Overweight Chavez Jr. gets controversial decision win over Vera

Vera punches Chavez Jr.

Carson, Calif. -- Mexico's Julio Cesar Chavez Junior defeated Texas' Bryan Vera via a shocking unanimous decision Saturday night at the StubHub Center, after Vera seemingly had been the more active and aggressive puncher throughout the fight.  The judges officially scored the bout 97-93, 96-94, and 98-92.
Although Chavez Jr. (47-1-1, 32 KO's) connected with several massive power punches in the fight, Vera was clearly the winner having continuously landed the more consistent punches.  Vera (23-7, 14 KO's) was indeed robbed of a well-deserved win.

The judges' decision was not even the most controversial aspect of this bout, as Chavez Jr. failed to make the original contracted 168-pound weight limit.  His difficulties prompted Top Rank promoter Bob Arum to declare that the weight limit would be altered according to whatever Chavez weighed at Friday's weigh-in.

Vera's camp subsequently demanded that if Chavez was overweight, then the fight should be reduced from 12 rounds to 10.  The entire circus became official when Chavez in fact weighed in at slightly more than 172 pounds, and the fight was changed to a ten-rounder.

Despite Chavez's weight advantage, Vera entered the ring with a confident skip to his walk.

In Round Two, Vera stormed out of his corner a la Rocky Balboa, briefly trapping Chavez Jr. in the corner and surprising both the crowd and his opponent.  From this point, Vera never looked back.

Chavez Jr. hits Vera

Chavez Jr. Eventually would terrestrial several gone hooks on Vera, rallying the crowd when again.  Toward the finish off of the succeeding circular, Chavez beckoned by the side of the judge, claiming so as to Vera landed a head object. Vera continued his aggressive and practicing pursuit.

During the third circular, Vera looked in control, getting into a fine rhythm and landing quality punches on Chavez Jr.

Meanwhile, Chavez began to watchfully take steps back.  Many in the crowd shouted in Spanish, “No Corras Chavez”, import, "Chavez, don’t run."

Vera proved to be the attacker when again all through the fourth circular, involving with several solid jabs.  However, Chavez Jr. Began to come up to back into the fight with a little of his own boxing prowess, landing several gone hooks.

Modish Round Five, Chavez Jr. Complained to the judge almost low blows.  While the judge did not recompense serious attention to the complaints, Vera came by the side of Chavez Jr. Unkind, seemingly to take help of his opponent's loss of focus.  This led to an exciting swap over of speedy fists precisely beforehand the bell.

Vera punches tired Chavez Jr

During the sixth circular, Chavez began when again to seemingly run away from Vera’s aggressive and persistent attack.  Perhaps this tactic was due to fatigue, as Chavez looked and behaved as though he was getting dead beat, bringing his guard all the way down by the side of time and leaning familiar vaguely.

Yet soon in the circular, Chavez woke up by involving with several power hooks and jabs so as to stunned and dazed Vera to a momentary state of confusion.  The crowd roared to its feet, as this was the single circular so as to Chavez unmistakably won.

Toward the finish off of the seventh circular, Vera connected a unkind blow to Chavez’s aspect, and afterward accentuated the blow with an accompanying combination.  Chavez Jr. Answered Vera by acting as though the punches had nix effect on him.

Vera connects to head of Chavez

Chavez ended the seventh circular raining combinations on Vera, which when again brought the crowd storming to its feet.

Round Eight saying Chavez Jr. Step up his game a little by evenly matching Vera's attacking form.  Chavez was not taking steps back anymore, and as a substitute positioned himself straight up on Vera.  The circular came to a close with Vera involving several combinations on Chavez.

With the shortened ten-round format, Chavez residential a good judgment of urgency all through the ninth circular, as he began to look in support of the beat by the side of all overheads.  He plus complained yet again to the judge, demonstrating so as to Vera was head-butting and throwing punches under the belt.

Still, Vera again proved to be the attacker, landing on Chavez in several instances while Chavez kept back searching in support of the beat.

Modish Round Ten, Vera maintained unflagging pressure on Chavez Jr. And looked fine overall.  Chavez kept back searching, but in no way found the beat blow so as to would definitively seal the victory greater than the unknown underdog Vera.

At the finish off of the fight, Vera excitedly ran to his corner and with notable joy on his aspect, climbed up on the supports with his arms up in the air to express his victory.  However, Vera, as well as the put your feet up in attendance, was shocked to hear so as to the unanimous decision was in support of Chavez Jr.

A notable majority in attendance, counting many Chavez Jr. Aficionados wearing the iconic red karate-style "Chavez" bandanas, uttered their distaste greater than the decision by heartily booing.

Vera aggressively pursues Chavez Jr.

Days preceding to the fight, multiple outlets reported so as to tickets were sold-out.  Although the Chavez-Vera bout attracted a merry crowd, many seats were all the same vacant by the side of the 8,000-seat arena.  Perhaps this was due to the "Weight-Gate" fiasco and Chavez's questionable train.

Of individuals who did attend, boos were shouted and aimed by the side of Chavez in support of his complaints, step-back tactics, and the seemingly poor pure condition he displayed inside the ring.