Daniel Jacobs wins as Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. quits after 5th

The bizarre spiral of former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.’s career continued last Saturday in Phoenix, Arizona.

The culmination of what was a whirlwind promotion in which Chavez skipped out on a drug test (forcing the fight to switch states) and miss weight by nearly five pounds ended when Chavez quit on his stool after Round 5 versus Daniel Jacobs and ran out of the ring while being pelted by garbage. 

The exact reason for Chavez quitting was never properly resolved as he ditched out on the post-fight interview amid a showering of boos from the Talking Stick Resort Arena crowd that had so aggressively cheered him each time he threw a punch.

Chavez (51-4-1, 33 KOs) initially claimed to his corner that his hand was broken, though trainer Freddie Roach later told DAZN announcers it was his nose that caused the retirement.

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The fight was contested at a catchweight 173 pounds after Chavez, the son of the Hall of Fame Mexican legend, paid Jacobs one-third of his purse to keep the fight active after he so badly missed weight.

Jacobs (36-3, 30 KOs) chose to accept the $1 million penalty rather than face Gabriel Rosado, who was placed on the undercard as a potential replacement should Chavez pull out for any reason.

Jacobs enjoyed his best work in the fifth and final round with a series of flurries that started after Chavez cracked him with a huge right cross that woke up the crowd.

Jacobs took the punch well and landed counter combinations that caused blood to flow from Chavez’s nose and a cut to open above his left eye. After the round, Chavez went back to his corner and asked out of the fight, giving Jacobs the bizarre TKO victory.

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