Fagan lost out to Chavez Jr. on a four rounds points decision when they met in Las Vegas and he has been seeking a return ever since. “I had been looking forward to this fight for a long time. I even wrote to Chavez Jr. before his last fight in Vegas, asking for a rematch. I was as courteous as can be, because he’s a pretty nice kid to be honest and I hold no animosity towards him. I asked him straight out for a rematch, but got no reply.”

With the rematch with Chavez looking increasingly unlikely Fagan, a school teacher booked a flight back to Dublin for the summer break but then all of a sudden his plans seemed to change again. “Fernando Beltran, Chavez’s promoter, called my promoter and we thought we had a deal for Atlantic City on the 25th of June. I cancelled my flight home to Dublin, as we were told everything was in order for the rematch, but the day before they were supposed to send me the contract, they called back and said, ‘Fagan’s too tough for him right now. He gave him a hell of a fight the last time, his toughest yet.’ Although it was kind of flattering to be told that I’d given him the hardest fight of his career, it didn’t compensate much in lieu of a rematch.”

“If they thought I was too tough for him in the first place, then why did they even bother contemplating the rematch? They got my hopes up, as it was due to be on the under-card of Gatti V’s Mayweather where I could have received maximum exposure on a huge Pay-Per-View event, but then, they pulled the rug from underneath me. Not only did I lose about a grand for the price of a cancelled ticket to Dublin, but, I was also done out of my biggest pay day thus far, by a long shot.”

Despite the disappointment Fagan hasn’t yet given up on the hope of getting Chavez Jr. back in the ring again. “All I can do now is continue to train as hard as ever and hope that the opportunity arises once again, when they want to increase his level of opponent, instead of fighting lads who he’s sure to knock out in a round or two.”

The touted undefeated 19-year-old is now scheduled to fight Ruben Galvan on Saturday night instead of the Dubliner.

As for Fagan he’ll enjoy his break back home in Dublin before resuming the hunt for Chavez Jr. once he gets back to Oklahoma. The former U.S. college soccer star is currently the Oklahoma lightweight champion and says that aside from a rematch with Chavez Jr. he would also love to fight at home in Dublin if the opportunity arises.