Sports

Scheduled card at TCC to feature Chávez's son

The son of Mexican boxing legend Julio César Chávez is scheduled to co-headline with middleweight Luis "Yory Boy'' Campas on a proposed Tucson Convention Center event Sept. 4. Julio César Chávez Jr., 18, is 9-0 in a pro career that debuted in September; the veteran Campas is 83-6 (69 knockouts) in a career that dates to 1987. Campas is scheduled to fight Cory Rader (15-2) of Bismarck, N.D.; an opponent for Chávez has not been announced. Phoenix-based promoter Peter McKinn has received a contract to hold the fight but has not finalized the agreement, TCC event coordinator Andrew Brown said. "Both sides are trying to make it happen,'' he said. McKinn and his marketing associate, Joel Fenix, said they are working on attracting sponsors and television coverage. Unlike most recent Tucson fight cards, the show will not be affiliated with a casino. Fenix said the Spanish-language network Azteca America is likely to pick up the card. "This will be their kickoff event with boxing,'' Fenix said. "It's looking awesome right now.'' McKinn said he wanted to add local fighters, possibly Danny Lerma of Rio Rico and Nito Bravo of Tucson, but Chávez and Campas will be the primary draws. Top Rank promoter Bruce Trampler, whose organization has an affiliation with McKinn, said Campas was a popular fighter while under contract with Top Rank for years and still has plenty of good boxing skills left. Campas is no longer a Top Rank fighter. Chávez is on the other end of his career, Trampler said, a rising youngster who remains talented but raw. "He's still learning his trade," Trampler said. "Maybe he's got a lot more skills than his father had, but he's got a lot to learn." Tickets will be priced from $15 to $100, with 75 percent of the TCC's 8,000-plus seats at the $15 level, McKinn said. They will not go on sale until the contract is completed. "I want to make it affordable," McKinn said. "Julio is going to be too expensive a year from now."