Arum says both sides have agreed to the fight in December. Chavez's new trainer, Freddie Roach, gave Arum his blessing to make the fight happen. Before Chavez and Pavlik face off, the unbeaten Mexican will return to action on September 11, and Top Rank is looking for a very solid opponent to prepare him for Pavlik. "We're going to get the best available guy that we can get for him to fight," said Arum. "Because Chavez is going to need that going into the Pavlik fight in December. Both sides have agreed to the fight in December, and Bruce Trampler is looking for a September opponent for Chavez." "We gave Kelly Pavlik the option of going to 168 or staying at 160, and he said that he would rather stay at 160. Kelly says that, with a nutritionist, he has no problem making 160 pounds. So then, in lining up an opponent for Pavlik, I called Freddie, and Freddie gave the go ahead for a Pavlik fight because Chavez is looking for a big fight.":deal
