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Kelly Pavlik Ready For Next Step, Return to 160 Possible
Former world middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik says that he's not looking for a long series of tune-up fights, and is already thinking about fighting some of the big names at middleweight, where he may eventually return. From Luis Sandoval: "I think the next fight will be around 168 but I talked...
Ricardo Mayorga Plotting Comeback, Wants Julio Cesar Chavez Jr at Catchweight
Infamous Nicaraguan brawler Ricardo Mayorga is apparently planning another return to the ring, and said on a radio appearance that he'd like to face Julio Cesar Chavez Jr at a catchweight. Now obviously Mayorga would want to face Chavez, since there's a little money in that, but what's fascinating...
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...
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...
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr vs Andy Lee: Fight Could Happen on June 2, HBO
A fight between WBC middleweight titlist Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and Andy Lee is being worked on for June 2 on HBO, according to MaxBoxing's Steve Kim. The fight, if it takes place as being currently discussed, would be Chavez's third straight bout in Texas. Chavez (45-0-1, 31 KO) is coming off of a...
Chavez vs Rubio Drug Testing Fiasco: Texas Taking Blame, But Situation Still Stinks
The Texas athletic commission is attempting to take all the blame for not administering any post-fight drug tests following Saturday's fight between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and Marco Antonio Rubio in San Antonio. From Gabriel Montoya of MaxBoxing: According to an official statement given to me by...
Donaire Moves In At 122, Hernandez Climbs at Cruiserweight: Boxing Rankings Update For Feb. 7
Some healthy movement in this week's boxing rankings update, marking the first weekend with a bunch of shifts this year, as this was the first big weekend in boxing in 2012. Let's run through the changes and non-changes. Click here for the full rankings! Super Bantamweight Nonito Donaire (28-1, 18...
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 vs Antonio Margarito: WBC Would Likely Reject Fight
For the time being, the WBC appears to be standing firm on their order that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr must face Sergio Martinez in his next fight or be stripped of their middleweight belt, as Miguel Rivera and Ernesto Castellanos report that a potential fight between Chavez and Antonio Margarito --...
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