Chavez-Zbik

WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS June 22, 2011 – Mexico City. From the office of WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán: The following is one of the weekly “Hook to the Body” columns by WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán that are published in El Universal every Sunday. From June 19, translated from Spanish:

By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KO’s) may be the World Boxing Council champion for the time being after defeating the previous WBC champion Sebastian Zbik by a close, some controversial, 12 round majority decision last Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Weighing 15 pounds [...]

By Dan Ambrose: HBO analyst Max Kellerman sounded off about Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. capturing the World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight crown last Saturday night against champion Sebastian Zbik by saying that Chavez Jr. isn’t a real world champion, Sergio Martinez is. It’s likely that few boxing fans would disagree with Kellerman about that, as [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Instead of putting newly crowned WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KO’s) in with Sergio Martinez or Marco Antonio Rubio in fights that Chavez Jr. would almost surely lose and lose badly, his promoter Bob Arum is reportedly going to match Chavez Jr. up with WBA junior middleweight champion [...]

By Gerardo Granados: Last night, unbeaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KO’s) was awarded with the victory against Sebastian Zbik by MD12, thus becoming the first Mexican fighter to conquer a world title in the middleweight division by winning the WBC middleweight belt.

By Dan Ambrose: Weighing a whopping 180 pounds the on Saturday night, number #1 ranked World Boxing Council middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KO’s) was forced to go life and death to beat WBC middleweight paper champion Sebatian Zbik (30-1, 10 KO’s) by a 12 round majority decision at the Staples Center [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Photo: Naoki Fakuda: Trainer Freddie Roach believes that his fighter Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) will emerge victorious tonight in the 25-yer-old Chavez’s first attempt at winning a title in a bout against WBC middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik (30-0, 10 KO’s) at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. Roach [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Photo: Naoki Fakuda: Unbeaten number #1 ranked WBC middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1, 30 Ko’s) made weight at Friday’s weigh-in for Saturday’s title bout against World Boxing Council middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik (30-0, 10 KO’s) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The 25-year-old Chavez weighed 160 lbs right [...]

Chaves Jr-Zbik / Froch-Johnson This weekend Boxing Channel will be providing extensive coverage of both the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr-Sebastian Zbik match in Los Angeles and the Carl Froch-Glen Johnson battle in Atlantic City. All the coverage can be seen at www.boxingchannel.tv

By Dan Ambrose: WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto could be on the verge of taking on Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) next if Chavez Jr. can somehow get past WBC middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik (30-0, 10 KO’s) on Saturday night in the battle of the unbeatens at the Staples Center in Los [...]

WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS June 1, 2011 – Mexico City From the office of WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán:

Undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik defends his title against undefeated Julio César Chávez, Jr. in the main event of “The Son Also Rises,” this Saturday night at STAPLES Center. The fight will be televised live on HBO, beginning at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast.)

By Dan Ambrose: The many years of careful match-making in which Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) has been guided through a sea of almost exclusively B and C level fighters will be put to a test this Saturday night on June 4th against WBC middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik (30-0, 10 KO’s) at the [...]

LOS ANGELES (May 28, 2011) – “Now pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers, JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, JR.” The Son of the Legend and undefeated No. 1 middleweight contender Chávez Jr. will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Dodgers host the Florida Marlins, Tomorrow! Sunday, May 29, at 1 p.m. PT, at Dodger Stadium. [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Undefeated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) has been working out feverishly in training camp to prepare for his June 4th fight against WBC middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik (30-0, 10 KO’s) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Chavez Jr. will be fighting for a major world title for the [...]

Undefeated No. 1 Middleweight Contender to Throw Out Ceremonial First Pitch Before Dodgers-Marlins Game This Sunday! May 29 at 1 P.M. PT at Dodger Stadium

By Dan Ambrose: It’s no secret that unbeaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) has been carefully groomed to get to the point where he is today in facing undefeated WBC middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik (30-0, 10 KO’s) next month on June 4th at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California.

By Gerardo Granados: On June 4th, at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California, undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) will face interim WBC middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik (30-0, 10 KO’s). Chavez Jr. has a formidable chance to become champion for one reason – it is [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Undefeated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1, 30 Ko’s) has a lot riding on his June 4th bout against WBC middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik (30-0, 10 KO’s) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The World Boxing Council title that will be on the line for the fight is one thing, but [...]

By Eric Thomas: Unbeaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0, 30 KO’s) has to make a lot of progress if he wants to beat WBC middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik (30-0, 10 KO’s) next month on June 4th at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. Chavez Jr. didn’t look at all good in getting pummeled recently [...]

By Chris Williams: With little over two weeks to go before the June 4th match-up between World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik (30-0, 10 KO’s) and unbeaten challenger Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California, one can’t help but notice how much bigger the 25-year-old [...]

By Richard Hall: It has been reported that Top Rank could match up unbeaten Julio Cesar Chavez (42-0-1 30 KOs) with Puerto Rico’s Miguel Angel Cotto (36-2, 29KOs). This is provided that Chavez beats World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik (30-0, 10 KO’s) on June 4th at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Freddie Roach feels that World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik (30-0, 10 KO’s) will be a very tough fight for his unbeaten fighter Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1, 30 KO’s), who faces the 29-year-old Zbik on June 4th at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California.

By Jason Kim: Unbeaten number #1 ranked WBC contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) faces easily the biggest test of his eight years as a pro when he faces World Boxing Council middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik (30-0, 10 KO’s) next month on June 4th at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California.

By Dan Amrbrose: Unbeaten #1 World Boxing Council middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) challenges WBC middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik (30-0, 10 KO’s) on June 4th at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. Also on the card will be unbeaten Vanes Martirosyan (29-0, 18 KO’s) facing #8 ranked WBC junior middleweight [...]

“THE SON ALSO RISES” SEBASTIAN ZBIK and JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, JR. BATTLE FOR THE WORLD MIDDLWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Action-Packed Card Will Also Feature Hall of Fame Tribute to Julio César Chávez; Ravens Safety Tommy Zbikowski’s LA Fight Debut; Christy Martin’s Quest for 50th Pro Victory Saturday, June 4 at STAPLES Center Live on HBO Boxing After [...]

By José Sulaimán: The wind of Time continues its path after bygones are bygones, glories, deeds, personalities, adventures and so many other matters pass through the life of a human being. Every one is a drama, a history, a movie, and everyone lives his moment without thinking that the wind of time will come to [...]

By Jim Dower: On June 4th, number #1 ranked WBC middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) will be facing WBC middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik (30-0, 10 KO’s) at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California, according to fight news.

By Craig Joseph Daly: June 4th (Saturday), 2011 At Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA (TBC) Sebastian Zbik (30-0-0) 10KO’s vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (42-0-1) 30KO’s)

By Eric Thomas: Unbeaten middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) doesn’t see himself fighting WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez anytime soon due to the different promoters that promote the two fighters.