By Jason Kim: Trainer Freddie Roach doesn’t want his fighter WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (43-0-1, 30 KO’s) to take a September fight against the likes of Ronald Hearns and David Medina. Instead, Roach wants Chavez Jr to skip fighting in September and wait until his November 19th fight date against No.5 World Boxing Council ranked middleweight contender Peter Manfredo Jr (37-6, 20 KO’s) in a fight that’s scheduled to take place at the Reliant Arena in Houston, Texas.
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Chavez Jr vs. Peter Manfredo Jr on November 19th
By Mike Gamm: Today Julio Cesar Chavez Jr finalized his first world title defence against former IBO Middleweight champion Peter Manfredo Jr for the World Boxing Council (WBC) Middleweight title. The fight is scheduled in Mexico at the Estadio Nemesio Diez, Toluca on November 19th.
Chavez Jr. says he’ll fight Manfredo Jr. next, then Rubio, and possibly Martinez and Cotto
By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0, 30 KO’s) says he’ll be defending his title against number #6 ranked World Boxing Council contender Peter Manfredo Jr. (37-6, 20 KO’s) next, which is slated for November 19th, according to Fight News. Following that fight, if Chavez Jr. wins, he’ll be required to defend his WBC title against his number #1 mandatory challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (51-5-1, 44 KO’s) next year.
Chavez Jr. vs. Manfredo Jr. a possibility for September 24 at the Alamodome
By Dan Ambrose: With Darren Barker deciding to take on an arguably much better fighter in Sergio Martinez, WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s options have narrowed to that of Peter Manfredo Jr. (37-6, 20 Ko’s) for a bout that will be taking place on September 24th. The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas is the venue that the fight will reportedly be taking place at. Besides Manfredo, Chavez Jr. could also end up facing either Giovanni Lorenzo or Nobuhiro Ishida.
Chavez Jr. to face either Manfredo Jr. or Barker in first title defense on September 24
By Dan Ambrose: In his first non-mandatory title defense of his WBC middleweight belt, unbeaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 Ko’s) will be taking on either Peter Manfredo Jr. (37-6, 20 KO’s) or Darren Barker (23-0, 14 Ko’s) on September 24th. Number #1 ranked World Boxing Council contender Marco Antonio Rubio is reportedly out of the running for a fight against Chavez Jr. and it’s not hard to see why.
Chavez Jr. to face Manfredo Jr., Barker or Rubio next
By Dan Ambrose: According to the latest boxing news, WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KO’s) will be looking to take the safe route for his first title defense of his World Boxing Council belt and is looking at facing Peter Manfredo Jr., Darren Barker or Marco Antonio Rubio next instead of facing Sergio Martinez or Miguel Cotto.
Pirog vs. Manfredo Jr. a possible fight for the summer
By Jason Kim: WBO middleweight champion Dmitry Pirog (18-0, 14 KO’s) could be facing veteran Peter Manfredo Jr. (37-6, 20 KO’s)next in a bout that would be taking place in the summer if it can be put together.
Sergio Martinez vs. Peter Manfredo Jr. in July
by Chris Williams: The indications are strong that Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KO’s) will be fighting Peter Manfredo Jr. (37-6, 20 KO’s) next in July instead of a high profile opponent or one that can give him any kind of fight. Martinez and Manfredo Jr. share the same promoter and the talk is that he wants to have an in house fight between them, as long as HBO goes along with this fight and agrees to purchase it.
Sergio Martinez vs. Peter Manfredo Jr. a strong possibility for July
By Michael Lieberman: If HBO is willing to purchase this fight, we could be seeing an in house fight between two Lou Dibella fighters in July between WBC middleweight Emeritus champion Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KO’s) and Peter Manfredo Jr. (37-6, 20 KO’s), a former contestant from the reality television series “The Contender.” It’s kind of hard to see HBO saying yes to this mismatch because they wanted no part in seeing what would have likely been a better match-up between Sebastian Zbik and Martinez recently and opted for the Sergiy Dzinziruk vs. Martinez fight instead.
Sergio Martinez could fight Manfredo Jr. in July
By Dan Ambrose: WBC Emeritus middleweight champion Sergio Martinez wants to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr., Miguel Cotto or Manny Pacquiao next. He’s not going to get any of those fighters next, and probably never for that matter. What the 36-year-old Martinez may have to settle for is middleweight contender Peter Manfredo Jr. (37-6, 20 KO’s) on July 9th. According to the latest boxing news, Martinez’s promoter is hoping to match Martinez up with the 30-year-old Manfredo Jr. next if HBO will go along with the idea.