Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. found perhaps his most difficult opponent up to that point when he met Sheldon Mosley at the Poliforo Juan Gabriel in Ciudad Juarez. Mosley, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, demonstrated his skill as a boxer and that he knew how to use the ring. Although Julio completely outclassed Mosley in offence, it took him five rounds before he could finally do enough damage to stop his opponent with the official time coming at 1:56 of the fifth.

Round One – Mosley aggressive to start, backs Junior to ropes. Junior counters with left hooks. Mosley jabs and moves. He throws a pawing jab as Junior lands rights and hooks to Mosley’s body when he is near the ropes. Though Mosley will throw and land an occasional right, it is ineffective, and Junior’s more effective punching wins him the round.

Round Two – Junior starts with a left hook that staggers Mosley, who starts to throw more. Mosley is trying to make it competitive but seems to lack the firepower; when Junior throws his combos, they move Mosley. The body punches especially seem to hurt him, which Junior is throwing and landing just like his father used to. At this point in the round, Mosley looks only to survive it.

Round Three – Junior is defending himself better, as Mosley’s combos are landing on gloves and forearms. Mosley is starting to come in with his head, which draws a warning from the referee. Mosley is also starting to tie up Junior on the ropes, which is only “mostly” effective, as Junior is able to punch his way out. Mosley’s “headwork” draws another warning from the ref, though it’s not really anything serious.

Round Four – Mosley looks to put a little more behind his punches to start, but that steam is taken out of him rather quickly due to Junior’s still more effective counters. Mosley lands his best punch thus far, a right to the body, but it does little to stop any of Junior’s momentum. Junior lands another body-head combo that staggers Mosley. That’s really the only major action in this round as Mosley spends most of it clinching.

Round Five – This round Junior starts out agressive, backing Mosley to the ropes. Mosley is very tired by this point, but his survival tactics are still making Junior work hard. Junior is also looking a bit winded, likely from getting leaned on by Mosley, who is starting to simply throw his hands just to keep Junior away. But Junior throws back and punches Mosley halfway through the ropes, prompting referee Caballero’s stoppage at 1:56 of the round. Junior ups his record to 13-0 (8).

Also on the card, Mauro Lucero stopped Eduardo Gomez in round one to win the vacant WBC Continental Americas welterweight title. Carlos “Bolillo” Gonzalez won a ten-round split decision over Saul Duran (welterweights).
notes

Promoter: Víctor Zavalza
Ring Announcer: Iván Madrid