Chavez Jr. stops Lee in 7th, retains title
EL PASO, Texas – Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. recovered from a slow start he blamed on leg cramps and stopped Andy Lee at 2:21 of the seventh round Saturday night to retain the WBC middleweight title.
A right uppercut by Chavez snapped Lee's head upwards and sideways and Chavez connected on a barrage of punches before referee Laurence Cole intervened and waved an end to the fight.
"I began by studying him," Chavez said. "I saw he had nothing, and I dove in."
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