Yesterday afternoon in San Antonio, Texas, the final press conference was held for the Welcome to the Future HBO doubleheader headlined by Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Marco Antonio Rubio, and featuring Nonito Donaire vs. Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. Right here, you can see a collection of pictures from the presser, as well as some notes for the event to help get you geared up for fight night. Take a look.
Presser Photos – Chavez Jr vs. Rubio; Donaire vs. Vazquez Jr
- Undefeated WBC World Middleweight Champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and #1 ranked Marco Antonio Rubio
pose at the press conference at the Alamodome in San Antonio,Texas, Thursday for their upcoming world title fight. - Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. waves to the hundreds of fans that showed upto the final press conference at the Alamodome.
- #1 Ranked Marco Antonio Rubio points toward a photo of undefeated WBC World Middleweight Champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. during the final press conference.
- Undefeated WBC World Middleweight Champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. poses.
- (L-R) Undefeated WBC World Middleweight Champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., superstar three-time world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire, former world champion Wilfredo Vazquez,Jr. and #1 ranked Marco Antonio Rubio.
- “THE HEAT IS ON” — (L-R) Superstar three-time world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire and former world champion Wilfredo Vazquez,Jr. have an intense heated exchange during the posedown at the press conference at the Alamodome.
- Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire(2nd left) and former world champion Wilfredo Vazquez,Jr.(R) have an intense heated exchange as their trainers: Robert Garcia(Donaire)(L) and Wilfredo Vazquez Sr.(Vazquez)(2nd right) intervene during the posedown at the press conference.
- Superstar three-time world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire poses at the final press conference.
- Former world champion Wilfredo Vazquez,Jr. talks during the final press conference.
As you can see from the photos and captions above, things got a bit heated between Donaire and Vazquez Jr, while both Chavez Jr. and Rubio were a bit more quietly confident. It should be a good card with two fun fights, each of which has the potential for action and an exciting finish.
