SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. unanimously outpointed Ireland’s John Duddy on Saturday night in a 12-round middleweight fight at the Alamodome.
Chavez Jr. (42-0-1) dominated the early part of the fight with a steady dose of hooks and jabs, but Duddy (29-2) kept the pressure on and pushed Chavez to 12 rounds for the first time in his eight-year career.
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