By Jim Dower: The hard hitting unbeaten middleweight contender David Lemieux (25-0, 24 KO’s) takes on number #3 ranked WBC contender Marco Antonio Rubio (49-5-1, 42 KO’s) on April 8th in a WBC middleweight title eliminator bout at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada.
Marco Antonio Rubio
Lemieux vs. Rubio on April 8th
By Dan Ambrose: Number #2 ranked World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight contender David Lemieux (25-0, 24 KO’s) will be facing #3 ranked Marco Antonio Rubio (49-5-1, 42 KO’s) in a WBC middleweight title eliminator bout on April 8th at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. Lemieux, 22, figures to win this fight by knockout, as the 30-year-old Rubio doesn’t have the power or the defense to keep Lemieux off for long.
David Lemieux to fight Marco Antonio Rubio in early 2011
By Jim Dower: Unbeaten middleweight contender David Lemieux (25-0, 24 KO’s) will be fighting the hard hitting Mexican contender Marco Antonio Rubio (48-5-1, 41 KO’s in early 2011 in a WBC middleweight eliminator bout. The winner of this fight will be on course to fight World Boxing Council middleweight title holder Sergio Martinez later on in the year. Rubio, 30, has a lot of experience and will be a tough test for Lemieux. Robio has beaten quality fighters like Jose Luis Zertuche, Rigberto Alvarez, Jose Miguel Berrio, Enrique Ornelas and Alfredo Cuevas.
Sturm vs. Rubio on September 4th – News
By Matt Stein: Having been out of action for more than a year because of problems with his promotional company, World Boxing Association middleweight champion Felix Sturm (33-2-1, 14 KO’s) will finally be returning to action on September 4th against number #4 WBC ranked middleweight contender Marco Antonio Rubio (47-5-1, 40 KO’s), according to fightnews.com.
Pavlik and Cotto Proved Little
By Dave Lahr: I’m still trying to figure out what either Miguel Cotto and Kelly Pavlik accomplished this past weekend in beating the poor opposition that they were put in with. 10 years ago, names like Marco Antonio Rubio and Michael Jennings would have never been in the position to challenge for a title against quality fighters like Pavlik and Cotto, yet this weekend we had to suffer through both of these bouts which ended in one-sided knockouts.
Pavlik Defeats Rubio
By Jim Dower: Kelly Pavlik (35-1, 31 KOs) rebounded well from his defeat in his last fight, taking out challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (43-5-1, 37 KOs) in the 9th round on Saturday night. The fight, which was fought in Pavlik’s hometown of Youngstown, Ohio, was never competitive in the least, as Pavlik methodically dismantled a badly overmatched Rubio round by round until finally Rubio quit after the 9th round while on his stool. Rubio looked poor, not throwing punches and doing little to try and fight back. All I can say is the WBC middleweight division must be the worst in all boxing because Rubio didn’t look like he belonged in the ring with Pavlik, nor any other champion.
Pavlik Dominates Rubio
By Dave Lahr: Making his first appearance since being defeated by Bernard Hopkins in October, WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (35-5-1, 31 KOs) stopped Mexican challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (43-5-1, 37 KOs) in the 9th round on Saturday night at the Chevrolet Centre, in Youngstown, Ohio. Rubio, 28, quit between rounds after the 9th, saying that he didn’t want anymore.
Pavlik Stops Rubio In Nine!
Photo credit: Sumio Yamada – By Sam Gregory: In the first round Pavlik lands a couple significant blows that get Rubio’s attention. Pavlik throws a flurry of punches as he backs Rubio into the ropes. Two big right hands stun Rubio as the round ends, clearly a big round for Pavlik.
In round two Pavlik backs Rubio into the ropes with a strong flurry of punches. Several hard rights land for Pavlik; Rubio throws a combination that glances off Pavlik. Another strong round for the champ from Youngstown.
Rubio-Pavlik: Will He Be The Kelly Of Old?
By Dave Lahr: Just how does a fighter react after getting the living day lights beaten out of them? It’s always a mystery and different with every fighter. Middleweight Kelly Pavlik will be under a microscope tomorrow night in his WBC/WBO middleweight title match against Marco Antonio Rubio. Pavlik was beaten badly by Bernard Hopkins in October 2008, the kind of beating that often turns a fighter into jelly afterwards, shaping their career for the negative.
Kelly Pavlik vs. Marco Antonio Rubio and Kendall Holt vs. Timothy Bradley Quotes
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO (February 19, 2009) – Wall-to-wall media at the Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown, including two network affiliate television crews broadcasting live, attended today’s final news conference hosted by World Middleweight Champion KELLY “The Ghost” PAVLIK of Youngstown, his opponent, No. 1 contender and mandatory challenger MARCO ANTONIO RUBIO of Mexico, and Hall of Fame promoter BOB ARUM, chairman of Top Rank.