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Marco Antonio Rubio was already planning on making a statement in this weekend’s stay-busy appearance against Marcus Upshaw. Even more incentive is now offered to keep winning.
The WBC announced on Thursday that the middleweight will be reinstated as the mandatory challenger, contingent upon his getting past Upshaw on Saturday evening in Uruapan, Mexico.
The ruling comes from a protest filed more than a year ago, following the absence of drug testing in Rubio’s title fight loss to Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. last February in San Antonio, Texas. The Court for Arbitration in Sport (CAS) issued a Consent Award in Rubio’s favor, allowing him to return to his original ranking prior to entering the ring against Chavez Jr.
“We are pleased with the decision,” said Oswaldo Kuchle, Rubio’s promoter. “We were unhappy with the way things turned out after that fight, but had faith in the legal system. Justice has been served.”
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The WBC announced on Thursday that the middleweight will be reinstated as the mandatory challenger, contingent upon his getting past Upshaw on Saturday evening in Uruapan, Mexico.
The ruling comes from a protest filed more than a year ago, following the absence of drug testing in Rubio’s title fight loss to Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. last February in San Antonio, Texas. The Court for Arbitration in Sport (CAS) issued a Consent Award in Rubio’s favor, allowing him to return to his original ranking prior to entering the ring against Chavez Jr.
“We are pleased with the decision,” said Oswaldo Kuchle, Rubio’s promoter. “We were unhappy with the way things turned out after that fight, but had faith in the legal system. Justice has been served.”
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