By Allen Fox: Number #1 ranked WBC contender Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) has the potential of wrecking the big plans of promoter Bob Arum for his young star WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) in their fight next month on February 4th on HBO. Arum needs Chavez Jr. to beat Rubio so that Arum can bypass Sergio Martinez for a second time and put Chavez in with another one of Arum’s fighter WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto for a big money fight.
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Arum: If Chavez Jr. beats Rubio, then Cotto is next
By Dan Ambrose: The WBC may have said that Sergio Martinez comes next for WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. if he can successfully defend his title against Marco Antonio Rubio next month on February 4th, but Chavez’s promoter Bob Arum has other ideas for him.
WBC rules that Julio Chavez Jr. must fight Sergio Martinez next if they win their next fights
By Dan Ambrose: The World Boxing Council has given their vote of approval for a Sergio Martinez vs. WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. bout as long as the two fighters win their next fights. Chavez Jr. must mandatorily face Martinez next, the WBC says.
How much longer can Chavez Jr. be shielded from Sergio Martinez?
By Allen Fox: Bob Arum has already made it clear that he’s not interested in matching his fighters against Sergio Martinez. The problem is Arum really doesn’t have much choice when it comes to his fighter WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Chavez Jr. likely to try and trade shots with Rubio instead of listen to Roach and box
By Dan Ambrose: If you look at World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s recent 5th round TKO win over Peter Manfredo Jr. last November you’ll see some of the changes that Chavez’s trainer Freddie Roach has made with Chavez’s old brawling style of fighting.
The WBC likely to sanction Chavez Jr. vs. Rubio fight
By Dan Ambrose: Sergio Martinez appears to be getting the shaft with the WBC reportedly on the verge of sanctioning the February 4th fight between WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Marco Antonio Rubio. The WBC previously ordered Chavez Jr. to fight Martinez next during the WBC’s convention in mid-December.
Arum gushing over Chavez Jr. vs. Rubio bout
By Dan Ambrose: Rather than comment on why his fighter WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-1, 31 KO’s) isn’t fighting Sergio Martinez, who the WBC recently ordered Chavez Jr. to fight, his promoter Bob Arum instead gushed over how great he considers Chavez’s next fight against No.1 ranked World Boxing Council contender Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) on February 4th at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Is Rubio another hand-picked opponent for Chavez Jr?
By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) is supposed to be fighting Sergio Martinez, but Chavez Jr. was able to get out of the fight after asking WBC president Jose Suliaman permission to face No.1 ranked World Boxing Council contender Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) on February 4th in San Antonio, Texas instead.
Rubio wants to expose Chavez Jr. as a fake champion on 2/4
By Dan Ambrose: Although Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) did beat the WBC appointed World Boxing Council middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik last June to capture the WBC strap, No.1 ranked challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) reportedly doesn’t recognize the 25-year-old Chavez Jr. as a real champion and instead sees him as nothing more than just a paper champion whom he has to beat to win the title.
Chavez Jr. will have problems with Rubio’s power
By William Mackay: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) has improved a lot in the past year and isn’t nearly as hittable as he once was. He’s using his jab more and even showing good footwork in some of his fights. However, Chavez Jr. was still getting hit cleanly in his last fight against Peter Manfredo Jr. and won the fight based on his better size and power.