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108mob
01-31-2012, 02:03 AM
By Allen Fox: According to Dan Rafael of ESPN, former IBF/WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto has suffered an arm injury of some kind that may require that his February 11th rematch with Victor Ortiz be postponed.

In the past, Berto suffered a torn bicep muscle that required surgery. Hopefully it’s not an arm injury of this kind because that postpone his rematch with Ortiz for quite some time.

Definitely A World Upset Lol !

108mob
01-31-2012, 06:37 PM
By Eric Thomas: Earlier tonight, former IBF/WBC welterweight champion suffered a reported ruptured left bicep during a sparring session while getting ready for his February 11th rematch against Victor Ortiz. It sounded serious at the time, and now it’s been confirmed.

Berto will need surgery to repair the ruptured bicep, according to fightnews.com. An MRI was done on Berto’s left biceps, which as turns out, is the same type of injury that Berto suffered in his fight with Carlos Quintana in April 2010. Berto needed surgery on his bicep at that time as well.

Needless to say, the Berto-Ortiz fight will have to be postponed until the injury heals. Last time, Berto was able to get back in the ring in seven months time and looked sharp in his next fight against Freddy Hernandez. However, Ortiz can’t just sit and wait all those months. He’s going to have to stay busy and that could mean that a replacement opponent will be sought to try and save the February 11th fight card.

WBC says no to Rubio’s referee objection for Chavez Jr. fight on Saturday night

The World Boxing Council president Jose Sulaiman has rejected the request from middleweight challenger Marco Antonio Rubio to have referee Guadalupe Garcia replaced by another referee. According to fightnews.com, the WBC has confidence that Garcia will do a good job in working the Chavez-Rubio fight.

Rubio has some concerns about Garcia and wants to make sure that he’s got a referee that will be faire and not be on Chavez’s side this Saturday.

Rubio will have more things to worry about on Saturday than the referee. He’s going to be a lot smaller than Chavez Jr. and he’s going to likely have problems unless he can start early. Chavez Jr. will probably be using the ring to try and box him initially but will soon start using his size to wear down the lighter Rubio. Chavez Jr., 6’0″, is only two inches taller than the 5’10″ Rubio, but he’s got a much bigger frame and carries a lot more weight.

Condor
01-31-2012, 07:56 PM
Well there goes that 2nd world war........lol......

108mob
01-31-2012, 08:17 PM
Well there goes that 2nd world war........lol......

Yep Disappointment Hope They Dont Think This Will Make A Good Publicity Stunt Cause It Aint Gonna Look Good Thats For Sure !

108mob
02-01-2012, 04:32 AM
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