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Gomez Injured, Wolak Subs In Versus Chavez Jr
PAWEL “Raging Bull WOLAK
PUT IN HARM’S WAY!
TOP-10 CONTENDER STEPS UP TO FACE
JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, JR.
ANAHEIM, CALIF. (November 24, 2010) – Top-10 contender PAWEL “Raging Bull WOLAK will be In Harm’s Way on Saturday, December 4, when he challenges undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver middleweight champion JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, Jr. in a 12-round title fight. Wolak replaces the injuredAlfonso Gomez, Chávez’s original opponent, who withdrew todayafter an MRI detecteda ligament tear in his left elbow.
Wolak (27-1, 17 KOs), from Mount Arlington, NJ, enters this fight riding a two-year, six-bout winning streak, with three of those victories coming by knockout. The combined record of the last three opponents he defeated — James Moore, Ishmail Arvin and Carlos Nascimento – had a combined record of 56-4-4 when he fought them, which translates into an impressive 88% winning percentage. His last fight, a 10-round unanimous decision victory over Moore (17-2), was fought on the historic Yuri Foreman-Miguel Cotto undercard at Yankee Stadium on June 5. He is currently world-rated No. 7 by the World Boxing Association (WBA).
A former New York State middleweight champion, Wolak, 29, is known as aggressive, high-pressure style fighter who always makes for exciting fights. Trained by Tommy Brooks, Wolak, an East Coast fixture, will be making his West Coast debut when he rumbles with Chávez Jr.
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