Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. & His Legendary Father In Training Camp, Preparing For His SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Debut on Saturday, April 18, bephila Showtime
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“I had a hard life so yes, I am angry with him.” – Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.
“I had all Mexico and the world at my feet at that time. But it still didn’t fill the void…So what was it that I looked for? The easiest and stupidest things…drugs and alcohol.” – Julio Cesar Chavez, Sr.
I-NEW YORK (April 7, 2015) –The Sports Emmy® Uchungechunge imiklomelo KONKE ACCESS returns to examine the life of Mexican superstar Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., as he prepares to make his Showtime Championship Boxing® debut against dangerous brawler Andrzej Fonfara on Saturday, April 18, hlala e ISIKHATHI SOMBUKISO (10 p.m. KANYE/ 7 p.m. PT) ukusuka StubHub Center e Carson, Calif.
KONKE ACCESS: Chavez Premieres Friday, April 10, ngokushesha kulandela bukhoma ShoBox: The New Generation tripleheader at 10 p.m. KANYE/PT.
KONKE ACCESS: Chavez is written and reported by SHOWTIME Sports contributor Mark Kriegel. Author of acclaimed biographies “The Good Son: The Life of Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini” and “Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich,” Kriegel has long focused on the conflicts and complexities that beset fathers and sons in sports.
With unprecedented access to the young star–Mexico’s first and only middleweight world champion–and his famous father, KONKE ACCESSuncovers the stormy yet loving relationship between Junior and his legendary father.
No question remains unanswered in a series of interviews at Junior’s high-altitude camp in Lake Tahoe, where his father once trained. What was it like to grow up as the son of Mexico’s greatest fighter? What price does a fighter pay for drugs and alcohol? And what does it do to his family?
Only the ending remains in doubt: Is Junior being punished for the sins of his father, or is he doomed to repeat them?
“Fame can be a disease, like addiction,” says Kriegel. “And this family has battled both. Junior and Senior weren’t merely candid. They were confessional. Futhi, Ngiyacabanga, courageous, too.”
With KONKE ACCESS cameras entrenched in camp, viewers will meet three generations of Mexico’s most famous fighting family as the 29-year-old Junior navigates a crossroads of his career.
KONKE ACCESS: CHAVEZ premieres on SHOWTIME with multiple encore presentations. KONKE ACCESS will be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, Showtime Anytime® futhi online atSHO.com/Sports.
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“UChavez Jr. vs. Fonfara ”, is a 12-round bout to takes place at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., futhi ngeke baveze bukhoma Showtime (10 p.m. KANYE/7 p.m. PT). The Showtime Championship Boxing telecast izoba khona ngeSpanishi via izinhlelo secondary audio (SAP).
Amathikithi for the event, okuyinto co-kugqugquzelwa Goossen Promotions and Chavez Promotions, kuthiwa ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $200, $150, $100, $50 futhi $25, plus izintela esebenzayo, Izimali kanye ngamasevisi, hamba on ukudayiswa namuhla at 12 p.m. PT and are available for purchase online at AXS.com.