Julio César Chávez Jr. vs. Anderson Silva, billed as "Tribute to the Kings", was a professional boxing fight held on June 19, 2021, at the Estadio Jalisco in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Former UFC middleweight champion Silva was declared the winner by split decision.
Date | June 19, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Silva wins via 8-round split decision (77-75, 77-75, 77-75) |
Background
At a March 2021 press conference Chávez announced his opponent was Anderson Silva who was switching to boxing from MMA. The fight was to be held on 19 June 2021.[1][2] 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.[3] Silva won the fight via split decision. Silva was the busier fighter throughout the fight throwing a total of 392 punches versus Chávez Jr's 153.[4]
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