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Mikey Garcia talks Chavez-Vera, the changes with Alex Ariza, facing Rocky Maritnez, more

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Post-fight coverage from the HBO-televised Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Brian Vera fight from the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. In the main event, Chavez Jr. won a controversial ten-round unanimous decision over Brian Vera despite several fans and insiders giving Vera the edge.

In this clip, former featherweight champion Mikey Garcia speaks on the fight, as well as sharing his thoughts on training camp for his Nov. 9 match vs. Rocky Martinez…
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Behind the scenes with Brandon Rios, Robert Garcia, and others at the Chavez-Vera fight in Carson

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A behind the scenes look at the crowd inside of the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. prior to the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Brian Vera fight as Brandon Rios, Robert Garcia, Mikey Garcia, Ray Beltran, and Alex Ariza are spotted
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Joel Diaz on Diego Magdaleno’s victory and his thoughts on Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs Brian Vera

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Chris Robinson catches up with respected trainer Joel Diaz inside of the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. following his fighter Diego Magdaleno’s unanimous decision victory over Edgar Riovalle. Hear what Diaz had to say about the performance as well as his thoughts on the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Brian Vera matchup later tonight
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Robert Garcia says Chavez Jr will still be a beast vs Vera and feels he can challenge Andre Ward

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Chris Robinson catches up with former world champion and two-time Trainer of the Year Robert Garcia in Oxnard, Calif. as he speaks on tonight’s Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Brian Vera HBO matchup. Hear what Garcia had to say about the fight, Chavez’s weight issues, and a future fight with Andre Ward
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. says he may go back with Freddie Roach following subpar performance vs. Vera

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Post-fight coverage from the HBO-televised Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Brian Vera fight from the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. In the main event, Chavez Jr. won a controversial ten-round unanimous decision over Brian Vera despite several fans an insiders giving Vera the edge.

In this clip, Chavez reveals that he may go back to working with Freddie Roach after this victory
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Tim Bradley says that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr needs to refocus and decide if boxing is really for him

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Post-fight coverage from the HBO-televised Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Brian Vera fight from the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. In the main event, Chavez Jr. won a controversial ten-round unanimous decision over Brian Vera despite several fans an insiders giving Vera the edge.

In this video, WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley questions Chavez’s dedication to the sport of boxing
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Robert Garcia feels Julio Cesar Chavez Jr landed the better punches than Brian Vera in their fight

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Post-fight coverage from the HBO-televised Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Brian Vera fight from the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. In the main event, Chavez Jr. won a controversial ten-round unanimous decision over Brian Vera despite several fans an insiders giving Vera the edge.

In this clip, former world champion and Two-time Trainer of the Year Robert Garcia gives his thoughts on the decision…
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Brian Vera wants a rematch with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. ‘I would love to do it again’

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Post-fight coverage from the HBO-televised Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Brian Vera fight from the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. In the main event, Chavez Jr. won a controversial ten-round unanimous decision over Brian Vera despite several fans and insiders giving Vera the edge.

In this clip, Chris Robinson goes backstage and catches up with Brian Vera following the fight and get his thoughts on the outcome…
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Virgil Hunter says he saw suspicious activities taking place ringside during the Chavez-Vera fight

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Post-fight coverage from the HBO-televised Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Brian Vera fight from the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. In the main event, Chavez Jr. won a controversial ten-round unanimous decision over Brian Vera despite several fans and insiders giving Vera the edge.

In this video, trainer Virgil shows sympathy to Vera and reveals that he saw some suspicious activity taking place from ringside
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Team Chavez Jr. claim that Julio’s injured hand affected his performance against Brian Vera

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More post-fight coverage from Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.’s controversial victory over Brian Vera in Carson, Calif. as the former middleweight kind speaks on the hand injury that affected him in the fight as well as the critics of his performance and much more
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Mikey Garcia talks Chavez-Vera, the changes with Alex Ariza, facing Rocky Maritnez, more

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Post-fight coverage from the HBO-televised Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Brian Vera fight from the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. In the main event, Chavez Jr. won a controversial ten-round unanimous decision over Brian Vera despite several fans and insiders giving Vera the edge.

In this clip, former featherweight champion Mikey Garcia speaks on the fight, as well as sharing his thoughts on training camp for his Nov. 9 match vs. Rocky Martinez…
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Behind the scenes with Brandon Rios, Robert Garcia, and others at the Chavez-Vera fight in Carson

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A behind the scenes look at the crowd inside of the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. prior to the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Brian Vera fight as Brandon Rios, Robert Garcia, Mikey Garcia, Ray Beltran, and Alex Ariza are spotted
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. says he may team back up with Freddie Roach following controversial victory over Brian Vera

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in the past with Freddie Roach  (Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank)

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By Chris Robinson

On Saturday night, in Carson, Calif., former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was given a tougher-than-expected fight from gritty challenger Brian Vera inside of the StubHub Center.

Chavez vs. Vera was an entertaining affair that saw Vera outhustle Chavez in several rounds while Julio appeared to land the more telling and powerful blows throughout the contest.

After ten rounds of action, scorecards reading 98-92, 97-93, and 96-94 were all in Chavez’s favor despite several ringside observers seeing the fight for Vera.

Speaking at the post-fight press conference, Chavez’s co-promoter Fernando Beltran of Zanfer Promotions revealed that his fighter had suffered an injury to his right hand in the fourth round.
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Robert Garcia says Chavez Jr will still be a beast vs Vera and feels he can challenge Andre Ward

Chris Robinson catches up with former world champion and two-time Trainer of the Year Robert Garcia in Oxnard, Calif. as he speaks on tonight’s Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Brian Vera HBO matchup. Hear what Garcia had to say about the fight, Chavez’s weight issues, and a future fight with Andre Ward
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Karim Mayfield sets his sights on Manny Pacquiao, Brandon Rios, Juan Manuel Marquez, and Tim Bradley

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Chris Robinson catches up with undefeated junior welterweight prospect Karim Mayfield (17-0-1, 10 KO’s) in Los Angeles, Calif. following his weigh-in for his clash against Christopher Fernandez. Following the fight, Mayfield insists he would love to face off with the winners of the upcoming Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios and Tim Bradley vs. Juan Manuel Marquez duels
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Ronnie Shields believes that Brian Vera can knock out Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

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Chris Robinson speaks with trainer Ronnie Shields in Los Angeles following his fighter Brandon Vera’s weigh-in for his bout vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Hear why Ronnie is so confident heading into the HBO televised fight
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Karim Mayfield set his sights on Manny Pacquiao, Brandon Rios, Juan Manuel Marquez, and Tim Bradley

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Chris Robinson catches up with undefeated junior welterweight prospect Karim Mayfield (17-0-1, 10 KO’s) in Los Angeles, Calif. following his weigh-in for his clash against Christopher Fernandez. Following the fight, Mayfield insists he would love to face off with the winners of the upcoming Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios and Tim Bradley vs. Juan Manuel Marquez duels
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Ronnie Shields believes that Brian Vera can knock out Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

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Chris Robinson speaks with trainer Ronnie Shields in Los Angeles following his fighter Brandon Vera’s weigh-in for his bout vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Hear why Ronnie is so confident heading into the HBO televised fight
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Flashback Video: Karim Mayfield sparring with Manny Pacquiao at the Wild Card

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In advance of Karim Mayfield’s fight against Christopher Fernandez later tonight, HustleBoss.com flashes back to the Spring of 2011 as he was sparring with Manny Pacquiao at the Wild Card Boxing Club. Pacquiao was getting ready for a bout with Shane Mosley and Mayfield gave him some solid work. Check out the video for more
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