Sergio Martinez: "Chavez Jr is Not Ready For Me"

By Mark Vester

The WBC continues to push for a 2010 clash between their junior middleweight champion Sergio Martinez and the number-one ranked challenger, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Martinez told tBoxnoticias that the WBC had approached him about the fight and the sanctioning body would like to hold the event in Mexico. Martinez doesn't think Chavez Jr. is ready for a fight of this level.

"He doesn't have the experience to fight an opponent like myself," Martinez said.

Martinez has advised Chavez Jr. to beat a few top contenders before calling him out for a title clash. He is currently training for a December 12 return in the untelevised portion of the Paulie Malignaggi-Juad Daiz rematch. Chavez Jr. returns in the pay-per-view co-feature to Mamny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto on November 14.

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