Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will likely never escape the shadow of his legendary father but he continues to convince fight fans that he is serious about becoming a champion and not just taking advantage of his family name. In his toughest test to date, Chavez (41-0-1) scored a twelve round unanimous decision over tough and durable John Duddy (29-2) at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Every Duddy bout provides good action and this was no exception but Chavez was more accurate, especially in the later rounds, and was awarded with scores of 120-108, 117-111 and 116-112.
After the fight, Miguel Cotto was mentioned as a possible future opponent. Chavez, still just 24, has successfully stepped up from Jason LeHoullier and Troy Rowland (his two prior opponents) to John Duddy. Whether he can step up from Duddy to the elite of the middleweight division remains to be seen.
In the co-feature, Marco Antonio Barrera (66-7), fighting for the first time in 15 months, pitched a near shut out over Adailton De Jesus (26-5). Scores were 100-90, 99-91 and 98-92. The 36-year-old Barrera weighed a career high 141 pounds for this bout but said he intends to drop down to 135 and challenge for a lightweight title.
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