Photos: Canelo vs. Chavez - Their Brothers Are Ready For War!

By Rafael Soto

The weights are in and the fight is ready to go, for the Mexican grudge match between Omar Chávez and Ramón Álvarez. Their first took place in September 2014. The first meeting was surrounded by controversy and interest, and the second fight goes beyond the idea of gaining revenge - it involves the highest level of pride.

WEIGHTS FROM CHIHUAHUA

Omar Chávez  156  Ramón Álvarez 156

Irma García 118 lbs Judith Rodríguez 118.5

Jaime Munguía 148 lbs Johnny Navarrete 148 lbs

Bekman Soylybayev 130 lbs Samuel González 130 lbs

Jorge García 148 lbs Juan González 148.5

Melissa Esquivel 122 lbs, Mónica Gutiérrez 122 lbs

Bryan González 130 .4 lbs, Kevin Ronquillo 131 lbs

Sergio Sánchez 122.5 lbs, Miguel a Martínez 123 lbs

David Picazo 117 lbs, Rogelio Armenta 117.5 lbs

The rematch, Chavez-Alvarez II, will take place on April 29 in the city of Chihuahua over ten rounds in super welterweight division, with TV Azteca televising in Mexico and BeIn Sports to the United States and several other countries.

The duel between Chávez (35-3-1, 23 KO's) and Alvarez (24-5-2, 16 KO's) takes place a week before their brothers are expected to battle in Las Vegas.

On May 6th at the T-Mobile Arena, Chavez's older brother, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., will battle Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, who is the younger brother of Ramon.

For this reason, the fight between Omar and Ramón is of paramount importance. The winner will give a big boost to his brother in the lead-up to a great commitment. The loser, on the other hand, will put extra pressure on his sibling to restore some family honor.

The location for this contest, the "Manuel Bernardo Aguirre" Gymnasium of the beautiful and historic Chihuahua, will be packed with wild fans to witness these two warriors who give everything in the ring.

Omar Chávez and Ramón Álvarez first met in the ring on September 27, 2014 in the Palenque of the Fair of Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, in an exciting match - where Alvarez got a close decision victory.

"I will demonstrate to Ramon that the Chavez brothers are and will be better, they will never overcome our surname. I will motivate my brother Julio by defeating Ramón, I have prepared like never before in my career," said Omar.

A native of Guadalajara, Ramon Alvarez, has vowed to return strong by defeating Omar again - this time with greater clarity.

"The first fight was very good for the fans, the second will be better. My brother Saul motivates me with his fight against Junior and I do not see where I can lose to Omar. This is a matter of pride and I'm going to win," Alvarez said.