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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is getting a lot of motivation from his father, the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., as the fight with undefeated Sebastion Zbik draws near. This Saturday Chavez challenges Zbik for the WBC middleweight title at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
Trainer Emanuel Steward has given his seal of approval on a potential fight between Miguel Cotto and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Steward, who trains Cotto and helped him win the WBA's 154-pound belt, doesn't see any problem with his boxer facing the much bigger Chavez.
Th world bantamweight champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA), Anselmo "Chemito" Moreno, is down to 128-pounds. The boxer is only ten pounds away from the bantamweight limit. He defends his title against Lorenzo Parra on June 17 at the Arena Roberto Duran in Panama. Moreno is going through a hectic diet and training schedule. On most days the boxer has two sessions of runs, with 10 rounds of sparring, 35 minutes of exercises for his abs and various other routines in the gym. Moreno has a reputation for being lazy in the gym and skipping days in camp, but this time he is very serious because he wants to make a big impression against Parra.
An American referee has been selected for the bantamweight grudge match between the champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA), Panama's Anselmo "Chemito" Moreno (30-1-1, 10KOs), and challenger Lorenzo "Lencho" Parra (31-2-1, 18KOs) of Venezuela. Very experienced referee Raul Caiz has been given the assignment of controlling two boxers who are not beyond the reasonable "stretching of the rules" when it comes to a tough fight in the ring. The bout is going to happen in the champion's backyard on June 17 at the Arena Roberto Duran in Panama.
According to reports in Panama, former world champion Ricardo "El Professor" Córdoba will return to fight on July 9 against French boxer Daniel Kodjo Sassou. The fight is going to be scheduled for eight rounds at 122 pounds. Córdoba has a record of 37 wins, 3 losses, 2 draws and 23 knockouts, while Sassou's record shows 30 wins, 17 defeats, 4 draws and 8 knockouts. No venue or location was disclosed. Cordoba has not fought since last November's split decision loss to Guillermo Rigondeaux. Sassou spent most of his career in France, but his last four bouts have taken place in the UK against unbeaten boxers. He went 1-3, losing decisions to Joe Murray, Scott Quigg and Patrick Hyland.
WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto will travel to Los Angeles, California in the coming days to attend the middleweight showdown between WBC champion Sebastion Zbik and mandatory challenger Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., which happens on June 4 at Staples Center. If Chavez Jr. wins, he is the frontrunner opponent to face Cotto in the fall. The Puerto Rican champion was going to fight Antonio Margarito in a rematch, but the Mexican fighter is still recovering from a serious eye injury that was suffered in last year's bout with Manny Pacquiao.
Former champion Celestino Caballero is back in Panama, and started his second phase of camp. He returns home after several weeks of hard work in Las Vegas with trainer Jeff Mayweather. Caballero is training at the Jose 'Maco' Grove Gym for his upcoming duel with Argentina's Jonathan Barros, recognized as the "regular" world featherweight title champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA). The fight happens on the 18th of June in the champion's backyard of Mendoza, Argentina. Caballero weighed in at 137.5-pounds, only 11 pounds above the featherweight limit of 126. Jeff Mayweather arrives in Panama to re-join Caballero's camp on May 21.
Former world champion, Lorenzo "Lencho" Parra of Venezuela, is training hard at his camp in Caracas, preparing for his clash with World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight champion Anselmo "Chemito" Moreno of Panama, which takes place on June 17 at the Arena Roberto Duran. The fight was postponed several times. Parra feels very confident about his chances to beat Morena in Panama. He studied various material on the champion and noticed several exposable flaws. Parra will arrive in the country on June 12 with his coach, Enrique Centeno.
The "regular" WBA featherweight champion Jonathan Barros is confident of beating his mandatory challenger on June 18 in Mendoza, Argentina. The challenger, former champion Celestino Caballero, says he can't afford another loss after being upset last November by Jason Litzau. Barros, who desires to secure the biggest fights in his division, plans to give him another loss. Barros wants the biggest names at his weight, like Chris John and a rematch with Yuriorkis Gamboa. Caballero is training in the United States with Jeff Mayweather, but heads soon to Panama.
Mexico's Cristian Mijares retained the super flyweight crown of the International Boxing Federation (IBF), with a twelve round unanimous decision over Nicaraguan challenger Carlos Rueda. The fight headlined a night of boxing at Palenque de la Feria in Durango, Mexico. Mijares used his boxing ability and ring intelligence to have extensive control over the Nicaraguan challenger. It was a relatively easy first defense for Mijares, who won almost every round with scores of 120-108, 120-108 and 118-110. Mijares raised his record to 42-6-2, 18 knockouts, while Rueda falls to 16-5-1, 13 knockouts.