By Dan Ambrose: Sergio Martinez is really hoping that No.1 ranked WBC contender Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) will beat WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) in their World Boxing Council approved bout on February 4th at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
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Chavez Jr. caught between a rock and a hard place – chooses Rubio over Sergio Martinez
By Allen Fox: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) was facing a critical dilemma recently that you characterize as Chavez Jr. being caught between a rock and a hard place after he’d used up his voluntary defense of his WBC title by taking a soft fight against Peter Manfredo Jr.
Chavez Jr. may have problems getting by Rubio
By Allen Fox: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) has been given a free pass against the middleweight division’s best fighter in Sergio Martinez by the World Boxing Council, who after receiving a request from the 25-year-old Chavez Jr. on Friday to take a voluntary defense against Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s), the WBC gave Chavez Jr. the permission he was asking for to shoot Martinez and take the easier fight. However, this may not be an easy fight at all for Chavez, as the 31-year-old Rubio can really punch and he’s more skilled than Chavez Jr.
WBC gives permission to Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to make a voluntary defense on Feb. 4; Sergio Martinez has to wait
By Dan Ambrose: The World Boxing Council has given WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. approval to make a voluntary title defense on February 4th, likely against no.1 ranked WBC contender Marcos Antonio Rubio. This comes after Chavez Jr. reportedly asked the WBC for permission to take the voluntary defense.
Marco Antonio Rubio to fight Chavez Jr. next for WBC middleweight title
By Jason Kim: Number #1 ranked WBC middleweight contender Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s) will finally be getting his long awaited world title shot against World Boxing Council middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) on February 4th next year, according to the latest boxing news.
Is Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. afraid of Marco Antonio Rubio?
By Gerardo Granados: Marco Antonio “Veneno” Rubio (51-5-1, 44 KO’s) is the World Boxing Council (WBC) number one contender to the title, he is a rough and experienced boxer with good power; he had been patient but it seems that he wont let the WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KO’s) avoid him anymore.
Chavez Jr. likely to face Rubio next rather than Cotto or Martinez
By Eric Thomas: In the latest boxing news, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has decided not to pit newly crowned WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KO’s) against WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto in September. It seems that Arum has taken a good look at how poor Chavez’s defense was in his close 12 round majority decision win over Sebastian Zbik last weekend and is instead going to have Chavez Jr. go in a different direction.