Security threats force the Cancellation of Sergio Martinez

[WelshDevilRob]

SECURITY THREATS FORCE

 

THE CANCELLATION OF

 

SERGIO MARTINEZ'S MEDIA WORKOUT

 

VENTURA, CALIF. (August 27, 2012) -- Threats and an incident of vandalism over the weekend at the Oxnard-based training camp of two-division world champion SERGIO MARTINEZ (49-2-2, 28 KOs), of Argentina,has forced the cancellation of Martinez's Media Day Workout, scheduled for Tuesday, August 28 in Ventura, Calif. Martínez is deep in training for his upcoming challenge of undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion and Son of the Legend, JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, JR. (46-0-1, 32 KOs),of México.

 

 

"This past weekend Sergio received threats from an unknown source and the car in front of his home was vandalized," said Lou DiBella, Martinez's promoter. "Unfortunately, until we have a security team in place, we are going to have to suspend any and all public and media appearances for Sergio, including the upcoming media day scheduled for tomorrow in Oxnard. We apologize for the inconvenience to the media and fans that have planned on attending tomorrow's event."

 

 

Julio César Chávez's Las Vegas Media Workout, scheduled for Thursday, August 30, beginning at 2:00 p.m., at the Top Rank Gym (3041 Business Lane, Las Vegas, NV. 89103), will go on as scheduled.

 

 

Promoted by Top Rank®, Zanfer Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, in association with Wynn Las Vegas, AT&T and Tecate, the Chávez Jr. vs. Martinez Middleweight Championship Event will take place Saturday, September 15, Méxican Independence Day Weekend, at the Thomas & Mack Center, on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. It will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View®, beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT. The live pay-per-view undercard will feature four exciting bouts.

 

 

Remaining tickets to the Julio César Chávez Jr. vs. Sergio Martinez World Middleweight Championship, priced at $600, $400, $200, $100, $75, $50 and $25, can be purchased at the Thomas & Mack Center box office and Town Square Las Vegas Concierge. Tickets can also be purchased online at http://www.unlvtickets.com. To charge by telephone call (702) 739-FANS.

 

 

HBO's Emmy-Award®-winning reality franchise returns with an all new edition when 24/7 CHÁVEZ JR./MARTÍNEZ premieres This Saturday! Sept. 1 at 11:45 p.m. ET/PT. Episode two debuts Saturday, Sept. 8 at 12:30 a.m. ET/PT on HBO.

 

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[WelshDevilRob]

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr vs. Sergio Martinez 'grudge match' to be shown live on Primetime (Channel 498 on Sky)

 

Irish star Matthew Macklin also on the bill as he faces tough Canadian Joachim Alcine

 

LONDON (28 Aug 2012) - The highly anticipated world title clash between middleweight stars Sergio Martinez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr is to be screened live and exclusive in the UK and Ireland on Primetime (Channel 498 on Sky).

 

 

The bout will see two of the world's very best, in their prime fighters, finally face off against each other at the Thomas & Mack Centre in Las Vegas on Saturday September 15th, in a grudge match that is set to have boxing enthusiasts on the edge of their seats.

 

 

Chavez Jr, the undefeated and current WBC middleweight champion, will put his title on the line against a boxer recognised as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.

 

 

Both have been vocal in the build up ahead of the fight, with an exchange of verbal tirades, proving there is no love lost between the pair, with Martinez vowing that a knockout is on the cards.

 

 

"I'm totally convinced I can knock him out - I don't see a different ending to this fight," said the Argentine. "Chavez will hit the canvas, he will be sitting in his corner, or with the doctor or the referee stopping the fight. There's no other outcome," he said.

 

 

Despite being the reigning world champion, Chavez Jr has long lived in the shadow of his legendary father, the great Julio Cesar Chavez, who is regarded as the best Mexican fighter in history.

 

 

Chavez Jr, however, believes the night of September 15th will be the time when he can finally silence his critics and prove that he is a worthy champion in his own right.

 

 

"It's always the same story, they never give me credit. But I've been shutting them down with facts, one-by-one, and this is only another step in my career," he said. "I do respect Martinez, he's a great fighter, but he's just the next one. One day I will be the best fighter in the world," said Chavez Jr.

 

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[gavpowell]

"It's always the same story, they never give me credit.

 

That's only because he's rubbish ;)

[davemurphy]

"It's always the same story, they never give me credit.

 

That's only because he's rubbish ;)

 

mlol/

 

"One day I will be the best fighter in the world," said Chavez Jr.

 

Only when "the world" is defined as the city limits of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico yawn//

[gavpowell]

..and even then, Morales might move house.

[brooklynbrawler]

I've not heard of much of this sort of patter since at least the 80's....the better boxer being taken out of the game before it even begins by people targetting him and his family.

Pretty despicable if you ask me.

If you can't win fair, you're not a winner at all.

 

I know Chavez Jr has a lot of "hangers-on" and a large number of fans...not sure if this is just a handful of nutjobs or someone with a vested interest in Chavez.

Either way, he's never good enough to beat Martinez, and avoided the fight for as long as he possibly could.

This isn't the way to go about winning any bout.

[davemurphy]

..and even then, Morales might move house.

 

lol// Good one!

[davemurphy]

Brawler-

When his Dad was still fighting, there was a contingent of Mexican fans that were completely irrational when it came to the name Chavez, unfortunately I see they haven't left us. They put this off as long as they could, have a pretty good idea on what the outcome will be, and I'm not surprised they're pulling out all the stops.