Anthony Dirrell vs. Marco Antonio Rubio

David Lemieux 25-0 (24 KOs) vs. Marco Antonio Rubio 49-5-1 (42 KOs)
Lemieux entered as the # 11 middleweight in the world according to The Ring Magazine. Rubio, an 8/1 betting underdog [1], was unranked by the same publication.
For Rubio, it was his first bout in Canada and the first time he had fought outside his native Mexico since his 2009 loss to then-World Champion Kelly Pavlik. For Lemieux, it was his third consecutive bout to be held at Bell Centre: Montreal and his seventh overall bout to be held at the venue.

Marco Antonio Rubio vs David Lemieux

Gennady Golovkin vs. Marco Antonio Rubio

For his second defense of the WBC title, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. took on the battle-tested Marco Antonio Rubio, who earned the spot by dealing Canadian power-punching prospect David Lemieux his first loss. Chavez Jr. proved to be Rubio's superior in power and inside fighting, but Rubio had his moments and was able to win from between two to five rounds on the final cards.  Afterwards, Rubio accused Chavez Jr. of using PEDs to account for what he perceived to be Chavez Jr.'s abnormal stamina. Neither the WBC nor the Texas Commission administered post-fight drug tests.

Anthony Dirrell vs. Marco Antonio Rubio

Marco Antonio Rubio vs David Lemieux

Gennady Golovkin vs. Marco Antonio Rubio

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Marco Antonio Rubio

Kassim Ouma vs Marco Antonio Rubio

Kelly Pavlik vs Marco Antonio Rubio

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