Chavez Jr. still #5 in Ring ratings

Image: Chavez Jr. still #5 in Ring ratingsBy Jason Kim: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. beat Marco Antonio Rubio by a 12 round unanimous decision last Saturday night in the young 25-year-old Chavez Jr’s 2nd title defense of his World Boxing Council belt. Unfortunately, the win wasn’t impressive enough for Chavez Jr. to be pushed up in the Ring’s ratings.

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Chavez Jr. to fight Margarito or Andy Lee next

Image: Chavez Jr. to fight Margarito or Andy Lee nextBy Dan Ambrose: It looks as if a fight between former WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez and the current World Boxing Council middleweight champ Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (45-0-1, 31 KO’s) will have to wait a little longer, as the news out isn’t looking good for this fight as far it happening next.

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Rubio: It’s obvious Chavez Jr. is afraid of Sergio Martinez; he’ll fight Margarito next

Image: Rubio: It's obvious Chavez Jr. is afraid of Sergio Martinez; he'll fight Margarito nextBy Jason Kim: In an interview with Boxing Channel after Saturday’s night loss to WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (45-0-1, 31 KO’s), the beaten Marco Antonio Rubio was asked if Chavez Jr. is afraid to fight his WBC ordered challenger former WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez and Rubio answered “It’s obvious. Chavez Jr. will fight Antonio Margarito instead.”

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Is Chavez Jr. as good as he’s going to get?

Image: Is Chavez Jr. as good as he's going to get?By Jason Kim: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has made some strides in improvement since trainer Freddie Roach took over his training in 2010. Since then, Chavez Jr. has beaten John Duddy, Billy Lyell, Sebastian Zbik, Peter Manfredo Jr. and Marco Antonio Rubio.

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