Monday, June 6, 2011

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. captures middleweight title

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KOs), became the first 160 pound Mexican champion by winning a twelve round majority decision over WBC middleweight champ Sebastian Zbik (30-1, 10 KOs) on Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Although some say the key to Chavez’s victory was his superior conditioning, I argue it was Chavez's superior power shots that he landed to the midsection of Zbik that sealed the match. In any case, Chavez displayed great skill in the ring despite not scoring a knockdown against Zbik. Clearly Chavez has a lot of room to improve, but as for Saturday night, he looked great.

Chavez threw a total of 724 power punches, connecting with 242 (33%).
Zbik threw a total of 623 power punches, connecting with 335 (54%).

Continue reading on Examiner.com Chavez Jr. takes final round to win middleweight title

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