‘Gained’t be losing my time with it’: Followers break up as UFC legend Anderson Silva books boxing match with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr

UFC legend Anderson Silva will make his comeback in fight sports activities by way of a boxing match with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

An announcement was made on Tuesday by way of TMZ Sports activities, and it has been claimed that the Brazilian and Mexican have already signed their contracts to face each other on June 19.

Silva, 45, has been out of contract with the UFC since November 2020, and left the group widely-regarded as the most effective blended martial artists of all-time.

Throughout his prolonged reign as middleweight champion, a cross-over superfight with Roy Jones Jr was typically talked about but by no means materialized.

However now he can no less than measure his value within the squared circle towards the son of his legendary namesake brawling father, who though not as profitable as Julio Sr, was as soon as a WBC world ruler in the identical division from 2011 to 2012.

“After I look again at my journey, I see that nothing has been in useless,” stated Silva. “I’m extraordinarily glad for the chance to check my boxing expertise with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.”

“I practice repeatedly, all the time striving for resilience and to beat obstacles. Preventing is my eternal breath.”

Commenting on the information himself, Cesar Chavez Jr, 35, stated, “I’ve rededicated myself to the game that I like and I will likely be able to face anybody within the Mild Heavyweight division beginning with Silva”

“I will likely be ready to be victorious on June 19.”

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Elsewhere on the cardboard, Cesar Chavez Jr’s father, 58, will tackle the 42-year-old son of Hector Camacho.

However sports activities fan aren’t too impressed by the spectacle on the entire, which will likely be put collectively by Schoen Leisure and World Sports activities Streaming.

“Weird…,” started one Twitter consumer. “Hate this for Anderson if it is a boxing match, Jr may get clowned for having a padded document and many others however he is nonetheless a reliable skilled boxer with world degree expertise and is like 10 years youthful, Silva will get stopped.”

“That is what the circus of Floyd [Mayweather] vs [Conor] McGregor created,” remarked one other. “Everybody who bashed was seething deep down they weren’t making that bag. Now everyone seems to be doing it.”

“This was thrilling at first, now it is misplaced its attraction. Not losing my time on it until there’s some prospects on the undercard or precise championship fights,” wrote one punter, who in all probability will not be tuning in.