truth."

Chavez returns on December 4 in California against Alfonso Gomez. Alvarez also returns on December 4, in Mexico against an opponent to be determined.

Chavez is not concerned about going head to head with Alvarez in the ratings on Mexican television, claiming to always come out ahead when it comes to measuring the two in that capacity.

"I've always won [in the ratings]. It is good that the two of us may fight on the same date... that's good for Mexico that the same day we, the two most popular fighters [in Mexico], are going to fight. Let's see what happens. I've always won in the ratings, and I do not see why I won't do it again.”