The fight will air as part of HBO's Championship Boxing. The winner will likely face lineal middleweight champion Sergio Martinez in November. That is unless Martinez is tangling with Floyd “Money” Mayweather.
"I want to make sure we get everything solidified so that Sergio gets his big shot at the winner,” said Lou Dibella, Lee and Martinez’s promoter.
Lee stopped journeyman Saul Duran in the second round a few weeks ago. Chavez, 26, won a grueling 12-round decision over in Marco Antonio Rubio in February. Lee, 27, is two inches taller than Chavez. His southpaw style could prove to be problematical. Chavez Jr. will want to turn the fight into a war as soon as possible. Lee will likely accommodate.
The bout will also pit ace trainers Emanuel Steward and Freddie Roach in opposite corners.
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