Marco Antonio Rubio

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.

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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.

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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.

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Rubio battles Rosales on Saturday night, December 22nd

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rubio4354By Eric Thomas: WBF super middleweight champion Marco Antonio Rubio (55-6-1, 48 KO’s) will be making his first defense of his title on Saturday night against 29-year-old Michel Rosales (32-5, 26 KO’s) at the Auditorio del Bicentenario, Morelia, Michoacan de Ocampo, Mexico.

Rosales lost his last fight by a 5th round knockout and had lost two out of his last four fights, making him an odd choice to be challenging for a world title. However, this is the World Boxing Federation 168 pound strap Rubio will be defending, and not one of the top four belts.

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Rubio in stay busy fight against Baldomir on Saturday

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Image: Rubio in stay busy fight against Baldomir on SaturdayBy Jason Kim: Former world title challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (54-6-1, 47 KO’s) will be facing 41-year-old journeyman and former WBC welterweight champion Carlos Baldomir (49-14-6, 15 KO’s) on Saturday night in a fight for the vacant World Boxing Federation super middleweight title at the Gimnasio Miguel Aleman Valdez, in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico.

Rubio, #4 WBO, #6 WBC, is working his way back up towards another title shot after failing in his fight against WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. last February in a 12 round decision loss. Rubio was never hurt against Chavez Jr. and fought well but didn’t have the size to compete with the 180 pounder. The 6’0″ height of Chavez Jr wasn’t the problem for the 5’10” Rubio.

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Chavez Jr. still #5 in Ring ratings

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Image: Chavez Jr. still #5 in Ring ratingsBy Jason Kim: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. beat Marco Antonio Rubio by a 12 round unanimous decision last Saturday night in the young 25-year-old Chavez Jr’s 2nd title defense of his World Boxing Council belt. Unfortunately, the win wasn’t impressive enough for Chavez Jr. to be pushed up in the Ring’s ratings.

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