Update: Chavez Jr. confirms deal with Haymon

Update: Chavez Jr. confirms deal with Haymon

After months of speculation, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has confirmed he has aligned himself with powerful advisor Al Haymon, according to a report by Kevin Iole.
Ben Thompson broke the news Monday, saying sources closes to the situation told FightHype.com of the signing. The signing comes in the wake of Chavez claiming he was a promotional free agent in September, a claim Top Rank president Bob Arum denied.

Thompson reported a source said Chavez inked the deal early Monday morning. Thompson also claims a showdown with WBA and IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch is being targeted for February.

According to carious reports, Chavez had previously split ties with his manager Billy Keane, who managed him since 2010.

On Monday, Chavez released a statement exclusively to Iole.

“I had a great meeting with my team; My lawyer Howard Weitzman, my manager Al Haymon and Billy Keane,” he stated. “We are looking at a number of top opponents because I only want to fight the best moving forward. The details of my next fight will be finalized in the very near future.”

Arum told Iole, Chavez still has one more fight left on his contract with Top Rank Promotions, which filed a suit against Chavez in U.S. District Court in Nevada last month.

“We want the court to declare that we have one more fight with (Chavez),” Arum told Iole. “In other words, we’re in court as it is now. Now we’re going to bring action against Haymon and so forth for interfering with our contract.”

Chavez has been inactive, last fighting in March, a unanimous decision victory over Bryan Vera in a rematch from their 2013 bout. Since September 2012, Chavez has fought just three times, a loss to Sergio Martinez and two victories over Vera.

According to various reports, Chavez was offered a showdown with Gennady Golovkin in July, but his dispute with Arum and Top Rank over contract extensions forced him to pass on the offer.
– Jose Quintero /@JoseSwift8755
US Editor for BehindTheGloves.com