Mares-Moreno ‘a sweet deal’ for Oct. 27
WBC junior featherweight belt-holder Abner Mares has a defense against Anselmo Moreno on Oct. 27.
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Q&A: Chavez Jr. corrects discipline problems, dicusses Martinez, Alvarez
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. insists that discipline problems are behind him, that he doesn’t care about rival Mexican star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, and that the time is right to beat middleweight champ Sergio Martinez, who he fights on Sept. 15.
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Martinez cancels media workout amid threats, car’s vandalism
Promoter Lou DiBella is considering the cancelation of all media appearances by RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez to promote his Sept. 15 bout with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in the wake of threats against the fighter.
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Chavez Jr.-Martinez heats up in HBO’s Face Off
Sergio Martinez to Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: “I’m going to beat you up. I’m going to hurt you.”
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Lee to face Harness, Rigondeaux update (w/ documents)
Notre Dame graduate and light heavyweight prospect Mike Lee will face Paul Harness on the undercard of the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Sergio Martinez main event on Sept. 15.
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Martinez’s training camp notes
Sergio Martinez’s charitable deeds outside of the ring serve as a sharp contrast to his brutal, razor-like efficiency inside of it.
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Chavez Jr.’s training camp notes
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr: “It was my dream to become a world champion. That’s why I decided to become a professional fighter … Of course, I now like hearing the ring announcer say, ‘The winner, and still…'”
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Lem’s latest: Rigondeaux bout in jeopardy?
The bout between junior featherweights Guillermo Rigondeaux and Roberto Marroquin on the Sept. 15 Chavez-Martinez undercard could be in jeopardy following a complaint from promoter Gary Hyde.
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Lem’s latest: Chavez Jr. 176, Martinez 174 one month out
WBC middleweight titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. weighs 176 pounds 30 days prior to making his defense against RING champion Sergio Martinez, who is currently tipping the scales at 174.
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HBO, Showtime fall dates to clash
Showtime’s Stephen Espinoza once said of co-existing with HBO that “there is room for two very successful, very active networks in boxing.”
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