By Allan Fox: WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez will be fighting Shane Mosley on May 5th at the MGM Grand as the co-feature bout on the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto on HBO pay-per-view. This is pretty bad match-up, and if it was the first time for Alvarez you might be able to give the guy a pass just this one.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Julio Chavez Jr
Sulaiman: Chavez Jr. has agreed to fight Sergio Martinez
By Dan Ambrose: According to writer Ronnie Nathanielsz at Manila Standard, he was informed by WBC president Jose Sulaiman that WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has agreed to face WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez if he makes it past Matthew Macklin on March 17th.
Why is Arum so protective of his fighters?
By Scott Fitzgerald: Over the last few years it’s become more and more evident that Boxing has lost quite a few fans to MMA due to Boxing’s top promoter’s inability to make the fights the public have been clamouring to see.But what has become more and more prevalent is that Bob Arum who arguably has one of the best stables of fighters under his banner in Top Rank has consistently denied the public a mega fight.
Why? I hear people asking is anyone’s guess but if an educated person with any degree of boxing knowledge reads into why Bob Arum protects his fighters it’s down to all of three reasons.
Arum: Chavez Jr. won’t be fighting Sergio Martinez next
By Dan Ambrose: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has made his mind up that his young mini-cash cow fighter WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (45-0-1, 31 KO’s) won’t be fighting former WBC middleweight champ Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KO’s) in Chavez’s next title defense.
WBC makes Sergio Martinez the mandatory for Chavez Jr; What will they do when Arum fails to make this fight?
By Dan Ambrose: The World Boxing Council (WBC) has made WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KO’s) the mandatory challenger to WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (45-0-1, 31 KO’s), meaning that the young 25-year-old Chavez Jr. will have to face Martinez next, as long as Martinez wins his March 17th fight against Matthew Macklin.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Andy Lee possible for June 2nd
By Dan Ambrose: According to Steve Kim at maxboxing.com, WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (45-0-1, 31 KO’s) could be defending his title against #6 WBC ranked contender Andy Lee (27-1, 19 KO’s) on June 2nd in Texas. Chavez Jr. just fought last Saturday night beating Marco Antonio Rubio in Texas at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
How much longer can Chavez Jr. make the 160 pound division?
By Dan Ambrose: HBO analyst Larry Merchant asked WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. if he was considering moving up in weight last Saturday due to Chavez Jr’s struggles to make the 160 pound middleweight limit for his fight against Marco Antonio Rubio.
No testing drug testing for Chavez Jr-Rubio, Donaire-Vazquez Jr. fights due to the Texas Department failing to book a drug testing lab
By Dan Ambrose: According to RingTV, the reason why there wasn’t any drug testing for WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. last Saturday night was because the Texas State Athletic Commission failed to book a drug testing laboratory.
Would Pavlik be allowed to fight Chavez Jr. if he moved back down to 160?
By Allen Fox: Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (37-2, 32 KO’s) has an advantage that WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez doesn’t have in trying to land a fight against WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (45-0-1, 31 KO’s) in that Pavlik fights for Top Rank Promotions, the same promoter as Chavez Jr.
Chavez Jr. likely to face Antonio Margarito next
By Chris Williams: Whether the WBC blesses the fight or not, WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (45-0-1, 31 KOs) will likely be facing junior middleweight Antonio Margarito (38-8, 27 KO’s) rather than WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez or the other name that’s been mentioned recently Andy Lee.