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It was all Sergio Martinez through eleven rounds, as he outlanded Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. nearly 3-1. Junior rallied in the twelfth dropping Sergio and outlanding him 37-8 in power shots- too little, too late.
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas - Sergio Martinez (50-2-2, 29KOs) dominated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (46-1-1, 32KOs) for nearly eleven rounds of action. But in the twelfth Chavez dropped and came close to stopping Martinez. The scores were 118-109, 118-109 and 117-110, giving Martinez the twelve round unanimous decision and the WBC middleweight title.
Las Vegas, Nevada --- Sergio Martinez wins a twelve round unanimous decision over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. , Saturday, at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank and Rafael Soto.
Folowing the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.'s twelve round decision loss to Sergio Martinez at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas - BoxingScene.com's Rick Reeno, along with Julio Jr. and various members of Team Chavez - returned to Julio's Las Vegas home, which HBO featured during the Chavez-Martinez 24/7 series. The same home where the boxer often trained with Freddie Roach.
Ryan Burton catches the post-fight press conference to the middleweight grudge fight between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Sergio Martinez. Hear from Martinez, Chavez Jr., Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, promoter Lou DiBella, Sampson Lewkowicz and more.
Sergio Martinez received medical attention for a variety of injuries Saturday night shortly after his middleweight title victory over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., according to his adviser Sampson Lewkowicz. The reigning champion incurred a broken left hand, eight stitches over his left eye, two staples in his head, and torn ligaments in his right knee that will likely require surgery.
Following the post-fight press conference for Sergio Martinez’s twelve-round triumph over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, I ran across Mexico City legend Juan Manuel Marquez. Martinez fought a brilliant battle against Chavez, as his speed and movement befuddled the young former champion for eleven rounds before he was dropped and severely hurt by a barrage of punches in the twelfth and final round. Martinez would rise from the knockdown and come out swinging, creating for a wild atmosphere inside of the sold-out arena.
Sergio Martinez survived a torrid final round to beat Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and claim the WBC middleweight title in Las Vegas on Saturday night. A series of left hands early in the final round of a memorable bout knocked the Argentinian down and had him badly hurt.
Argentine fighter Sergio Martinez has reclaimed the WBC middleweight title stripped from him two years ago. Sergio Martinez survived a late knockdown to reclaim the World Boxing Council's middleweight belt on Saturday when he defeated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. by a unanimous points decision. Martinez, 37, dominated and was leading comfortably on the judges' scorecards when he got into trouble in the 12th and final round, and the Argentine had to survive a late onslaught by Chavez as they went toe-to-toe.
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV - Shortly after Sergio Martinez's unanimous decision victory over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Top Rank CEO Bob Arum revealed that he received a call from Dallas Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones who said that he was interested in hosting a rematch between the two fighters at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.