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By Jake Donovan - Among other things, long overdue in the career of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr was a knockout and an explosive performance.
He delivered on both fronts; becoming the first fighter to drop and stop fringe contender Jason LeHoullier, turning the trick at 2:43 of the opening round Saturday night at El Palenque de la Feria in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico.
Both fighters weighed at the junior middleweight limit of 154 lb.
The bout was supposed to headline the previous edition of Latin Fury earlier this summer, only for Chavez to pull up lame due to a rib injury suffered during training. The show went on without this generation’s Chavez, who was forced to wait another seven weeks before returning to the ring for his rescheduled bout.
He wasted no time getting going, which is uncharacteristic of his normal fighting style. LeHoullier proved an inviting target, his loose guard easy prey for Chavez Jr’s jabs down the middle. Both fighters circled to each other’s right looking for openings, LeHoullier trying to establish his own jab while Chavez Jr targeted the body. [details]
He delivered on both fronts; becoming the first fighter to drop and stop fringe contender Jason LeHoullier, turning the trick at 2:43 of the opening round Saturday night at El Palenque de la Feria in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico.
Both fighters weighed at the junior middleweight limit of 154 lb.
The bout was supposed to headline the previous edition of Latin Fury earlier this summer, only for Chavez to pull up lame due to a rib injury suffered during training. The show went on without this generation’s Chavez, who was forced to wait another seven weeks before returning to the ring for his rescheduled bout.
He wasted no time getting going, which is uncharacteristic of his normal fighting style. LeHoullier proved an inviting target, his loose guard easy prey for Chavez Jr’s jabs down the middle. Both fighters circled to each other’s right looking for openings, LeHoullier trying to establish his own jab while Chavez Jr targeted the body. [details]
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