The World Boxing Council has enjoyed great success with open scoring throughout the world.  The announcement of the judges' official scores after the end of the fourth and eighth rounds has been a great rule which has been used in many countries.

This topic will be one of the priorities to be discussed during the WBC Annual Convention, which will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada from December 11-17, as we believe that all of those countries or local boxing commissions that do not accept the use of this rule should thoroughly evaluate its great benefits, which have been proven since its implementation in 2006.

Announcing the score after the fourth and eighth rounds gives the fans in the arena, those watching on television, and most importantly the boxers themselves the opportunity to know how they stand in the fight in order to adjust their strategy and efforts.

There has not been one single negative incident in these five years. To the contrary, the performances of both boxers after the eighth round has been much better.

"I love the rule. We, as fighters, want to know what the judges are scoring." - Lennox Lewis.

"Boxing is the only sport in which the athlete is completely unaware of the score. It is a great rule." - Erik Morales.

"This rule gives much needed transparency in scoring, and I fully support it." - Toshiaki Nishioka.

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WBC Statistics - WBC Middleweight World Championship

November 19, 2011

Reliant Arena - Houston, Texas

This will be the 1,910 fight sanctioned by the WBC in its 49-year history.

Top Rank Inc. and DiBella Entertainment present:

JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR. (Mexico)

WBC middleweight world champion

Age, date of birth: 25 (February 16, 1986)

Birthplace, residence: Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico

Record: 43-0-1, 30 KOs

Stance: Right-handed

Total rounds: 206

World title fights: 1 (1-0)

Manager: Billy Keane

Promoters: Top Rank Inc., Zanfer Promotions

PETER MANFREDO JR. (US)

Ranked WBC No. 4 at middleweight

Age, date of birth: 30 (November 26, 1980)

Birthplace, residence: Providence, Rhode Island

Record 37-6, 20 KOs

Stance: Right-handed

Total rounds: 249

World title fights: 1 (0-1)

Manager: Mike Criscio

Promoter: DiBella Entertainment

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