vs. Minda In his next fight, on 27 November 2020, Chávez Jr faced Jeyson Minda. Chávez Jr dropped Minda in the second, third and fourth round. The last knockdown prompted Minda's corner to stop the fight early, and earn Chávez Jr a TKO win. Chavez Jr vs. Silva In March 2021, it was announced that Chávez Jr would face former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva on 19 June 2021. Chávez Jr missed the contractual weight of 182 lbs. after weighing in at 184.4 lbs. and forfeited $100,000 of his purse to Silva. Chavez Jr lost the fight via split decision, being outstruck throughout the fight. Professional boxing record Pay per view bouts Trainers Chávez has been trained by two of his uncles, who have been criticized for not putting their foot down with the young fighter in terms of discipline. Chávez needed more motivation and guidance so he switched from his uncles to famous Freddie Roach to his corner. On 3 February, Chávez Jr. revealed that he had hired hall of fame trainer Ignacio "Nacho Beristain" for the Álvarez fight. Beristain later confirmed the announcement. He also revealed he had hired Angel "Memo" Heredia as his strength and conditioning coach. Nacho and Heredia previously worked together whilst training Juan Manuel Marquez. In early April, Nacho threatened to split with Chávez Jr. during a verbal clash. Nacho revealed that Chávez Jr. wanted to finish up training camp and travel to Mexico City or Las Vegas to finish up before the fight. Nacho wanted Chávez Jr. to remain in Temoaya, Mexico, which is 3,200 meters above sea level, until the end of April. Nacho said that he wanted to remain his trainer after 6 May. See also List of Mexican boxing world champions Notable boxing families List of WBC world champions List of middleweight boxing champions References External links Julio Cesar Chavez Jr - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live Boxers from Sinaloa Sportspeople from Culiacán World boxing champions World middleweight boxing champions World Boxing Council champions Light-middleweight boxers Super-middleweight boxers Light-heavyweight boxers Doping cases in boxing 1986 births Living people Mexican male boxers