At the Dodge Arena in Hidalgo, Texas, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. continued his unbeaten streak with a third-round TKO over Travis Hartman of St. Joseph, Missouri. Hartman had had a succesful amateur career with 156 wins and only thirteen losses, deciding to turn pro only after finally being eliminated from Olympic contention for 2004. A difficult fight was again expected for Julio, as Hartman was also undefeated as a pro and his strong amateur career made up for the fact that he had had only six professional fights. Nevertheless, Julio again proved his superiority, scoring knockdowns in the second and third rounds before Hartman’s corner threw in the towel to stop the fight at fifty-one seconds into the third.

The original main event was scheduled to be WBO super bantamweight titlist Joan “Little Tyson” Guzman defending his belt against Fernando Beltran Jr. It was pushed down a slot on the card due to the hype about Chavez’s fight, but Guzman retained his title by unanimous decision.
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Referee: Ruben Carreon
Promoter: Zanfer / Sycuan Ringside Promotions
Attendance: 5,407
Gate: $238,707