Los Angeles, Ca. --- "Unbeaten WBC Middleweight Champion Sebastian Zbik Hits LA" --- Unbeaten WBC Middleweight Champion Sebastian Zbik of Germany hits Los Angeles for his big press conference Wednesday at Staples Center.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1, 30KOs) has received the news that his fight for the middleweight championship of the WBC, against German beltholder Sebastian Zbik, will be at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on the 4th of June.
Former world champion Ricardo Mayorga could return to the ring in September, against an opponent by name, in what is the final stretch of his boxing career. Sandinista Councilman Enrique Armas will provide a tribute to the late Alexis Arguello in September and there are already talks about the comeback of Mayorga being on the show. Mayorga fought a few weeks ago at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and was stopped by Miguel Cotto in the twelfth round.
Sergio Martinez arrived in Mexico City to receive his Diamond title from the World Boxing Council (WBC) President Jose Sulaiman. Martinez won the title last Saturday night with a knockout victory of Sergiy Dzinzurik. Martinez took some time out to assist the WBC with their anti-bullying campaign. He went to a private school in Santa Fe, accompanied by WBC VP Mauricio Sulaiman, where he shared his experiences, his beginning in professional boxing and talked about the anti-bullying campaign in schools.
The world lightweight champion of the International Boxing Federation, Miguel "Puppet" Vazquez (28-3, 12KOs), is likely going to return on June 4, against an opponent to be named at a later date. The fight is going to take place in Los Angeles, California on the undercard to Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Sebastian Zbik. Last Saturday in Las Vegas, Vazquez decisioned his mandatory challenger Leonardo Zappavigna on the Miguel Cotto-Ricardo Mayorga undercard.
Earlier today BoxingScene.com's Rick Reeno reported that the middleweight clash for the WBC title, between challenger Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and champion Sebastian Zbik, will take place in Los Angeles. It was previously reported that Mexico and Las Vegas were the leading candidates to host the fight.
Middleweight Julio César Chávez Jr. is getting his plans ready for the training camp to prepare for his title shot on June 4. Chavez will take on WBC middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik of Germany. When the subject was approached, Chavez threw a few barbs in the direction of his Mexican rival, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, who won the WBC 154-pound title last Saturday when he beat Matthew Alvarez.
BoxingScene.com was advised that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.'s (42-0, 30KOs) upcoming fight with WBC middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik (30-0, 10KOs) is going to take place in Los Angeles, California. Several venues are being considered for the fight. The fight was previously going to land in either Mexico or Las Vegas. HBO is going to televise the fight.
Trainer Freddie Roach is hoping to get Julio César Chávez Jr. (42-0, 30KOs) in training camp by April 2. Roach doesn't want Chavez to be rusty when he challenges Sebastian Zbik for the WBC middleweight title on June 4. After a career of having at least three bouts per year, Chavez only had a single bout in 2010 and so far he's had a single fight in 2011. He won a ten round decision win in January over Billy Lyell. Roach plans to increase his workload to make it the toughest camp of Julio's career.
As previously reported, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will not return on March 19 as expected, and heads directly to a world title fight on June 4 in either Cancun, Toluca or Las Vegas, against unbeaten WBC middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik of Germany. Chavez's co-promoter, Fernando Beltran of Zanfer Promotions, is confident about Julio's ability to capture the green belt. Beltran expects a very, very hard fight. The traing camp is very important for this battle. Beltran says Julio must put in the work with Freddie Roach to win this fight.