Marco Antonio Rubio

Miguel Cotto ordered to defend WBC title against Golovkin vs. Rubio winner

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cotto56678By Cameron Gillon: The WBC have officially ordered that their middleweight champion Miguel Cotto defend his newly won title against the winner of October’s middleweight clash between IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin and Marco Antonio Rubio.

This is a good call from the WBC as Cotto is not seen as a real middleweight. He won the title off of a injury prone and past his prime Sergio Martinez. Rubio currently holds the WBC interim title which means this title will be on the line in his fight against Golovkin also so if Golovkin wins he will become Cotto’s mandatory challenger for the WBC belt and this will not amuse Miguel Cotto at all.

Golovkin-Rubio tickets go on sale next Wednesday, August 27th

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golovkinBy Dan Ambrose: Tickets for the October 18th, “Mexican style” card between WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (30-0, 27 KOs) and WBC interim middleweight champion Marco Antonio Rubio (59-6-1, 51 KOs) will be going on sale next Wednesday, August 27th, according to Golovkin’s promoter Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions. The Golovkin-Rubio fight will be staged at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

This is the perfect fight for both Golovkin and Rubio, as the winner of the fight stands to gain a lot. If Golovkin beats Rubio, which is likely given his power and talent advantage, he’ll become the mandatory challenger for WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto.

Golovkin will then be able to either force a fight against Cotto or watch him vacate instead of fighting, which will be minor victory for Golovkin. He’ll be seen by hardcore boxing fans as someone who Cotto avoided, and that obviously will help Golovkin’s career.

Golovkin to defend WBA title against Rubio on October 18th at StubHub Center

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golovkin994By Allan Fox: WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golvkin will be defending his title against Marco Antonio Rubio on 10/18 in a fight televised by HBO from the StubHub Center in Carson, California. Golovkin’s promoter Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions wanted to get a big name like Miguel Cotto, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez or Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, but none of those fighters were options for the fight.

For Golovkin and K2, this is as good as it gets in terms of available opponents. Rubio fits their criteria for what they’re looking for given that the fights taking place in Southern California and K2 is looking to create new fans for Golovkin.

Golovkin-Rubio a done deal for October 18th – Breaking News!

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Los Angeles, CA (August 19, 2014) Boxing’s fastest rising star, GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN will defend his World Boxing Association (‘WBA’) and International Boxing Organization (‘IBO’) Middleweight World Titles against World Boxing Council (‘WBC’) Interim Middleweight Champion MARCO ANTONIO “El Veneno” RUBIO on Saturday, October 18th at the StubHub Center in Carson, California and televised Live on HBO World Championship Boxing® beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT

Presented by K2 Promotions and GGG Promotions in association with Promociones Del Pueblo, the scheduled 12-round GOLOVKIN vs. RUBIO championship battle will headline “MEXICAN STYLE”, a world class evening of entertainment at the West Coast’s premier outdoor venue for boxing.

Rubio plans on taking advantage of Golovkin’s poor defense

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golovkin2By Dan Ambrose: The hard hitting WBC interim middleweight champion Marco Antonio Rubio (59-6-1, 51 KOs) plans on going after WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (30-0, 27 KOs) in their proposed fight on October 18th and knocking him out.

The Rubio-Golovkin fight isn’t a done deal as of yet, but it’s expected to be signed shortly. They’re looking at putting in possibly at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

Rubio says he sees a lot of flaws in Golovkin’s defense that he wants to take advantage of. He feels that the only reason Golovkin’s past opponents didn’t get to him was because they didn’t have the power and lacked the nerve.

Rubio wants Cotto to fight him or vacate his title

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cotto75By Allan Fox: After beating Domenico Spada last April to win the interim WBC middleweight title, Marco Antonio Rubio (59-6-1, 51 KOs) now wants a title shot against WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KOs), but it’s not looking too good for Rubio that he’s going to be getting one.

Cotto is looking for big money fights, and his WBC 160 pound title is now more of a status thing for him than something he plans on defending or using in a unificaition fight. Rubio wants Cotto to either give him a fight or give up the title so that he can fight for it.

Rubio: I’m confident I can beat Chavez Jr.

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chavez34By Dan Ambrose: Marco Antonio Rubio (57-6-1, 49 KO’s) feels confident about his chances to beat former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (46-1-1, 32 KO’s) when the two fighters face each other for the interim WBC middleweight title in the near future.

The World Boxing Council ordered that Rubio and Chavez Jr. must fight to determine an interim champion with the winner then facing WBC champ Sergio Martinez.

Rubio said to the Record “I am very interested in a rematch against Chavez because I was not satisfied and I have the confidence that I can win.”

WBC orders Chavez Jr-Rubio for interim 160 lb. title

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chavez 434By Dan Ambrose: The World Boxing Council has ordered a rematch between former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (46-1-1, 32 KO’s) and Marco Antonio Rubio (57-6-1, 49 KO’s) to fight for the interim WBC 160 lb. title, according to Fightnews.com.

Chavez Jr. is ranked #2 by the WBC, and Rubio is ranked #1. The winner of the Chavez Jr-Rubio fight would then become the mandatory challenger for WBC champion Sergio Martinez.

Chavez Jr. already beat Rubio with easy last year in February by a 12 round unanimous decision in San Antonio, Texas. That was the fight where there was a slip up with the drug testing, and none of the fighters were tested for some reason.

Chavez Jr. considering Macklin or Rubio for next fight

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chavez9By Dan Ambrose: Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (46-1-1, 32 KO’s) is hoping to face Matthew Macklin, Marco Antonio Rubio or Domenico Spada for his next fight to take place possibly in April. This will be a tune-up fight to get Chavez Jr. ready for a rematch with WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez next September.

However, Rubio, who Chavez Jr. beat last year in February by a hard-fought 12 round unanimous decision in Texas, said he wants Chavez Jr. to agree to random blood testing for performance enhancing drugs before he’ll agree to fight him again.

Rubio stops Rosales; Cotto defeats Perez

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marcoantoniorubio3By Jason Kim: WBF super middleweight champion Marco Antonio Rubio (55-6-1, 48 KO’s) successfully defended his World Boxing Federation title on Saturday night in stopping Michel Rosales (32-6, 26 KO’s) in the 11th round in a competitive clash at the Bicentennial Gym in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico.

Rubio, 32, knocked Rosales down twice in the fight, once in the 1st, and a final time in the 11th round. Rubio had too much power for the over-matched Rosales.