BOXING Chavez will end retirement to take on Robinson May 28

The 42-year-old fighter couldn't resist the lure of one more paycheck.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Julio Cesar Chavez is the latest athlete to be drawn out of retirement by the lure of one more paycheck.
Nearly a year after defeating Frankie Randall in what Chavez said was his final fight, the 42-year-old boxer has another one lined up.
Chavez will take on Ivan Robinson in a 10-round super lightweight fight May 28 at Staples Center that is being billed as the Mexican's "Adios" to Los Angeles.
"I can barely walk," Chavez said jokingly during Monday's outdoor announcement at Staples, a few miles from Olympic Auditorium, the site of his first WBC super lightweight world championship in 1984.
"A lot of people will think why am I going to fight again?" Chavez said through an interpreter. "It's unbelievable the way people have been sending me mail and calling. They really want me to say good-bye in the ring. The people from L.A. deserve this."
Tickets priced accordingly
Promoter Bob Arum knew he had to price the matchup of two aging fighters accordingly.
"If I had Julio Cesar Chavez at the top of his career, we wouldn't be charging $200 for ringside. We'd be charging a lot more," he said. "This is a very nostalgic evening because this will be his final fight, at least in Los Angeles."
More than half of the 16,600 seats will be priced at $50 or less.
Chavez is guaranteed $200,000; Robinson's paycheck will be $60,000, Arum said.
Chavez (106-5-2, 88 knockouts) has been idle since earning a unanimous decision over Randall in Mexico City in May.
"I know I'm not the same fighter, but there is still a little bit of the Julio you saw," he said. "It's not an easy fight, but I will be ready for him. This fight is for all the Mexican people who live here in L.A."
Had successful career
Robinson (39-9-2, 12 KOs) is best known for two victories over current WBC super lightweight champion Arturo Gatti in 1998.
The 34-year-old last fought in February, winning a six-round unanimous decision over Tyrone Winckler in his hometown of Philadelphia.
"It's a dream come true, but then again this is the scariest fight of my career," Robinson said. "I'm fighting a legend. Out of his wins, his 88 knockouts is really what has astounded me. The kid hasn't fought a bum a day in his life."
Son to fight on undercard
Chavez' 19-year-old son Julio Jr. will fight a six-round lightweight bout on the card against an opponent to be named. Julio Jr. (16-0, 11 knockouts) and his father were on the same card in May when the elder Chavez defeated Randall.
"I know probably a lot of people don't think much of me as a fighter, but very soon I'm going to prove I'm going to be a good, good fighter and not just the son of Julio Cesar Chavez," he said through an interpreter.
The undercard features Rafael Marquez of Mexico defending his 12-round IBF bantamweight title against countryman Ricardo Vargas; and Carlos Hernandez of West Covina against Jesus Chavez of Austin, Texas, in a 12-round world super featherweight elimination.
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