On February 4, 2012, Julio César Chávez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KOs), the middleweight WBC champion, defends his title against fellow Mexican challenger, Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KOs).
Julio César Chávez Jr. is coming in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round TKO victory over Peter Manfredo Jr., 2 months and 16 days ago. Marco Antonio Rubio is on a 10-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round TKO win over Matt Vanda, 1 month and 19 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Julio César Chávez Jr. at 99-1 winning odds. Marco Antonio Rubio really doesn't have much to present against Chávez Jr.
Julio César Chávez Jr. defeated Marco Antonio Rubio via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC middleweight title. Chávez Jr. improves his record to 45-0-1, while Rubio adds a loss to his record at 53-6-1.