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The many that many consider to be the best Mexican boxer of all time, Julio César Chávez, is in a great shape due to his physical conditioning, work in gym and proper diet, because he wants to arrive in the best form possible on March 7. He will face fellow multi-division champion Jorge Arce in an exhibition rematch at the Hermosillo Multiple Use Center.
Elwin "La Pulga" Soto secured a big win before his people and showed why he is the WBO junior flyweight world champion by winning an effective knockout at 2:41 of the first round over Javier "Pumita" Rendón.
Emanuel Navarrete held an open workout on Wednesday, as part of the strong stage of his preparation with a view to what will be his fifth defense of the WBO super bantamweight world championship, on February 22 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Jaime ¨Destructor¨ Munguía appeared before the media and sponsors in Tijuana, at the head of a press conference earlier today. He said he felt very good physically and from a boxing standpoint in the middleweight division, and he expressed his delight over what he accomplished in the ring against Gary "Spike" O'Sullivan last Saturday, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Two Mexican legends will collide in an exhibition fight, on Saturday, March 7, at the Hermosillo Multipurpose Center. The event will have national and international television coverage in a co-promotion between 2M Box Promotions and the Julio César Chávez Foundation.
With great preparation, Jaime Munguía closed out his high elevation camp on Tuesday, with very satisfactory results in these seven weeks that the strong stage of his preparation in the Otomí Ceremonial Center in the cold mountains of the State of Mexico. Former WBO super welterweight world champion, Munguía (34-0, 27 KO's) will make his formal debut at middleweight on Saturday, January 11, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Former WBO super welterweight world champion Jaime Munguía is in the final stretch of his preparation, concentrated in the Otomí Ceremonial Center in the cold mountains of Mexico, with a view to arriving in the best possible condition to his next fight, which at the same time, will be his debut at Middleweight.
Gimnasio Oscar 'Tigre' García, Ensenada - Omar Aguilar showed up at his house and met both goals: he won and convinced the critics. In a duel of power, Aguilar (16-0, 15 KO's) showed off his offensive repertoire, and his ambition, and ended up knocking out Tijuanense Francisco Javier “Tarasko” Hernández in the third round.
Pedro "La Roca" Campa (31-1-1, 21 KOs) imposed a technical knockout at 2:33 of the second over Venezuelan opponent Kenin Betancourt in what was the main event fight in the Bullring of Ameca, Jalisco with the support of the Government of Jalisco, Code Jalisco, Mega Events Code Jalisco and the City Council of Ameca in another great promotion of Zanfer.
Carlos "Chema" Ocampo (26-1, 16 KO's) looked to be in great shape in beating Venezuelan Adrián "Morochito" Pérez (18-7, 13 KO's) by technical knockout and declared himself ready to once again search for a world title opportunity but now in the super welterweight division.