Chavez Jr vs Loriga

Julio César Chávez Jr. noqueó al italiano Giuseppe Loriga en nueve asaltos.

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La pelea tomó lugar en la Plaza de Toros de Querétaro, México, el 26 de abril.

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Loriga cayó al canvas en dos ocasiones durante la pelea.

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El joven mexicano fue amplio favorito en Querétaro. La fanaticada lo animaba gritando "¡Chávez! ¡Chávez!"

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Chávez Jr. se lesionó el tobillo izquierdo durante el séptimo asalto. Ahí Loriga intentó tomar control de la reyerta.

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Pero Julito comprobó tener más talento que su rival. Al 1:47 del noveno round, el italiano no logró pararse de otro knockdown del mexicano.

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Fue la primera defensa para Chávez Jr. de su correa superwelter Continental de las Américas del Consejo Mundial de Boxeo.

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Chávez Jr. mejoró su récord a 36-0-1, con 29 KO. Por su parte, Loriga cayó a 24-1-1 (6 KO), y seguramente regresará al olvido.


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Después del combate, Chávez Jr. indicó que quiere medirse a Héctor Camacho Jr. Esto sería una revancha del combate que sostuvieron los padres de ambos púgiles en 1992.

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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

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  Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. top, celebates with his team after defeating with U.S. Jose Celaya during their Continental Americas super welterweight title fight of the World Boxing Council (WBC) in Leon, Mexico, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008. Chavez won the match with a technical knockout in the eighth round . (AP Photo/Mario Armas)

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  Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. left, fights with Jose Celaya from Salinas Calif. during their Continental Americas title fight of the World Boxing Council (WBC) in Leon, Mexico, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008. Chavez won the match with a technical knockout in the eighth round . (AP Photo/Mario Armas)

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  Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. left, fights with U.S. Jose Celaya during their Continental Americas super welterweight World Boxing Council (WBC) title fight in Leon, Mexico, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008. Chavez won the match with a technical knockout in the eighth round . (AP Photo/Mario Armas)

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  U.S. Junior middleweight boxer Jose Celaya poses during the weigh-in ceremony in the city of Leon, Mexico, Friday, Feb. 8, 2008. Celaya will face off against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., son of Mexican boxing star Julio Cesar Chavez, next Saturday. (AP Photo/Mario Armas)

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  Junior middleweight Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. poses during the weigh-in ceremony in the city of Leon, Mexico, Friday, Feb. 8, 2008. Chavez, son of Mexican boxing star Julio Cesar Chavez, will fight against Jose Celaya, from California, next Saturday. (AP Photo/Mario Armas)

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  NEW YORK - JUNE 9: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. of Mexico is congratulated by his father Julio Cesar Chavez after winning his bout against Grover Wileyduring their WBA Welterweight Championship bout on June 9, 2007 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Julio Cesar Chavez Jr;Julio Cesar Chavez

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  NEW YORK - JUNE 9: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. celebrates winning his bout against Grover Wiley during their WBA Welterweight Championship bout on June 9, 2007 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Julio Cesar Chavez Jr

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  NEW YORK - JUNE 09: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. of Mexico celebrates winning his bout against Grover Wiley during their Welterweight bout on June 9, 2007 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Julio Cesar Chavez;

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  NEW YORK - JUNE 09: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. of Mexico celebrates winning his bout against Grover Wiley during their Welterweight bout on June 9, 2007 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Julio Cesar Chavez;

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  NEW YORK - JUNE 09: Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. of Mexico swings a left at Grover Wiley during their Welterweight bout on June 9, 2007 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Julio Cesar Chavez;Grover Wiley

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  REFILE - CORRECTING SECOND SENTENCE....World amateur heavyweight champion Clemente Russo poses at the "Fiamme Oro" police sport centre outside Rome January 22, 2008. Three of the four Italian boxers who have so far qualified for the Beijing Games, heavyweight Russo, lightweight Domenico Valentino and flyweight Vincenzo Picardi, were born between Naples and Caserta. Picture taken January 22, 2008. To match feature OLYMPICS/BOXING-ITALY REUTERS/Max Rossi (ITALY)

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  REFILE - CORRECTING SECOND SENTENCE....Boxers train at the Excelsior Boxe Gym in Marcianise near Naples, southern Italy, January 4, 2008. Three of the four Italian boxers who have so far qualified for the Beijing Games, heavyweight Clemente Russo, lightweight Domenico Valentino and flyweight Vincenzo Picardi, were born between Naples and Caserta. Picture taken January 4, 2008. To match feature OLYMPICS/BOXING-ITALY REUTERS/Max Rossi (ITALY)

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  REFILE - CORRECTING SECOND SENTENCE....Boxers train at the Excelsior Boxe Gym in Marcianise near Naples, southern Italy, January 4, 2008. Three of the four Italian boxers who have so far qualified for the Beijing Games, heavyweight Clemente Russo, lightweight Domenico Valentino and flyweight Vincenzo Picardi, were born between Naples and Caserta. Picture taken January 4, 2008. To match feature OLYMPICS/BOXING-ITALY REUTERS/Max Rossi (ITALY)

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  A handler waits to be judged with a Boxer during the Working Dog category at the 132nd Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show at Madison Square Garden February 12, 2008 in New York City. The dog show, established in 1877, is America's oldest organization dedicated to the sport of purebred dogs. AFP PHOTO / Timothy A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

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  World amateur heavyweight champion Clemente Russo prepares his bandages during a training session at the "Fiamme Oro" police sports centre outside Rome January 22, 2008. Three of the four Italian boxers who have so far qualified for the Beijing Games, heavyweight Russo, lightweight Domenico Valentino and flyweight Vincenzo Picardi, were born between Naples and Caserta. Picture taken January 22, 2008. To match feature OLYMPICS/BOXING-ITALY REUTERS/Max Rossi (ITALY)

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  Lightweight Domenico Valentino trains at the "Fiamme Oro" police sports centre outside Rome January 22, 2008. Three of the four Italian boxers who have so far qualified for the Beijing Games, heavyweight Clemente Russo, lightweight Domenico Valentino and flyweight Vincenzo Picardi, were born between Naples and Caserta. Picture taken January 22, 2008. To match feature OLYMPICS/BOXING-ITALY REUTERS/Max Rossi (ITALY)

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  Young boxers train at the Excelsior Boxe Gym in Marcianise, near Naples, southern Italy, January 4, 2008. Three of the four Italian boxers who have so far qualified for the Beijing Games, heavyweight Clemente Russo, lightweight Domenico Valentino and flyweight Vincenzo Picardi, were born between Naples and Caserta. Picture taken January 4, 2008. To match feature OLYMPICS/BOXING-ITALY REUTERS/Max Rossi (ITALY)

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  Boxers train at the Excelsior Boxe Gym in Marcianise near Naples, southern Italy, January 4, 2008. Three of the four Italian boxers who have so far qualified for the Beijing Games, heavyweight Clemente Russo, lightweight Domenico Valentino and flyweight Vincenzo Picardi, were born between Naples and Caserta and start to fight at the Excelsior Boxe Gym in Marcianise, where newspapers are dominated by tales of a trash crisis and the Camorra, the local version of Mafia. Picture taken January 4, 2008. To match feature OLYMPICS/BOXING-ITALY REUTERS/Max Rossi (ITALY)

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  Boxers train at the Excelsior Boxe Gym in Marcianise near Naples, southern Italy, January 4, 2008. Three of the four Italian boxers who have so far qualified for the Beijing Games, heavyweight Clemente Russo, lightweight Domenico Valentino and flyweight Vincenzo Picardi, were born between Naples and Caserta and start to fight at the Excelsior Boxe Gym in Marcianise, where newspapers are dominated by tales of a trash crisis and the Camorra, the local version of Mafia. Picture taken January 4, 2008. To match feature OLYMPICS/BOXING-ITALY REUTERS/Max Rossi (ITALY)

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  Coach Domenico Brillantino looks on during a training session at the Excelsior Boxe Gym in Marcianise, near Naples, southern Italy, January 4, 2008. Three of the four Italian boxers, who have so far qualified for the Beijing Games, heavyweight Clemente Russo, lightweight Domenico Valentino and flyweight Vincenzo Picardi, were born between Naples and Caserta. Picture taken January 4, 2008. To match feature OLYMPICS/BOXING-ITALY REUTERS/Max Rossi (ITALY)

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