EUROPEAN BOXING NEWS
July 4, Halle / Westfalen: Both men looked perfectly fit and trim but I give the weigh-in procedure this afternoon at the Gerry Weber Stadion on points to Randy Griffin, who came in at 72,4 kg / 159.5 lbs and with a very confident look about him. WBA champ Felix Sturm, 72,3 / 159,25, looked […]
Ruiz getting another WBA title shot
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (July 3, 2008) – The World Boxing Association ruled today at its Directory Meeting that WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev will be considered “champion in recess” due to an injury and that he has until June 26, 2009 to fight for the title. Negotiations have started between representatives of the WBA’s top […]
EUROPEAN BOXING NEWS
AMI Production have cancelled the July 26 show that would have featured WBA light fly champ Brahim Asloum defending the title against Giovanni Segura. Asloum dropped out of training after taking a hefty paycut from televising network Canal+. Promoter Michel Acaries tried to salvage the show with WBA female jr welter queen Ann Sophie Mathis […]
WBC: FIRST FEMALE CHAMPIONSHIP IN JAPAN! / PRIMER CAMPEONATO FEMENINO EN JAPON!
ESPAÑOL MAS ABAJO On June 18th, in Tokyo, it was categorically confirmed that there will be two female boxing world championships on the same stage and on the same day, precisely on August 11th, at Korakuen Hall of Tokyo. The mecca of Japanese Boxing since 1962 with capacity for over two thousand spectators. This is […]
EUROPEAN BOXING NEWS
French network Canal+ paid lightfly Brahim Asloum 750 000 EUR when he challenged then WBA champ Juan Carlos Reveco plus a bonus of 150 000 EUR in case of victory. Asloum won and was all set to defend the title July 26 against Giovanni Segura. However, Canal+ will now pay the champ 500 000 EUR […]
BJ FLORES SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT ABOUT GODFREY “OFFER”
PHOENIX, AZ (June 26, 2008) World ranked and undefeated cruiserweight BJ Flores wanted to set the record straight regarding media reports that he rejected an “offer” to fight CES promoted Matt Godfrey next month on ESPN2. Speaking following a training session with former heavyweight world champion Hasim Rahman in Phoenix , Arizona , Flores said, […]
HEAVYWEIGHT REMATCH SET FOR JOHN RUIZ AND NIKOLAI VALUEV
Ruiz-Valuev will battle for WBA championship LAS VEGAS (June 27, 2008) – Soon after it was announced that WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev had pulled out of his July 5 mandatory title defense against former WBA title-holder and No. 1 contender, Nikolai Valuev, due to another injury, John Ruiz, through his advisor and attorney, Tony […]
EUROPEAN BOXING NEWS: KESSLER RECLAIMS WBA TITLE
June 21, Copenhagem, Denmark: Mikkel Kessler regained the WBA supermiddle title with a 12th round stoppage of Dmitri Sartison. Sartison was totally exhausted when the Dane finally caught up with him and floored him with a barrage of punches. It was waved off right away and the German, who should have been retired by his […]
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