Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will box on July 20 after all but against a different former UFC fighter.
Instead of Darren Till, Chavez Jr. now will meet Uriah Hall (1-0) in a six-round cruiserweight boxing match, Most Valuable Promotion officials announced Thursday morning. The event airs on DAZN pay-per-view.
Chavez Jr. (53-6-1) was scheduled to face former UFC title challenger Till on Netflix – on the same card as Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson. However, after Paul vs. Tyson was postponed to Nov. 15, Till vented frustration on staying motivated to wait until then following long training camp.
Paul decided to stay busy in the meantime by boxing BKFC star Mike Perry July 20 in Tampa, Fla. It’s unclear why Till isn’t still competing against Chavez Jr.
Former WBC middleweight champion Chavez Jr. hasn’t competed since defeating David Zegarra by unanimous decision in December 2021. Prior to that, he lost a split decision to ex-UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva.
After parting ways with the UFC in July 2022, Hall made his successful professional boxing debut when he defeated ex-NFL standout Le’Veon Bell by unanimous decision on the main card of Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva in October 2022.
