March 26, 2009
Yesterday former world champ Giovanni Parisi died in a car accident at the age of 41.
One of the greatest Italian boxers, Parisi won the featherweight gold medal at the 1988 Olympics. He turned pro the following year and won the WBO Lightweight title in 1993. Giovanni then challenged Julio Cesar Chavez for the WBC Junior Welterweight crown in April of 1995 and took him the distance. Though Chavez won on the scorecards, Parisi went on to claim the WBO version of the title the following year and successfully defended it six times.
Parisi last fought in 2006. During his 17-year pro career, he accumulated 41 wins with 29 knockouts and only 5 losses and one draw.
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March 25, 2009
Credit: Chris Farina / Top Rank
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr expressed his confidence at a press conference in L.A. on Monday, This is a very important fight for me, because it’s the beginning of what I’m sure will be one of the most important years of my career. I not only hope to win the fight, but to do so convincingly.
About the March 28 Tijuana event headlining Chavez against Luciano Cuello, Bob Arum of Top Rank stated This is a very loaded card and we’re sure it will be a great night of boxing in Tijuana. It’s not always possible to have so much talent in one event and that’s why I think this is the most attractive card we’ve had in our ‘Latin Fury’ series.
Also present to promote Latin Fury 8 were WBC Super Featherweight champ Humberto Soto, Fernando Montiel, Fernando Beltran of Zanfer Promotions, and Tijuana mayor Jorge Ramos. More details from the press conference available at Fightnews.
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Fight program
Jimenez Communications, along with Rafael Soto Communications, have announced that the sixth installement of Boxeo La Revista will be available this Saturday as the official fight program for Tijuana Thunder, featuring Julio Cesar Chavez Jr vs. Luciano Cuello. The magazine includes several articles about fighters on the card including Chavez, Cuello, and world titlists Humberto Soto and Fernando Montiel.
The 28-page magazine is available online from NxtBook Media.
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