On Tuesday, January 03, 2012, a press conference will be held in San Antonio, TX to officially announce Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. upcoming fight. Chavez will face Marco Antonio Rubio in a scheduled 12-round middleweight bout also Nonito Donaire will take on former junior featherweight champion Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. for the vacant WBO junior featherweight title.
The doubleheader will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing on Feb. 4 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
Rubio (53-5-1, 47 KOs) has won 10 fights in a row. He has not lost since being stopped in the ninth round by then-middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik in February 2009.
Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Zanfer Promotions and Tecate, tickets to the Chávez Jr. / Donaire world championship doubleheader go on sale This Saturday! December 31 at 10 a.m. CT. Tickets, priced at $200, $100, $60, $40 and $25, can be purchased at the Alamodome box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com
Hope Chavez gives a good fight ..I know he has been getting better as a fighter but I don’t think he has been tested yet …as far as what Mexican mafia said about cotto ducking Martinez …they are to different weight classes ..you would now that if you knew anything about boxing …cotto didn’t duck anyone …Martinez just can’t drop to cotto weight class to fight …and if I where Martinez I wouldn’t either …and if does happen ..at a weight class they both agree on I think it would be a good fight for both fighters …Martinez is good and so is cotto …Chavez not so great …good not great …there’s a difference ..
I hope rubio knocks out chavez for ducking martinez. And hopefully after that lose J.C.C. jr. Fights and knocks out cotto for also ducking martinez.
Rubio has been calling out Chavez since he won the title eliminator fight. He promised to knock out Chavez inside 8 rounds. I hope he does.
I hope Rubio comes out on top, I feel he will at least have the balls (unlike Chavez) to set foot in the ring with Sergio Martinez. Chavez will just hide behind Arum and know that fight will never happen yet he’ll state he’ll fight anyone. Donaire/Vasquez may be interesting but I don’t see Donaire losing that fight. I don’t see Donaire having much trouble at 122. The only guy I think that can give him a run for his money at 122 is Rigondeaux although the professional experience will favor Donaire, Rigondeaux is a very polished fighter thanks to his time spent in the amateurs, he also is a very talented fighter as well.
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