Boxing: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. mocked after embarrassing exit

The moment before Julio Cesar Chavez Jr quit his latest boxing bout. Photo / Twitter

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been heavily scrutinised after an embarrassing display during his bout against Daniel Jacobs on Saturday.

After a promising start, Chavez surprisingly quit after the fifth round, and was pelted with beer cans from booing spectators. The Mexican boxer had to be shielded by security as he exited the ring.

The underwhelming fight comes after Chavez tipped five pounds over the scales on Friday, forcing an unwanted 173-pound catchweight bout.

Legendary boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. was filmed burying his head in his hands, visibly embarrassed by his son's early exit.

The look on Chavez Sr.'s face at ringside when his kid quit was one of pure disgust. #JacobsChavezJr #boxing

— Dan Rafael (@DanRafael1) December 21, 2019

Julio Cesar Chavez Sr's reaction to his son's fight vs Daniel Jacobs pic.twitter.com/24Uq3RGEVu

— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) December 21, 2019

Chavez: Refused drug test, so promoter coddled him & moved fight, badly blew weight, gave up $1M of purse, had awful hair day, still cheered by crowd, fought OK for 2 rds, outright quit, left ring being pelted by beer/trash, made excuses about phantom fouls, asked for rematch.

— Dan Rafael (@DanRafael1) December 21, 2019

Chavez Jr. started aggressively, regularly lunging with mammoth right hooks, but Jacobs masterfully broke down his opposer's body from the second round with precise jabs.

Jacobs dominated the fifth round, giving Chavez a bloodied nose during a ferocious onslaught - the 33-year-old told officials before the sixth round commenced he was done for the night.

Chavez Sr. posted to Twitter in the aftermath confirming his son acquired a broken nose and requires surgery.

Incredibly, Chavez Jr. believes he did not lose the bout, suggesting Jacobs was firing illegal punches, as reported by DAZN reporter Chris Mannix.

"I was getting close but got headbutted above the left eye, then I had problems because of all the blood," Chavez Jr. said to Mannix.

"I came over to the corner and couldn't breathe. He elbowed me and headbutted me. Very tough fight I felt I couldn't go cause I couldn't breathe properly."

The moment #JacobsChavezJr was stopped. pic.twitter.com/ZnpaUN1sgs

— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) December 21, 2019

According to his father, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has a broken nose and is about to undergo surgery.

(Via @Jcchavez115) pic.twitter.com/9VxX4NASSX

— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) December 21, 2019

Jacobs was also unimpressed by Chavez's decision to quit in the fifth round, and sympathised with the disappointed crowd.

"He quit on his stool," Jacobs told Mannix.

"I'm from Brownsville - I never ran and I never will, but I'm going to duck these beer cans.

"I know they're not mad at me. They're mad at Chavez."

Pandemonium as Chavez Jr leaves the ring. Bottles. Cans. Everything being tossed.#jacobschavez pic.twitter.com/ag6Mbu66eD

— Charlie Moynihan (@MoynihanCharles) December 21, 2019

Jacobs dedicated the victory to late boxer Patrick Day, who passed away in October from brain trauma sustained in a knockout loss against Charles Conwell.