Julio César Chávez, Jr. vs. Sebastian Zbik
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| Date | June 4, 2011 | |
| Location | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California | |
| Title(s) on the line | WBC Middleweight Championship | |
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| Julio César Chávez, Jr. vs. Sebastian Zbik | ||
| La Leyenda Continua | Deutschland | |
| Tale of the tape | ||
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| Culiacán, Mexico | From | Schwerin, Germany |
| 42-0-1 (30 KO) | Pre-fight record | 30-0-0 (10 KO) |
| 6 ft, 1 in | Height | 5 ft, 11.5 in |
| 160 | Weight | 158.8 |
| WBC Silver Middleweight Champion | Recognition | WBC Middleweight Champion |
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| Result | Chávez, Jr. won via M.D. | |
Julio César Chávez, Jr. vs. Sebastian Zbik was a Middleweight championship fight for the WBC Middleweight Championship.[1] It has been the first time that the son of legendary boxing Champion Julio César Chávez, fought for a world title, Chávez, Jr. went on to become the new WBC Middleweight Champion. The bout was on June 4th, 2011, at Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California and was broadcast on HBO.[2]
Build up
This was the fourth time in boxing's history that a father and son combination would both become World Champions.[3] This was also the second combo for the country of Mexico, the first ones being Guty Espadas and Guty Espadas, Jr..[4]
Main card
- Middleweight Championship
Sebastian Zbik vs. 
Julio César Chávez, Jr.
- Chávez, Jr. defeated Zbik via majority decision (112-116, 114-115, 114-114).
- Featherweight bout:
Miguel Angel Garcia vs. Rafaël Guzmán
- Garcia defeated Guzmán via knockout at 1:55 in the fourth round.
Preliminary card
- Light Welterweight bout: Oscar Andrade vs.
Kai Zama
- Andrade defeated Zama via technical knockout at 2:15 in the first round.
- Lightweight bout: Jessie Román vs. James Grant
- Román defeated Grant via knockout at 1:00 in the second round.
- Lightweight bout: Alejandro Luna vs. Pablo Cesar Garcia
- Luna defeated Garcia via unanimous decision (40-36, 40-36, 40-36).
- Light Middleweight bout: Vanes Martirosyan vs. Saúl Román
- Martirosyan defeated Román via technical knockout at 2:58 in the seventh round.
- Light Middleweight bout: Dakota Stone vs. Christy Martin
- Stone defeated Martin via technical knockout at 1:09 in the sixth round.
Reported fight earnings
These are the payouts to some of the fighters. These are the California State Athletic Commission purses as per the California bout agreements. They don't include sponsor money or other common forms of revenue paid through other streams. In California, if a fighter is more than two pounds overweight he is automatically penalized 20 percent of his purse and the weigh-in is over.
- Sebastian Zbik $292,500 vs. Julio César Chávez, Jr. $600,000
- Miguel Angel Garcia $110,000 vs. Rafaël Guzmán$20,000
- Vanes Martirosyan $50,000 vs. Saúl Román$12,500
- Christy Martin $12,500 vs. Dakota Stone$3,500
References
- ↑ "Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Wants To Win To Show Haters He's Real". Boxing - ESNews - Elie Seckbach - Mayweather - Pacquiao - Boxing News.
- ↑ "Max Boxing - Sub Lead - Julio Cesar Chavez Redux or Secondo Carnera?". Max Boxing.
- ↑ "Max Boxing - Home". Max Boxing.
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