WBC: JC Chavez-Martinez in September

WBC President Jose Sulaiman has announced that WBC middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has signed a commitment to defend his title against Sergio Martinez in September, if he defeats his next challenger Andy Lee in what will be the third defense of his title. Sergio Martinez has already signed the same document, as has Andy Lee. According to the WBC they have silently carried out continuous communications and negotiations with both parties, in spite of media reports that indicated the opposite. “I am convinced of the dignity, pride and honor that a World Boxing Council champion always has,” Sulaiman stated.

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