By Gabriel F. Cordero
When Marco Antonio “Veneno” Rubio of Mexico challenges WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik on February 21st, the bout will take place in Pavlik’s hometown at the 7,000-seat Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown, Ohio. Pavlik will begin training Monday at the new Southside Boxing Club in Youngstown. Rubio, the official WBC mandatory and rated WBO #3 is presently training at the Municipal Gym in the mountains of Temoaya, Mexico at more than nine thousand feet above sea level. Tickets are expected to go on sale soon.
