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The fight they had Julio César Chávez Jr and Sergio “Meravella” Martínez in 2012 he gave a lot to talk about at the time, because it was a fight in which the two were on the verge of losing by KO, although in the end the victory was for the Argentine by unanimous decision.
However, the Junior he still remembers what that fight was, even though he thought he was getting a feat like his father’s Julio César Chávez, Combined with the fact that he considered that at that time he ended the career of the South American.
“It was a very tough fight. I wasn’t well focused. The first few rounds nailed me to a chinga, I ran everywhere. It took me a while to react. It feels like a very special vibe, as the Chávez vs Taylor story was going to be repeated, 23 years later, “he recalled for 12asaltos.com.
“I was a few seconds away from knocking him out, but he held on. He wasn’t the same again, Wonder Martinez ended up in my fight. He preferred to fight with (Miguel) Cotto, because he thought it was easier. It was completely finished. He didn’t give me revenge, he owes me. He has just fought again, although he already looks very old. With pleasure, I win, “said the Junior, who recalled the fight that cost him at the time to lose the world middleweight scepter of the CMB.
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