When will Anthony Joshua return? What about Gennady Golovkin or Canelo Alvarez? We examine that and more in 12 Rounds.
An ugly night in Phoenix, some sweet revenge in California and a fight that has to happen in 2020. Let’s go 12 rounds on a busy boxing weekend.
A big night in Phoenix ends ugly
There was plenty of buzz for Friday’s matchup between Daniel Jacobs and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Jacobs, a former 160-pound champion, was moving up in weight. Chavez, despite a career filled with disappointments, remained popular—more than 10,000 tickets were sold in Talking Stick Arena—and there was hope that his reunion with trainer Freddie Roach would bring the best out of him.