| Fight Date: | June 19, 2021 |
| Fight Name: | Tribute to the Kings |
| Location: | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Nickname1: | La Leyenda Continúa ("The Legend Continues") |
| Record1: | 52–5–1 (34 KOs) |
| Hometown1: | Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Height1: | 6 ft 1 in |
| Weight1: | 164 lbs |
| Recognition1: | Former middleweight champion |
| Style1: | Orthodox |
| Fighter2: | Anderson Silva |
| Nickname2: | "The Spider" |
| Record2: | 1–1 (1 KOs) |
| Hometown2: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Height2: | 6 ft 2 in |
| Weight2: | 187+1/2 lbs |
| Style2: | Southpaw |
| Recognition2: | Former UFC Middleweight Champion |
| Result: | Silva wins via 8-round split decision (77-75, 77-75, 77-75) |
Julio César Chávez Jr. vs. Anderson Silva, billed as "Tribute to the Kings", was a professional boxing fight held on June 19, 2021, at the Estadio Jalisco in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Former UFC middleweight champion Silva was declared the winner by split decision.
At a March 2021 press conference Chávez announced his opponent was Anderson Silva who was switching to boxing from MMA. The fight was to be held on 19 June 2021.[1] [2] Chávez Jr missed the contractual weight of 182 lbs. after weighing in at 184.4 lbs. and forfeited $100,000 of his purse to Silva.[3] Silva won the fight via split decision. Silva was the busier fighter throughout the fight throwing a total of 392 punches versus Chávez Jr's 153.[4]