LEGENDARY JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ,
UNDEFEATED SON J.C. CHAVEZ. JR.
AT STAPLES CENTER ON MAY 28
--------- LIVE ON PAY PER VIEW! -----------
"Adios"
Julio Cesar Chavez vs Ivan Robinson
'Adios' will be televised and distributed by Showtime Pay Per View and
produced by Top Rank. The telecast will begin at 9 pm
eastern/6 pm pacific.
'El Gran Campeon Mexicano' Chavez of Culiacan, Mexico is a three-time
world champion. He fought the best of his generation including Meldrick
Taylor, Tony Lopez, Frankie Randall, Pernell Whitaker, Greg Haugen, Hector
Camacho, Lonnie Smith, Sammy Fuentes, Roger Mayweather, Jose Luis Ramirez,
Bazooka Limon, Edwin Rosario, Juan LaPorte, Rocky Lockridge, Kostya Tzyzu,
Oscar de la Hoya, Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Joey Gamache and Giovanni Parisi.
Chavez, 106-5-2 with 88 knockouts, made his pro debut at the age of 17 in
1980. He has a record of 37-4-2 with 21 knockouts in world championship
bouts. He had 25 straight successful world title defenses.
On May 28, Chavez will take on Ivan Robinson, 32-9-2 with 12 knockouts, of
Philadelphia in a 10-round bout. Just before Chavez steps into the ring,
teenage son Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will box in a six round fight.
Also appearing will be former world champions Carlos 'Famoso' Hernandez of
West Covina, Calif. and Jesus 'El Matador' Chavez of Austin, Texas. They
will box 12 rounds in a world super featherweight eliminator.
Rafael Marquez, the world bantamweight champion from Mexico, will defend his
world title against Ricardo 'Chapo' Vargas.
Tickets are priced at $200, $100, $50 and $25 and will go on sale at the
STAPLES box office on Tuesday, March 22. The STAPLES information line is
213-742-7340. Tickets are also available at Tickmaster.com