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Staples Center, Los Angeles - Sebastian Zbik landed 135 more total punches and 93 more power shots, but Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. landed the harder shots- enough to impress two of three judges.
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California - Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30KOs) captured the WBC middleweight title with a twelve round majority decision over previously undefeated Sebastian Zbik (30-1, 10KOs). The scores were 114-114 for the draw, 115-113 and 116-112 for Chavez. Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank and Rafael Soto.
By Cliff Rold - The title is unfair. If nothing else, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1, 30 KO) has already proven far more the serious professional than one Eric “Butterbean” Esch ever was. For those who have forgotten, and those who just wish they could, Esch was once a staple on cable fight shows and even some 1990s Oscar De La Hoya pay-per-view undercards. He was the great Larry Holmes’s farewell victim in 2002. Ol’ Butterbean even scored a knockout on a Wrestlemania show once. Often derided after coming to fame as a cult favorite in Toughman contests, Esch took real shots, threw some real haymakers, and as the “King of the Four Rounders” satisfied a carnival aspect of the game. Occasionally combined for the more prurient interests with female boxer, and eventual Playboy cover girl, Mia St. John, it was a struggle to be taken seriously by serious fight fans. Not that they were really supposed to be. Having gone ten rounds for the first time in 2006, and now graduated to twelve round affairs, Chavez has slowly grown a career that asks for the respect of the fans. Even if he has yet to prove he’s particularly good, he’s at least shown he isn’t that bad. He’s even got Freddie Roach in his corner to lend the air of legitimacy. Also lending an air, Chavez Jr. takes a step this weekend Esch and St. John never came close to. He’s the main event on an HBO telecast. And yet, fair or unfair, it’s hard to shake the feeling that we still don’t know what to make of the kid. Is Chavez Jr. showtime or sideshow?
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California - Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30KOs) captured the WBC middleweight title with a twelve round majority decision over previousl undefeated Sebastian Zbik (30-1, 10KOs). The scores were 114-114 for the draw, 115-113 and 116-112 for Chavez.
Mexican middleweight challenger Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will take on Germany's WBC champion Sebastian Zbik in a clash of unbeatens at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday night.
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California - The opening bout saw Alejandro (Alex) Luna of Bellflower, CA improve his record to 6-0 but sees his knockout streak stop at 5. He grabbed a well earned decision over Cesar Garcia. Both men traded shots openly with Luna seemingly landing the heavier shots but he was also open for a lot of Garcia's countering. Scores of 40-36 three times improve Luna to 6-0 (5 KOs) while Garcia falls to 3-7 (1KO)
According to the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., his son will defeat Sebastian Zbik later tonight to capture the WBC middleweight title at the Staples Center in Los Angeles - and in the process he will become "the new face of Mexican boxing." Many believe the fight involving Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will generate a record rating on Mexican television. Chavez Sr., regarded as the greatest Mexican fighter of all-time, expects his son to carry the torch for the next generation of Mexican boxers.
CompuBox takes a historical look at the statistics of unbeaten middleweights Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Sebastian Zbik. At Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, Chavez will challenge Zbik for his WBC middleweight title. CompuBox analyzes four fights involving Zbik, and seven fights involving Chavez Jr. Chavez threw 20 more punches per round and landed nearly twice as many as Zbik. Chavez's opponents landed 42% of their power punches, but Zbik has limited power.
Ernest Gabion catches the official weight to the middleweight clash between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and WBC champion Sebastian Zbik. Watch both boxers make weight.
The weights are in for Saturday's big fight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The "Son of a Legend" Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. challenges Sebastian Zbik for the WBC middleweight title. Chavez came in at an even 160-pounds, while the champion was 158.8. Both of them looked in great shape.