Peter Manfredo Jr. vs. Angel Camacho Jr. on May 13

manfredo34334By Dan Ambrose: 35-year-old former two-time world title challenger Peter Manfredo Jr. (40-7, 21 KOs) will be coming out of a near three-year retirement to face 32-year-old unbeaten light heavyweight Angel Camacho Jr. (15-0, 5 KOs) in a scheduled 10 round fight next month on May 13 at the Twin River Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island.

It’s unknown why the nearly 36-year-old Manfredo Jr. is deciding to make a comeback after three years out of the ring. If he’s going to be campaigning as a light heavyweight, his chances for success will be about zero.

To be sure, Manfredo Jr. might be able to scratch out some kind of living as a gate keeper in the 175lb division, but surely not as a top fighter. It would likely lead to disastrous consequences for Mandredo Jr. if he were thrown into the ring against the following light heavyweights: Artur Beterbiev, Eleider Alvarez, Sullivan Barrera, Sergey Kovalev, Juergen Braehmer, Adonis Stevenson, Marcus Browne, Jean Pascal, Andrezj Fonfara, Isaac Chilemba, Edwin Rodriguez, Andre Ward and Vyacheslav Shabransky.

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Chavez Jr. TKOs Manfredo; Clottey stops Green

Image: Chavez Jr. TKOs Manfredo; Clottey stops GreenBy Dan Ambrose: A huge looking WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) defeated hand-picked opponent Peter Manfredo Jr. (37-7, 20 KO’s) in a 5th round stoppage tonight at the Reliant Arena in Houston, Texas. Chavez Jr. hurt Manfredo with a right hand in the 5th and then flurried on him until referee Lawrence Cole stopped the fight. It looked like a really premature stoppage, however, as Manfredo may have been able to recover.

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Chavez Jr. vs. Manfredo Jr. & Clottey vs. Green tonight

Image: Chavez Jr. vs. Manfredo Jr. & Clottey vs. Green tonightBy Dan Ambrose: Tonight in a Top Rank card, WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KO’s) will be putting his World Boxing Council title and unbeaten record on the line against #4 ranked contender Peter Manfredo Jr. (37-6, 20 KOs) at the Reliant Arena in Houston, Texas. The fight will be aired on HBO likely due to Chavez’s popularity among Hispanic fans. The card is kind of weak. The Chavez-Manfredo and Clottey-Green are really poor fights in my opinion, but I can understand why they were made. Chavez Jr. is a weak champion and Clottey hasn’t fought in ages.

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Chavez-Manfredo Jr: Will Julio make weight?

Image: Chavez-Manfredo Jr: Will Julio make weight?By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KO’s) will be in action on November 19th against Peter Manfredo Jr. (37-6, 20 KO’s) at the Reliant Arena in Houston, Texas. For the 25-year-old Chavez Jr. this will be his first defense of his World Boxing Council title after barely beating the previous paper champion Sebastian Zbik by a 12 round majority decision last June.

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Chavez-Manfredo Jr: An easy defense for Julio?

Image: Chavez-Manfredo Jr: An easy defense for Julio?By Eric Thomas: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KO’s) will be making his first defense of his middleweight title against Peter Manfredo Jr. (37-6, 20 KO’s) on November 19th at the Reliant Arena in Houston, Texas. If Chavez Jr. is any good, he should be able to wipe the number #5 ranked WBC contender Manfredo Jr. out fairly easily without too many problems.

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Chavez Jr to fight Manfredo on 11/19, and skip September bout

Image: Chavez Jr to fight Manfredo on 11/19, and skip September boutBy Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (43-0-1, 30 KO’s) has decided to listen to the advice from his trainer Freddie Roach by skipping his planned September 24th fight and go instead straight to his bout against No.5 WBC ranked Peter Manfredo Jr (37-6, 20 KO’s) for the 25-year-old Chavez’s first – and possibly only – defense of his title.

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