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Chavez vs Rubio: Strong Gate Numbers in San Antonio
Last Saturday night's HBO boxing double-header drew a strong gate in San Antonio, largely thanks to Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in the main event against Marco Antonio Rubio, but also probably aided a bit by Nonito Donaire facing Wilfredo Vazquez Jr in the televised co-feature as well. Steve Kim reports...
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr Will Have To Face Sergio Martinez According To The WBC
The WBC is making Sergio Martinez the mandatory for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr's WBC middleweight title. The huge grain of salt that needs to be taken with this story is the fact that the WBC has done this before. At their convention at the end of December, they agreed to make Sergio Martinez the...
Bob Arum Believes Julio Cesar Chavez Jr Will Be World's Best Middleweight in 2012
Bob Arum is giddy about Julio Cesar Chavez Jr's performance last Saturday in San Antonio against Marco Antonio Rubio, and says that during the course of this year, he'll become the best middleweight in the world. From BoxingScene.com: "You saw a guy who started as a kid become a man. In a few...
Chavez vs Rubio: Big TV Numbers in Mexico
According to Sal Rodriguez, 19 million viewers tuned in in Mexico to catch Julio Cesar Chavez's win on Saturday night over Marco Antonio Rubio. This is, obviously a fantastic number. It's not quite on the level of the record-setting Pacquiao vs Marquez number in November (33 million), but then what...
Chavez vs Rubio: WBC Addresses Open Scoring Controversy
Of the many issues in last Saturday's WBC middleweight title fight between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and Marco Antonio Rubio, the use of open scoring was one that raised a lot of eyebrows. The practice is endorsed by the WBC and used in many countries for their title fights, but is not approved by the...
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr Addresses Drug Test Controversy
After each WBC sanctioned bout, there should be mandatory drug testing that takes place. This regulation is outlined in the latest edition of the WBC rules, specifically section 4.36. Apparently the Texas commission "forgot" to administer the drug test after the fight. Obviously this is not a good...
Chavez vs Rubio Controversy: WBC Blames Texas Commission For Lack of Drug Testing
The World Boxing Council (WBC) is blaming the Texas commission for failing to administer post-fight drug tests following Julio Cesar Chavez Jr's Saturday win over Marco Antonio Rubio, and have told Rubio's team to take their protest and complaints to Texas, not to the WBC. "We are not responsible ...
DiBella Would Want VADA Testing for Chavez vs Lee Fight
Promoter Lou DiBella says he's all for a fight between his man Andy Lee and WBC middleweight titlist Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, but he'd prefer to have VADA (Voluntary Anti-Doping Association) testing for the fight. From Rick Reeno at BoxingScene.com: "I'm not accusing Julio Cesar Chavez Jr of...
Chavez vs Rubio: No Drug Tests Took Place, Rubio to File Protest
Late last night we talked about Marco Antonio Rubio throwing a PEDs accusation at Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, and I said then that I thought it was reckless and kind of stupid, since his claims of Chavez's undying stamina were unfounded, and in a way I still believe in that (the claim seems unfounded,...
Boxing Results Roundup: Chavez and Donaire Win in San Antonio, Hernandez New Cruiser Champ, Quigg Survives, and More
It was the first truly busy weekend of the year, and it was a pretty good one overall with a lot of telling fights, some questions raised, and maybe even a couple actually answered. San Antonio, Texas Julio Cesar Chavez Jr UD-12 Marco Antonio Rubio: I said at one point that the fight appeared to be...
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