Zbik was ahead early against Chávez, who was the quicker fighter and landed more punches. However Chávez kept coming forward, countering with hard body shots that seemed to slow the champion down.
After 12 rounds had been completed, judge Steve Morrow had 114–114, while Raul Caiz Jr scored it 115–113 and John Keane 116–112 both in favour of Chavez giving him a majority decision victory.[4] HBO's unofficial scorer Harold Lederman scored the fight 116-112 for Chávez Jr.
Aftermath
This was the fourth time in boxing's history that a father and son combination would both become World Champions.[5] This was also the second combo for the country of Mexico, the first ones being Guty Espadas and Guty Espadas, Jr.[6]
Martirosyan defeated Román via technical knockout at 2:58 in the seventh round.
Light Middleweight bout: Dakota Stone vs. Christy Martin
Stone defeated Martin via technical knockout at 1:09 in the sixth round.
Reported fight earnings
These are the payouts to some of the fighters. These are the California State Athletic Commission purses as per the California bout agreements. They don't include sponsor money or other common forms of revenue paid through other streams. In California, if a fighter is more than two pounds overweight he is automatically penalized 20 percent of his purse and the weigh-in is over.
Sebastian Zbik $292,500 vs. Julio César Chávez Jr. $600,000
Miguel Angel Garcia $110,000 vs. Rafaël Guzmán$20,000
