By Jason Kim: In an interview with Boxing Channel after Saturday’s night loss to WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (45-0-1, 31 KO’s), the beaten Marco Antonio Rubio was asked if Chavez Jr. is afraid to fight his WBC ordered challenger former WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez and Rubio answered “It’s obvious. Chavez Jr. will fight Antonio Margarito instead.”
Marco Antonio Rubio
Is Chavez Jr. as good as he’s going to get?
By Jason Kim: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has made some strides in improvement since trainer Freddie Roach took over his training in 2010. Since then, Chavez Jr. has beaten John Duddy, Billy Lyell, Sebastian Zbik, Peter Manfredo Jr. and Marco Antonio Rubio.
Is Chavez Jr’s win over Rubio now tainted because he left without being drug tested?
By Allan Fox: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. may have tainted his own victory over Marco Antonio Rubio by failing to stick around and take the mandatory urine test after the fight to test for performance enhancing drugs.
Should Chavez Jr. be stripped of his WBC title for failing to take post fight drug test?
(Photo credit: Naoki Fakuda) By Allan Fox: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. reportedly left his dressing room last night after his win over Marco Antonio Rubio and failed to submit to a post-fight drug test, according to Team Rubio.
Team Rubio says Chavez Jr. skipped drug test after fight to check for PEDs
(Photo credit: Naoki Fakuda) By Dan Ambrose: According to figthtnews.com, Promciones de Pueblo, representatives for middleweight challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (53-6-1, 46 KO’s), are saying that WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (45-0-1, 31 KO’s) failed to leave a urine sample for examination for performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) after last Saturday night’s fight between Chavez Jr. and Rubio in San Antonio, Texas. Team Rubio say that Chavez Jr. left without giving a urine sample.
Chavez Jr: I’ll fight whoever my promoter tells me to; Margarito likely next opponent
By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (45-0-1, 31 KO’s) had his usual excuse about why he couldn’t fight Sergio Martinez next after Chavez Jr’s 12 round unanimous decision win over Marco Antonio Rubio on Saturday night, saying according to Dan Rafael “If my promoter says go, let’s go…Whatever my promoter wants, whoever they put in front of me, I will fight.”
Arum interested in matching Chavez Jr. with Andy Lee next
By Chris Williams: Earlier tonight WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (45-0-1, 31 KO’s) defeated No.1 challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (53-6-1, 46 KO’s) by a 12 round unanimous decision at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Chavez Jr. defeats Rubio in a slugfest!
By Dan Ambrose: Making his second defense of his WBC middleweight title, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (45-0-1, 31 KO’s) retained his World Boxing Council title with a 12 round unanimous decision over the much lighter – and slower – Marco Antonio Rubio (53-6-1, 47 KO’s) at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The final judges’ scores were 118-110, 116-112, 115-113.
Chavez Jr. forced to take 8 pounds off in last two days for Rubio bout
(Photo: Alma Montiel) By Allan Fox: In a sign where there could be some problems tonight, WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) reportedly had to drop eight pounds in the last two days for tonight’s fight against Marco Antonio Rubio in San Antonio, Texas, according to Dan Rafael.
Chavez Jr. looked badly drained on Friday at the weigh-in, looking as if he had every ounce of water taken out of his body. In the past week, Chavez J. looked very heavy. Judging by how big he’s been looking, my guess is Chavez Jr. will scale well over 180lbs tonight for the Rubio fight.
Chavez defeats Rubio; Donaire beats Vazquez Jr; Martirosyan stops 41-year-old Lowry
By Jim Dower: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (45-0-1, 31 KO’s) had too much size, speed and youth for the lighter Marco Antonio Rubio (53-6-1, 46 KO’s) in beating the challenger by a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night in front of a large 14,000 crowd at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas.