Sebastian Zbik vs. Julio César Chávez Jr. explained

Fight Name:La Hora De la Verdad
Fight Date:June 4, 2011
Location:Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, US
Titles:WBC Middleweight Championship
Fighter1: Sebastian Zbik
Hometown1:Schwerin, Mecklenburg, Germany
Purse1:$292,500
Record1:30–0 (10 KO)
Height1:5 ft 11+1/2 in
Weight1:158.8 lb
Style1:Orthodox
Recognition1:WBC
Middleweight Champion
Fighter2: Julio César Chávez Jr.
Nickname2:"La Leyenda Continua"
Hometown2:Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Purse2:$600,000
Record2:42–0–1 (30 KO)
Height2:6 ft 1 in
Weight2:160 lb
Style2:Orthodox
Recognition2:WBC
No. 1 Ranked Middleweight
WBC Silver Middleweight Champion
Result:Chávez defeated Zbik via Majority Decision

Sebastian Zbik vs. Julio César Chávez Jr., billed as "La Hora De la Verdad", was a professional boxing match contested on June 4, 2011, 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. The bout was on June 4, 2011, at Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California and was broadcast on HBO.[2]

Background

Lineal and The Ring middleweight champion Sergio Martínez was stripped by the WBC after HBO declined to broadcast a bout between him and "Interim" champion Sebastian Zbik, following his victory over Paul Williams. Zbik would be upgraded to full champion and would agree to face their top ranked contender Julio César Chávez Jr..[3]

The fight

Zbik was ahead early against Chávez, who was the quicker fighter and landed more punches. However Chávez kept coming forward, countering with hard body shots that seemed to slow the champion down.

After 12 rounds had been completed, judge Steve Morrow had 114–114, while Raul Caiz Jr scored it 115–113 and John Keane 116–112 both in favour of Chavez giving him a majority decision victory.[4] HBO's unofficial scorer Harold Lederman scored the fight 116-112 for Chávez Jr.

Aftermath

This was the fourth time in boxing's history that a father and son combination would both become World Champions.[5] This was also the second combo for the country of Mexico, the first ones being Guty Espadas and Guty Espadas, Jr.[6]

Main card

Preliminary card

Confirmed bouts:[7]

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Sebastian Zbik . boxrec.com . BoxRec . 28 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Max Boxing - Sub Lead - Julio Cesar Chavez Redux or Secondo Carnera?. Max Boxing.
  3. Web site: CHRIS MANNIX . WBC embarrasses itself with treatment of Sergio Martinez . si.com . Sports Illustrated . 7 March 2024 . 12 January 2012.
  4. Web site: Julio Chavez Jr. captures middleweight championship. ESPN.com. 5 June 2011 .
  5. Web site: Max Boxing - Home. Max Boxing.
  6. Web site: Yahoo! Sports - Sports News, Scores, Rumors, Fantasy Games, and more . 2017-01-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111019094141/http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news . 2011-10-19 .
  7. Web site: BoxRec - event.