Chavez-Rubio

By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) will be facing former IBF/WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (38-8, 27 KO’s) in 2012 if Chavez Jr. can beat challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

By Chris Williams: Bob Arum is hoping that he can transform WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) from being a popular fighter among a certain segment of fans into a huge attraction that could eventually be a pay per view star in the United States. It’s hard to imagine Chavez Jr., [...]

By Dan Ambrose: WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez will have to wait a little while longer to get his shot against WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) because he’s not in the plans for Chavez’s promoter Bob Arum, who says he’ll likely match Chavez Jr. up with Miguel Cotto next [...]

By Dan Ambrose: In looking at WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s training photos at fightnews.com, I don’t know how he’s going to be able to drain down to make the 160 pound weight limit for his February 4th fight against Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s).

WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS January 24, 2012 – Mexico City. From the office of WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán:

By Dan Ambrose: #1 ranked World Boxing Council middleweight contender Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) could ruin Top Rank CEO Bob Arum’s big plans on putting his popular fighter WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) in a series of high profile high paying bouts against the likes of Miguel Cotto [...]

By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s second title defense against challenger Marco Antonio Rubio is only two weeks away for their February 4th fight at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) is going to be getting tested for the first time in his career against a big puncher in his fight next month against Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

By Dan Ambrose: Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) did what few boxing fans thought he could do last year when he withstood a furious early onslaught by power punching Canadian David Lemieux last April and came on to batter and stop him in the 7th round in front of Lemieux’s home fans in Montreal, [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) is coming into his fight with WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) a the less popular fighter facing the son of a legend Julio Chavez at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas. Everything is going against Rubio in this fight: The venue, [...]

By Chris Williams: Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) is the last physical barrier separating WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) and his promoter Bob Arum from their dream fight against WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto.

By Pepe Rodriguez: The Coahuila puncher, Marco Antonio “El Veneno” Rubio, knows that Chavez Jr. is a dangerous fighter, but said: “I ​​will face the best version of the legend’s son, in his last fights he has shown great advances against major rivals, but I have the punch to knock him out, so I don´t [...]

By Jimmy M. There are a lot of really good fights in the first few months of 2012 that I am really excited about. One fight that could be a potential war is the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. versus Marco Antonio Rubio.

By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) is expected to ignore Sergio Martinez once again after Chavez Jr. gets through defending his belt for the second time against #1 ranked contender Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) next month on February 4th in San Antonio, Texas.

By Chris Williams: Highly respected #1 WBC middleweight challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) is going to have come out of the blocks a lot faster for his upcoming fight against WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) on February 4th than what Rubio is accustomed to doing in his fights.

By Chris Williams: Bob Arum has done a good job in having his fighter WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) side step an almost certain knockout loss in a fight with Sergio Martinez to instead face #1 ranked WBC contender Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) on February 4h at the [...]

By Allen Fox: For boxing fans wondering how WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) will be able to survive for 12 rounds against hard hitting no.1 challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) next month, it’s pretty easy to guess by watching Chavez’s last performance against Peter Manfredo Jr. in their [...]

By Allen Fox: Number #1 ranked WBC contender Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) has the potential of wrecking the big plans of promoter Bob Arum for his young star WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) in their fight next month on February 4th on HBO. Arum needs Chavez Jr. to [...]

By Dan Ambrose: The WBC may have said that Sergio Martinez comes next for WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. if he can successfully defend his title against Marco Antonio Rubio next month on February 4th, but Chavez’s promoter Bob Arum has other ideas for him.

By Dan Ambrose: The World Boxing Council has given their vote of approval for a Sergio Martinez vs. WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. bout as long as the two fighters win their next fights. Chavez Jr. must mandatorily face Martinez next, the WBC says.

By Allen Fox: Bob Arum has already made it clear that he’s not interested in matching his fighters against Sergio Martinez. The problem is Arum really doesn’t have much choice when it comes to his fighter WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

By Dan Ambrose: If you look at World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s recent 5th round TKO win over Peter Manfredo Jr. last November you’ll see some of the changes that Chavez’s trainer Freddie Roach has made with Chavez’s old brawling style of fighting.

By Dan Ambrose: Sergio Martinez appears to be getting the shaft with the WBC reportedly on the verge of sanctioning the February 4th fight between WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Marco Antonio Rubio. The WBC previously ordered Chavez Jr. to fight Martinez next during the WBC’s convention in mid-December.

By Dan Ambrose: Rather than comment on why his fighter WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-1, 31 KO’s) isn’t fighting Sergio Martinez, who the WBC recently ordered Chavez Jr. to fight, his promoter Bob Arum instead gushed over how great he considers Chavez’s next fight against No.1 ranked World Boxing Council contender Marco [...]

By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) is supposed to be fighting Sergio Martinez, but Chavez Jr. was able to get out of the fight after asking WBC president Jose Suliaman permission to face No.1 ranked World Boxing Council contender Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) on February 4th [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Although Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) did beat the WBC appointed World Boxing Council middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik last June to capture the WBC strap, No.1 ranked challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) reportedly doesn’t recognize the 25-year-old Chavez Jr. as a real champion and instead sees him as [...]

By William Mackay: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) has improved a lot in the past year and isn’t nearly as hittable as he once was. He’s using his jab more and even showing good footwork in some of his fights. However, Chavez Jr. was still getting hit cleanly in his [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Sergio Martinez is really hoping that No.1 ranked WBC contender Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) will beat WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) in their World Boxing Council approved bout on February 4th at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS December 29, 2011 – Mexico City. From the office of WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán: Numerous media outlets have reported that WBC middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will fight Marco Antonio Rubio on February 4, 2012.

SAN ANTONIO (December 28, 2011) – Undefeated World Middleweight Champion and the Son of the Legend, JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, JR., and Top-Five pound-for pound fighter and three-division world champion NONITO “The Filipino Flash” DONAIRE will headline a world title doubleheader, Saturday, February 4, at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Chávez Jr. will be taking on [...]