Rubio Arrives in Style on "Boxeo De Oro"

Junior middleweight sensation Marco Antonio Rubio had a lot on his mind entering his fight against Jeffrey Hill Thursday night at the Dodge Arena in Hidalgo , Texas . His beloved mother had passed away on Monday, he was making his US debut, and he was doing it in the main event of HBO Latino's "Oscar De La Hoya Presents Boxeo De Oro".

The phone call came in while Marco Antonio Rubio was finishing up preparations for his United States debut - which will take place at the Dodge Arena in Hidalgo, Texas, on the August 5 edition of HBO Latino's "Oscar De La Hoya Presents Boxeo De Oro" - and the news wasn't good.

Oscar De La Hoya calls him boxing's next superstar. Eight of the last nine men he has defeated haven't heard the bell for the second round. Yet he has never set foot in a United States ring.

Who is this mystery man?

On Thursday, August 5, Golden Boy Promotions is pleased to present the United States debut of highly touted junior middleweight contender Marco Antonio Rubio, as he faces veteran Jeffrey Hill in the ten round main event of HBO Latino's "Oscar De La Hoya Presents Boxeo De Oro", which will be telecast live from the Dodge Arena in Hidalgo, Texas, beginning at 7pm PT / 10pm ET.

"Mighty" Mike Anchondo became the latest world champion on the Golden Boy Promotions team when he decisively decisioned former featherweight champ Julio Pablo Chacon in the main event of HBO Latino's "Oscar De La Hoya Presents Boxeo De Oro", which was televised live from the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas.

Anchondo, now 25-0 (18 KOs) earned the decision by the score of 119-108 (three times). The game Chacon, a native of Argentina, falls to 50-6 with 35 KOs.'

Using discipline, and superior hand and foot speed, Anchondo dominated from the opening bell, outworking the aggressive Chacon, who got a few shots in but was never able to mount a sustained attack against "Mighty Mike".

MEXICAN KO ARTIST TO MAKE US DEBUT ON AUGUST 5 EDITION OF "BOXEO DE ORO"

LOS ANGELES, July 13 - He is boxing's best-kept secret, a true Mexican warrior cut from the cloth of the greats, and a young man with dynamite in both hands. But Marco Antonio Rubio will be a secret no longer, as Golden Boy Promotions, in a continuing effort to bring boxing's best to fight fans around the globe, is pleased to announce the signing of the junior middleweight contender to a promotional contract.

"This is a great opportunity and a great alignment for me to be able to triumph and become world champion as soon as possible," said Rubio, 23.

"I have been watching the progress of Marco Antonio Rubio's career for a long time, and there is no question that he is on track to becoming boxing's next superstar," said Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya.

Mike Anchondo

Julio Pablo Chacon

Miguel Martin

Enrique Ornelas Andrade

There were no smiles from Oscar De La Hoya last week at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills last week during the press conference to announce the September 18 superfight between "The Golden Boy" and Bernard Hopkins. For De La Hoya, this fight is about history, and that's serious business.

"I took this fight because I know I have to work hard, because if I don't he knocks me out," said a deadly serious De La Hoya. "I don't want to get knocked out and be the laughing stock of the world. I want to prove to every single person out there all over the world that I can do this."

At the Bren Events Center on the campus of the University of California-Irvine, unbeaten Librado Andrade made the transition from prospect to contender with a clear-cut unanimous decision win over Tito Mendoza to win the NABO super middleweight championship.