WBC ALLOWS CHAVEZ JR TO FIGHT RUBIO BEFORE MARTINEZ MANDATORY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 24 Dec 2011
World Boxing Council has allowed middleweight champion Julio Cesaar Chavez Jr (44-0-1, 31 KO?s) to have a voluntary defense against hard-hitting and dangerous Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO?s) before complying with his mandatory defense against Argentina?s Sergio ?Maravilla? Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KO?s).
The WBC granted Chavez? request set aside for the time being its unanimous decision during the recent WBC Convention in Las Vegas for Chavez to defend his title against the Diamond Champion Martinez.
The WBC noted that it allowed the two fighters to have voluntary defenses with the winners of both bouts fighting for the WBC title.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr reportedly called WBC president Don Jose Sulaiman to seek his approval for his voluntary defense next February 4 against Rubio at the Alamadome in San Antonio, Texas.
Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire moves up to battle former champion Wilfredo Vazquez Jr of Puerto Rico for the vacant super bantamweight title on the same card.
After talking to Chavez Jr, Sulaiman called Martinez who accepted that Chavez Jr. be allowed a voluntary defense because he will also have a fight on March 17 with both boxers agreeing to fight each other after their voluntary defenses.
The WBC said a final decision as to when Chavez Jr fights Martinez was left up to the two parties.
The 31 year old Rubio is coming off a 5th round TKO of Matt Vanda last December 16 in a fight that capped the WBC Convention at the Mandalay Bay South Pacific Ballroom in LasVegas and one which gave Rubio a chance for the title shot against Chavez Jr.
Rubio beat up Vanda, nicknamed the ?Predator? with powerful combinations before referee Kenny Bayless called off the one-side beating.
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