QUEZADA VS. WILLIAMS SET FOR TACHI PALACE BOUT IN LATE AUGUST
WBC CABOFE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION MANUEL “EL TORO” QUEZADA WBC CABOFE Heavyweight champion, Manuel “El Toro” Quezada (23-4, 15 KO’s), will square off against Arthur Williams (44-15, 30 KO’s) in a ten round bout scheduled for August 21, 2008 at the Tachi Palace Casino in Lemoore CA. Quezada, who’s riding a 12 fight winning streak, is […]
WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS
July 28, 2008 – Mexico City. From WBC President Jose Sulaiman: “I am a friend of Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu, the new President of AIBA (International Amateur Boxing Association), and have a lot of respect for him and his principles of honesty, integrity and impartiality, as well as his striving for the best in his organization. […]
JULIO RETURNS TO RING ON AUGUST 13
ESPN2 “FRIDAY NIGHT TO BROADCAST” TOTOWA, NJ (July 22, 2008) – WBC/IBF #4 ranked jr. middleweight contender Joel Julio will headline an August 13, 2008, fight card from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. Julio will battle Nicaraguan veteran Jose Varela […]
FEMALE SENSATION “K” WEST TO FACE HARD-HITTING CYNTHIA TALMADGE
July 18, 2008 — Less than a month after moving up two weight divisions and dominating veteran boxer Elizabeth Villarreal, top bantamweight prospect Kaliesha “Wild Wild” West (9-0-0, 1 KO) will be returning to her weight division to square off against Cynthia Talmadge (2-1-0, 2 KO’s) on the undercard of ESPN 2’s Wednesday Night Fights. […]
EUROPEAN BOXING NEWS
The EBU have declared Sinan Samil Sam as winner in the fight for the vacant EBU heavyweight title against Paolo Vidoz July 4. The fight was scored a draw but one of the judges – Frenchman Robin Dolpierre – first had the final round 10-9 for Sam, then crossed the 9 and scored the round […]
Heavyweight Scott Belshaw Added To Williams vs. McDermott Bill
Danny Williams, current British heavyweight champion and the most likely Briton to win a heavyweight world title since Lennox Lewis, gets into the ring on Friday, July 18 to defend his prestigious Lonsdale belt against Essex man John McDermott at Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham, England. Williams, 39-6 (31), is the favorite of the bookies […]
WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS
July 14, 2008 – Mexico City. From WBC President Jose Sulaiman: Regarding the WBC interim super featherweight world championship fight between Humberto Soto and Francisco Lorenzo, the WBC Board of Governors has voted for the following: 1. The World Boxing Council officially confirms its decision of NO CONTEST, which was rendered at ringside on June […]
“BAD” CHAD DAWSON REFUSES TO FIGHT ADRIAN DIACONU, GIVES UP BELT OVER TV DEAL
WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS July 11, 2008 – Mexico City. From WBC President Jose Sulaiman: Chad Dawson contacted the WBC to inform that he will not fight Adrian Diaconu for the undisputed light heavyweight championship and therefore is relinquishing the title, even though representatives of both fighters had participated in a purse offer that was […]
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