By Miguel Rivera

Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (49-2-1, 32KOs) is putting his career at stake when he steps in the ring with Germany's Dominik Britsch (32-2-1, 11KOs) on December 10th at the Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.

The fight will be Chavez's first since last last July in Texas, when he won a ten round decision over Marcos Reyes.

Chavez suffered a very bad hand injury in the win over Reyes and it kept him out for the remainder of the year. The fight with Britsch is scheduled to take place at the super middleweight limit of 168-pounds - a weight that Chavez hasn't made since March of 2014.

Chavez, who is 3-2 in his last five fights, admits it's do or die time for his career. He hopes to rebuild his career to the point of a world title shot opportunity - with WBC champion Badou Jack as his main target. Jack returns to the ring next month in a world title unification with IBF champion James DeGale.

"Maybe because of who I am and because I carry a big name, I have the opportunity to once again prove myself in a sport that is so cruel that it will tell me whether I should stay or whether I should go, depending on whether I do or don't do things right," Chavez Jr. told Carlos Zulbran.

"A lackluster performance on December 10 in Monterrey, it would be a clear sign that I'm no longer [fit] for good events... that I'm fighter 'X' - someone who is going to be recognized as a [fighter] who was once a champion."

"I'm still here because I want to and I can be the best in the world and that's my goal. I've had a world title once and I can go back to get it. I do not think about losing, I'm going to win and hope that it brings great things."