By Dan Ambrose: For boxing fans hoping to see unbeaten middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) fight Pawel Wolak (27-1, 17 KO”s) this Saturday night, they got the bad news today that Chavez Jr. is sick with with the flu and won’t be available to fight on the card. According to Dan Rafael of ESPN, Chavez Jr. had a temperature of 103 F this morning and he won’t be able to make the “In Harms Way” fight this Saturday night at the Honda Center, in Anaheim, California.
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Chavez Jr. vs. Wolak back on – News
By Jason Kim: The December 4th clash between top World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) and junior middleweight Pawel Wolak (27-1, 17 KO’s) is back on, according to Fightnews.com. The fight will be taking place at the Honda Center, in Anaheim, California. Earlier tonight, it was reported that Chavez couldn’t make the fight due to him contracting the flu. However, Fightnews says that they were contacted by Chavez’s Top Rank promoters and they said the fight is still on.
Chavez Jr. faces Wolak on December 4th: Is this card worth $44.95?
Photo Zanfer Boxing: By Chris Williams: WBC Silver middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) will defend his obscure title against replacement opponent junior middleweight Pawel Wolak (27-1, 17 KO’s) on December 4th in the “Harms Way” fight card at the Honda Center, in Anaheim, California. Chavez’s previously scheduled opponent welterweight Alfonso Gomez suffered a tear in a ligament in his left elbow while training. Instead of the welterweight Gomez being replaced by middleweight, since this is after all a middleweight bout, the small 5’8″ junior middleweight contender Wolak was dug up to replace Top Rank fighter Gomez.
Martirosyan likely to be face Wolak on 12/4 or 12/18
By Dan Ambrose: Undefeated junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan (28-0, 17 KO’s) will be returning to the ring on either December 4th or December 18th, likely against fringe contender Pawel Wolak (27-1, 17 KO’s). Martirosyan, ranked #3 WBO, #5 IBF, #5 WBA and #6 WBC, is close to getting a title shot against one of the champions. However, he needs to keep winning so that he can get a big money fight. Martirosyan was holding out with the hope of facing fellow Top Rank World Boxing Association (WBA) junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto on December 4th.
Chavez Jr. likely to fight Wolak next rather than Pavlik – News
By Dan Ambrose: If you were hoping to see Julio Cesar Chavez (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) step up several levels and face former World Boxing Council/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) next then you will be sadly disappointed, because the 23-year-old Chavez Jr. is now likely to take on fringe junior middleweight contender Pawel Wolak (27-1, 17 KO’s) rather than Pavlik next. According to Dan Rafael of ESPN, Chavez’s people didn’t like the idea of him fighting Pavlik at this point in his career. Additionally, there was a conflict for the December 4th date that the Chavez-Pavlik fight was scheduled at the Cowboy Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. There will be a football game in the stadium on that date. However, that’s really neither here nor there.
Duddy defeats Munoz; Wolak stops Nascimento – Boxing Results
Middleweight contender John Duddy (27-1, 17 KO’s) defeated Michi Munoz (21-4, 14 KO’s) by an eight round unanimous decision on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, in New York, New York. The judges scored it 80-72, 79-73, and 79-73, all for the 30-year-old Duddy. This was Duddy’s first fight since his loss to Billy Lyell in April. Duddy looked slightly different from that fight, moving more and avoiding exchanges at much as possible. However, Duddy still ended up getting tagged with some huge shots in every round.