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World Boxing Federation World
Super Middleweight Champion
Marco Antonio Rubio, 55-6-1
(48), will defend his title on
December 22 at the Auditorio del
Bicentenario in Morelia, Mexico
against fellow countryman Michel
Rosales, 32-5 (26).
“El Veneno” Rubio won the title
by stopping Argentinean Carlos
Manuel Baldomir in September,
and the clash with Rosales will
be his first defense. At the
same time, the fight will be the
first shot at a world
championship for Rosales, and
the 29-year-old from San Luis
Potosi has a special weapon in
his corner; master strategist
Nacho Beristain.
Beristain, the man who also
trains Manny Pacquiao-conqueror
Juan Manual Marquez, is
confident that he will get his
26th World Champion
in Rosales:
“I have studied videos of Rubio,
and I think Michel can win.
Rubio has a world of experiences
and impressive punching-power,
but I believe we can fight a
smart fight and bring the belt
home. We have seen his
weaknesses”, says the
73-year-old Hall Of Fame
trainer.
Not new to the game, the
defending World Champion is well
aware of the advantage it can be
for a boxer to have Beristain in
his corner, but he believes he
has turned the advantage of his
opponent into his own advantage,
saying:
“We know the powers of Nacho,
what he can do, and I think it
gave everyone in my team extra
motivation for this fight. I am
going to be not only 100 percent
ready, I will take it to 150
percent!”
While Rubio is clearly the more
experienced of the two, both
boxers have significant power
and more than likely this one
will not go the full distance.
Question remains, will Rubio be
too much for Rosales, or will
the power of Rosales combined
with the strategy of Beristain
be enough for the challenger,
much like it was more than
enough for Marquez against
Pacquiao?
The Marco Antonio Rubio vs.
Michel Rosales WBF World Super
Middleweight title fight, dubbed
“Viva Morelia”, will be promoted
by Promociones Del Pueblo in
cooperation with HG Boxing. It
will be televised live in Mexico
and the USA by Televisa.
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