Chavez vs. Nazareth
Marco Nazareth (4-3-0) was knocked down in the first round. After another hard-fought three rounds, referee Memo Ayon stopped the bout at 2:59 into the fourth round, upping Omar Chavez’s record to 17-0-1.
Sadly, Nazareth suffered a subdural hematoma and passed away on July 22 despite immediate surgery.
Omar Chavez weighed in at 141 lbs. for his rematch this Saturday against Marco Nazareth, 142 lbs. The fight will take place at the Centro de Convenciones in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, as part of a card televised by TV Azteca and Azteca América.
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Omar Chavez knocked out Patrick Cape at 2:19 into the second round of their bout at the Gimnasio Oscar “Tigre” García in Ensenada, Mexico.
Omar Chavez knocked out Tyler Ziolkowski in the second round of their fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Chavez vs. Cuello poster
In the main event of Tijuana Thunder, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr won a ten-round decision over Luciano Cuello. Judges scored the bout 96-95, 96-94, and 97-93, upping Chavez’s record to 39-0-1, 29 KOs, and giving Cuello his first loss for a record of 23-1, 10 KOs.
Also on the card, WBC Super Featherweight champ Humberto Soto retained his title with a fourth-round KO of Antonio Davis. Fernando Montiel won the vacant WBO Bantamweight title with a third-round KO of Diego Silva. Antonio Diaz won an unanimous decision over Javier Castro.
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After a controversial split decision in their first bout, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr beat Matt Vanda convincingly and won by unanimous decision.
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