wbc international championships
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Don José
I will be missing youso much ….
Mauro Betti
This rule isabsolutely sacredto the Committee
Mauro Betti, chairman
Rome, Italy
Ph/Fax +39.06.5124160
Championship fights must be earned and not handed out just to fill a vacant spot. This has always been the guiding concept and true
philosophy applied to the International Championships of the World Boxing Council
T i t l e Va c a n tHEAVYweight
Chris ARREOLA will now fight againstWBC #1 Bermane Stiverne for thevacant WBC World Heavyweight title.
The vacant WBC International title bout will be contested
between Odlanier Solis (Cuba) and Tony Thompson (US).
The International Championship will be staged in Istanbul (Turkey)
by Ahmet Oener next March 22.
Solis is the #10 WBC contender, Thompson #16.
TITLE won:Vacant Heavyweight Silver belt on 18 November2011 in Cuxhaven (Germany ). Manuel stopped in eight rounds Brazil’sMarcelo Luis do Nascimiento, who retiredon his stool before round nine started.FIRST defence: WUD12 Taras Bidenko (Ukraine) on 30 March 2012 in Köln.SECOND defence: Stopped in two rounds Turkey’s YakupSaglam on February 22, 2013 in Galati, Romania , to retain Silver belt.
Manuel failed to win the WBC World titleagainst Vitaly Klitschko on September 2012 in Moscow.
THIRD defence: Manuel retained his belt last October 19 at the Messehalle, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany, againstDenis Bakhtov.
HEAVYweight SILVER beltManuel CHARRBorn 10 October 1984 in Beirut, Lebanonas Mahmoud Omeirat Charr.Record: 25-1-0, 15 K0s. He is the WBC #6 contender.His father was from Syria.His mother is from Lebanon.
Former Heavyweight championsC h r i s A r r e o l a U S AS e t h M i t c h e l l U S AJ o h n a t h o n B a n k s U S AM a r i u s z W a c h P o l a n dB E R M A N E S T I V E R N E C a n a d aO D L A N I E R S O L I S C u b aF R A N C E S C O D A M I A N I I t a l yJ I M M Y T H U N D E R N e w Z e a l a n dH E R B I E H I D E N i g e r i aJ A M E S O Y E B O L A N i g e r i a J O H N R U I Z P u e r t o R i c oD A V I D T U A W e s t S a m o aI K E C H A R L E S I G B E A B U C H I N i g e r i aW L A D I M I R K L I T S C H K O U k r a i n eR O S S P U R I T T Y U S AD I M I T R Y D E N I S B A K H T O V K a z a k h s t a nO L E G M A S K A E V K a z a k h s t a nS I N A N S A M I L S A M T u r k e yO L I V E R M c c a l l U S AJ U A N C A R L O S G O M E Z C u b a
Dmytro Kucher has voluntarily relinquished his belt in order to properly recover
from his shoulder injury.
The Committee is ready to appoint two qualified contenders to the vacant title.
More to come.
CRUISERweight
Title Vacant
Good win for Simmons over unbeaten Armenianborn Graf. Simmons made slow start and Graf took the firstround. In the second Simmons was in charge and he had theGerman-based fighter hurt with a right. It was more of thesame in the third with Simmons dominant. Graf had somesuccess in the fourth but near the end of the round a rightfrom Simmons put Graf down. The bell came before Simmons could follow-up his advantage. In the fifth a clash ofheads left Simmons with a bad cut over his left eye. Both menfought hard over the closing rounds with Simmons gettingthrough with hard shots. Good win for Simmons which wins the vacant WBC InternationalSilver title. The 29-year old Scot competed at the 2007 and 2009World Championships and the European Championships and won abronze medal at the Commonwealth Games. The 24-year old Graf put up a good performance but was wellbeaten. The fight took place in Glasgow on September 7, 2013.
Stephen was to make his first title defence nextMarch 1st at the Scottish Exhibition Centre,Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, againstSpain’s Wadi Camacho. But, an injury whiletraining will force the champion to postpone hisfirst title defence. More to come.
CRUISERSILVERStephen Simmons, Scotland WBC #24
Dmytro Kucher UkraineMateusz Masternak Poland * relinquished Silver beltDmytro Kucher Ukraine * relinquished Silver beltVincenzo Rossitto ItalyMirko Larghetti Italy * relinquished Silver beltAlexander Alexeev UzbekistanGiacobbe Fragomeni ItalySilvio Branco ItalyHerbie Hide NigeriaRudolf Kraj Czech RepGrigory Drozd RussiaGiacobbe Fragomeni ItalyVincenzo Rossitto ItalyAlexander Petkovic GermanyVincenzo Cantatore ItalyWayne Braithwaite GuyanaVassiliy Jirov KazakhstanJuan Carlos Gomez CubaAlexei ILIN RussiaPrzemyslaw Saleta PolandCarl Thompson Great BritainAndrei Rudenko RussiaAngelo Rottoli ItalyBashiru Alì Nigeria
Former Cruiserweight champions
Title VacantLightHeavyweight
November 2013, Tuesday 5At the WBC Annual Convention in Bangkok, Thailand.
The WBC declared this title vacant basing the decision on evidence and declarations.
Former Silver champion Ryno Liebenberg will fight for the vacant belt next March 1st in South Africa (Emperors Palace, Johannesburg) against former champ Joey Vegas (Uganda).
Rodney Berman of Golden Gloves will promote.
Vacant Lightheavyweight Silver belt
Having Ryno Liebenberg relinquishedthis belt , the Committee has approved a vacant title bout to take place in South Africa next March 1.The vacant Silver belt will be contestedbetween Johnny Muller (RSA) and Namibia’s Wilbeforce Shihepo .Rodney Berman of Golden Gloves South Africa will promote.
Ryno Liebenberg South Africa relinquished Silver belt on January 10, 2013
Joey Vegas Uganda
Tony Bellew Great Britain relinquished SILVER belt November 3, 2012
Isaac Chilemba Malawi relinquished title on Jan 16, 2012
Isaac Chilemba Malawi regained title
Doudou N’Gumbu CongoSilvio Branco ItalyAdrian Diaconu Roumania - CanadaPietro AURINO ItalyClinton Woods Great BritainThomas Ulrich GermanySven Ottke GermanyVirgil Hill USARamzi Hassan JordanOle Klemetsen NorwayJosé Gomez BrazilJoe Siluvangi ZaireJabrail Jabrailov RussiaLottie Mwale ZambiaNoé Cruciani ItalyNestor 'Hipolito' Giovannini ArgentinaJimmy Joseph Trinidad&TobagoDavis Lule Yawe Uganda
Former LightHeavyweight champions
SuperMiddleweightCallum SMITH
Callum Smith (9-0) W KO 5 Ruben Acosta (27-9-5)Sheffield, England October 26, 2013Smith won the vacant WBC International title in Sheffield and must have felt he was working overtime after six first round victories in a row. Acosta had only lost inside the distance twice before to Anthony Mundine and in a WBO title challenge against Robert Stieglitz. Smith controlled the fight with a strong jab pressurising Acosta and looking for an opening to end the fight early. Acosta absorbed good shots but proved elusive. It was the sixth round before Smith found the punch to end the contest. A left hook to the body put Acosta down. The Argentinian got to his feet but after a few more choice shots from Smith another body punch put Acosta down again for the KO. It was 1 min. 20 secs in round six.The 23-year-old 6’3” (191cm) Smith won the vacant WBC International title.
After recovering from a hand injury, Callum is now ready to make his first title defence. The fight should be taking place in Liverpool next March 15. More to come.
Former SuperMiddleweight champions
Giovanni De Carolis ItalyNikola Sjekloca MontenegroAndrea Di Luisa Italy * SilverAdonis Stevenson Haiti – CanadaRobert Stieglitz Russia - GermanyDenis Inkin RussiaMario Veit GermanyJürgen Brahmer GermanyOtis Grant Jamaica – CanadaEric Lucas CanadaMarkus Beyer GermanyHerol Graham Great BritainMikkel Kessler DenmarkJaffa Ballogou TogoGoodwin Anyamene NigeriaHunter Clay NigeriaLou Gent Great BritainPaul Jones Great Britain
Jorge Sebastian HeilandArgentina 22-4-2, 10
KOsWBC #11 contender
Jorge S Heiland W KO 12 Billi Godoy to become the new WBC International champion.
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquen, Neuquen, ArgentinaNovember 29, 2013
Heiland wins dramatic fight which sees both fighters on the floor.Godoy took an early lead as Heiland made his usual slow start. Godoy was working well with the jab and floored Heiland in the third. Southpaw Heiland started rolling in the fifth and sixth scoring well with hard lefts. In the seventh a right cross from Heiland had Godoy down, Godoy was badly shaken and only just survived the round. Heiland had the upper hand in the eighth and ninth, but Godoy battled back to take the tenth making good use of his jab. After an even eleventh , both fighters came out firing for the last knowing that the fight was in the balance. Heiland ended it with a tremendous left cross which sent Godoy to the canvas. The defending champion made it to his feet but was still shaken and the referee completed the ten count. Huge win for the 26-year-old “El Gaucho de Pigue” as he rebounds from a loss to Mateo Veron in June. The former WBC Interim title challenger (he lost on points to Sebastian Zbik in 2010) wins the WBC International title and rejuvenates his career. Former champion Billi “The Kid” , 27, is still national champion, but dropped down from his previous No 5 place to 17.
Middleweight
WBC International MiddleweightSilver belt champ : Nick Brinson
Local Nick “The Machine Gun” Brinson upset world- rankedknockout specialist Jorge “Destroyer”Melendez (26-3-1, 25 KOs) by 10 round unanimous decision on Friday night June 7th 2013 at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, NY. Brinson controlled the fight except for a wild round four where both fighters were knocked
down. Melendez was deducted a point in round nine for hitting behind the head. Scores were 96-92, 98-91, 99-90.Nick is now (16-1-2, 6 KOs) and placed at #27 in the WBC ratings.
Brinson will most likely make a defenceagainst WBC #33 Caleb Truax.
The fight is on the line to be staged in Hialeah, Florida (US) end of next Aprilbeginning of next May.
More to come.
Emanuele Blandamura Italy * Silver belt relinquished on March 8, 2013Joachim Alcine Haiti-CanadaDavid Lemieux CanadaPredrag Radosevic Montenegro * Silver belt relinquished on October 10, 2011Dmitry Pirog RussiaDomenico Spada ItalyMahir Oral, Germany TurkeyJames Obedi Toney GhanaChris Eubank Great BritainGlenn Catley Great BritainRobert Allen USASilvio Branco ItalyCristian Sanavia ItalyJuan Carlos Gimenez ParaguayMorrade Hakkar FranceErlande Betare FranceChris Pyatt Great BritainMiguel Angél Arroyo ArgentinaAndras Galfi HungaryAlì Ennebati FranceAslanbeck Kodzoev RussiaJorge Amparo Dom RepHugo A. Corti ArgentinaKid Milo Great BritainRubén Dario Cabral ArgentinaAntonio Perugino ItalyWilliam Gare South AfricaJerry Elliott NigeriaSergey Tatevosyan Russia
Former Middleweight champions
The highly anticipated match up between the undefeated Julian “J-Rock” Williams (13-0-1, 7KOs) and Oxnard, CA’s Hugo “The Boss” Centeño (19-0, 10KOs) ended in the fourth round after Centeño suffered a cut . Golden Boy Promotion staged this vacant Championship fight last September 12 at the Premier Ballroom , MGM Grand Conference Center , Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.A mild upset as Williams built an early lead and seemed to be on his way to a big win as he took all three completed rounds. Unfortunately a clash of heads left Williams with a slight cut and Centeño with a worse cut on the left side of his face. Centeño could not continue and the WBC International title remains vacant. Both the 22-year-old Centeño and the 23-year-old William remain unbeaten and hopefully will meet again for the title….. Williams, who in his last fight dropped the much more experienced Joachim Alcine three times en route to a unanimous decision win, was in control from the get-go as he applied effective and constant pressure to the always moving Centeño. With the first three rounds won by Williams, a headbutt opened up a slight cut over the left eye of Centeño. The ringside doctor immediately checked him and , after some evaluation, referee Jay Nady decided to stop the fight.The WBC records this result as a Technical Draw round four. Time was 0:59 The bout was scheduled for ten and it was for the WBC International 154 lbs. vacant title.
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SuperWelterweight Title Vacant
The handlers of Williams and Centeño were notapparently interested in a rematch.
Therefore, the Committee has now approved a vacanttitle bout to be contested next March 28 in Arezzo (Italy) between Italy’s Orlando Fiordigiglio and Spain’s Rubén Varon Fernandez.
Mr. Mario Loreni will promote.
Vacant WBC International 154 Lbs Gold belt
An interesting fight for this vacant Silver belt is
on the line to be taking place next March 29 in
Culiacán (México) .
Omar Chavez vs Daniel Sandoval
More to come
SILVER SuperWelterweight
Emanuele Della Rosa ItalyJorge Paez Jr. MéxicoAntonio Margarito MéxicoSherzod Khusanov UzbekistanRyan Rhodes Great BritainRAMON Abeldaño ArgentinaGIOVANNI DE MARCO ITALYGARY STRETCH Great BritainTONY COLLINS Great BritainANDY TILL Great BritainCURTIS SUMMITT USAALAIN BONNAMIE CANADABRONCO MCKART USAAHMET DOTTUEV KABARDINO BALKARIA KIRINO GARCIA MEXICORENE HERRERA MEXICOALFRED ANKAMAH GHANAMIHALY KOTAI HUNGARYMARCO ANTONIO RUBIO MEXICOKOFI JANTUAH GHANAJOACHIM ALCINE CANADAZAUR BAYSANGUROV RUSSIAVincent VUMA SOUTH AFRICA
Former SuperWelterweight champions
Title VacantWelterweight
The vacant WelterweightChampionship bout will take place inLusaka, Zambia, on March 15, 2014 .
The vacant belt will be contestedbetween former Silver championPatrick Allotey (Ghana) and ABUchampion Charles Manyuchi (Malawi) .Mr. Chris Malunga will promote
An interesting proposal was received for avacant WBC International Silver beltChampionship to be held in UK next April 11.
Shayne Singleton against José Del Rio
More to come
SILVER Welterweight
Patrick Allotey Ghana * SilverShane Mosley USALuis Carlos Abregu ArgentinaAntonin Decarie CanadaVictor ‘Lupo’ Puiu Romania-Canada * SilverPhil Lo Greco Italy-CanadaErik Morales MéxicoSelcük Aydin TurkeyBongani Mwelase South AfricaLucky Lewele South AfricaAlpaslan Aguzum TurkeyJoseph Makaringe South AfricaCarlos Manuel Baldomir ArgentinaPaolo Roberto SwedenStéphane Cazeaux FranceMaxim Nesterenko RussiaViktor Baranov RussiaAhmed Kotiev Russia * InterimGrahame Cheney AustraliaCrisanto España VenezuelaLuis Gabriel Garcia VenezuelaGary Jacobs ScotlandEfisio Galici ItalyOrlando Orozco Venezuela
Former Welterweight champions
SuperLightweight
WBC #21 Chris Jenkins won the belt which waspreviosuly vacated by WBC #1 Viktor Postol.
Full details:
Matchroom Boxing's Motorpoint Arena show on Saturday 1 February 2014 provided everything that
makes boxing great – drama, tension, action and bucket-loads of heart.
Chris Jenkins scored a unanimous decision for the vacant WBC International superlight weight title against the tough, durable, former French champion Christopher Sebire. Jenkins put on a well-rounded, consistent display to win the rounds. Using advantages in speed and timing, he boxed beautifully
with everything flowing from the left hand.
The jab and hooks to the body being well-placed.
Sebire, to his credit, kept coming but was always a step behind the boxer
from Garnant, Wales.
Jenkins was badly cut around the left ear in the eighth, but didn't lose
composure and stuck to his game-plan.
Jenkins was a clear winner against a game opponent and remains
unbeaten at 13-0, while Sebire drops to 22-7.
Humberto SOTOWBC #5SuperLightweight
SILVERName:Humberto Soto now 62-8-2, 35 Alias:La Zorrita/The Crafty Little FoxBirth Name:Armando Humberto Soto OchoaBirthplace:Los Mochis, Sinaloa, MexicoPro-career:Former WBC World championWon WBC International Silver belt: February 9, 2013. After that, two successful titledefences.
Title won:W12 Silverio OrtizFebruary 9, 2013.
First defence:WTKO9 Hiroshi NakamoriJune 8, 2013
Second defence:W12 Mahonri MontesSeptember 28, 2013
Soto retains Silver belt against Mahonri Montes
Viktor Postol Ukraine * Gold belt
Viktor Postol Ukraine * Silver belt
Prawet Singwancha Thailand
Sergey Sorokin RussiaGiuseppe Lauri ItalyRicky Hatton EnglandJosé Luis Castillo MexicoHerman Ngoudjo CameroonPaulie Malignaggi USAMiguel Angel Cotto Puerto RicoIke Quartey GhanaOktay "Cassius" Urkal TurkeyGuillermo Mosquera Zuñiga VenezuelaJan Bergman South AfricaViatcheslav Barinov RussiaMikhail Krivolapov Russia
Salvatore Nardino Italy
Luis Carlos Dorea BrazilWilf Gentzen Australia
Tony Jones Australia
Former SuperLightweight champions
Dejan ZlaticaninZlaticanin outpointed Godfrey Nzimande(National champ in South Africa ; 22-3-3, 14) to win the vacant belt on November 26, 2011.
Dejan Zlaticanin is from Montenegro.
He was born on
24 April 1984
Record:
18-0-0, 13 K0s
WBC # 9
A defence against
classy Brunet
Zamora is a possibility.
More to come.
Dejan made a successful first defence of his title (July 24, 2012) in Budva (Montenegro)
against Uzbekistan’s
Bahrom Payozov. Dejan won by Ko8.
Dejan successfullydefended his belton 13 April 2013 in Bar (Montenegro)against Russia’s Petr Petrov.
Lightweight
El encuentro protagonizado por Juan CarlosSalgado y el juarense Miguel “Mickey” Román enla disputa del título Internacional Plata ligero delConsejo Mundial de Boxeo (WBC) fue un espléndidocombate que escenificaron ambos púgiles, pues desdeel inicio salieron con lo mejor de su artillería, cada uno tratando deimponer su planes pelea; mientras Salgado se mantenía con potentesgolpes rectos que le permitían conservar su distancia, el “Mickey”buscaba vulnerar la guardia del capitalino en la corta distancia.La pelea poco a poco se fue ensuciando, pues ambos trataban a comodiera lugar de imponer su estilo, mientras Román no cedía un plano deterreno, pues se sabía abajo en las puntuaciones de los juecesarrancando la segunda mitad del combate.Una verdadera guerra resultó el combate entre este par de valientes, deestilos tan opuestos que se prestaron para el espectáculo, en un dueloque mantuvo a los miles de aficionados a la expectativa, siempreapoyando a su favorito. El final de la pelea fue trepidante, Román seLanzó con todo al ataque al saber que los segundos parciales del juradono le favorecían, con golpes curvos arrinconó al espigado Salgado en lascuerdas, hasta mandarlo a la lona con un poderoso envío; delcual no logró recuperarse y el referee determinó que Salgado no estabaen condiciones de continuar con la refriega al 1:42 del onceavocapítulo, provocando que estallara el júbilo en el graderío.Con esta victoria Román Portillo se adjudicó el cinturón InternacionalPlata de peso ligero que avala el Consejo Mundial de Boxeo (WBC) yseguramente dará un salto exponencial en las clasificaciones delorganismo. Al final de la contienda, el valeroso fronterizo anunció quequiere medirse con el actual campeón mundial interino de peso liviano;el norteamericano Omar Figueroa (22-0, 17 KO’s).
Miguel Roman
In front of nearly 5,500 fans at the Convention Center SurmanVilla de las Flores in Coacalco in the Mexico State in an event organized by Promociones del Pueblo , Miguel “Mickey” Roman scored an eleventh round TKO over former WBA and IBF world champion Juan Carlos Salgado to win the WBC International silver lightweight title.October 26, 2013
Name: Miguel RomanAlias: Mickey
Birth Name:Luis Miguel Roman PortilloBorn:1985-11-14 (Age:28)Birthplace:Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Stance: OrthodoxHeight:5′ 5″ / 165cm
WBC #20
First defence to take placenext February 22 in Puebla, México
Tommy Coyle Great Britain * Silver beltSamir Ziani France * Silver beltMatìas Daniél Ferreyra ArgentinaAlisher Rahimov UzbekistanEnrique COLIN Reyes MexicoAlì Funeka South AfricaZahir Raheem USASaddam Kiatyongyuth ThailandMiguel Angel Gonzalez MexicoRamon Marchena MexicoFaustino Barrios ArgentinaMichele Delli Paoli ItalySayan Sanchat RussiaMarc Rudolph GermanyBruno Wartelle FranceThembinkosi Ntyenene RSAGert Bo Jacobsen DenmarkSteve Boyle ScotlandMichael Ayers Great BritainLjubisa Simic SerbiaSilvano Usini Italy
Former Lightweight champions
Ryan SermonaPhilippines, WBC #12
SuperFeatherweightRYAN SERMONA WINS WBC INTERNATIONAL TITLE
Filipino southpaw Ryan Sermona has won the WBC International super featherweight title with a 4th round knockout of Australia’s defending champion Matt Garlett at the Metro City Thunderdome in Perth, Western Australia. The fight took place on Friday 6, December 2013.
The 26 year old Sermona, nicknamed “The Crusher” , improved his record to 16-4 with 9 knockouts while the 28 year old Garlett dropped to 11-2 with 6 knockouts.
Garlett had won the title with a 12th round unanimous decision over South Africa’s SiphoTaliwe last May 16 after dropping Taliwe in the fourth round.
Sermona earlier won the Philippine title with a 5th round technical decision over former world title challenger Balweg Bangoyan on March 16 this year.
Ryan Sermona stops defending champ Matt Garlett to cause a big upset in Australia
Part of the report received from ourSupervisor Frank Quill
Matt Garlett defending the WBC International super-featherweight title against Ryan Sermona on Friday, December 6, at Metro City in Northbridge, Perth, Australia.
Sermona (Philippines) took the title by a comprehensive knockout of Garlett (Australia) at 2' 25'' of the fourth round. The "finisher" was a perfectly-timed straight left from the southpaw, thrown after a right-hand lead.Garlett won the three completed rounds on all scorecards.Each of these frames was tightly contested - by no means a "cakewalk" for the defending champion.Pattern of the fight was Garlett using his slightly superior speed to try to dictate terms as the hard-punching challenger attempted to work to close range. Garlett in the first round accentuated movement to the left to try to unsettle his southpaw opponent. Sermona worked hard all the way.One had the feeling at the end of the third round that this would would not go the distance if both combatants applied the same pressure - someone had to fold. Same pattern in the fourth, with Sermona's continuing pressure, until the abrupt end.To me the fight earns a "good" rating on the WBC scale ranging from poor, fair, good to very good.The work by referee Gary Ingraham was exemplary: efficient, in control throughout, always (when possible) on the "open" side in this southpaw-orthodox bout.Judges' work was competent, all scoring the three completed rounds for Garlett. The local government body, the Professional Combat Sports Commission, was cooperative and helpful, kindly agreeing to virtually all WBC requirements. Key person here was Greg McGuire, supported by Tracey Beckwith and other commission officers. Ringside physician Dr Paddy Golden was very efficient in his work and accommodated the WBC's needs.The show was telecast live on RCTI to Indonesia and several other countries, including Africa. Also, the card was recorded by Fox Sports Australia for screening at a later date.
Stephen Smith, UKWBC #8
Smith wins but “Rocky” Medina gives him a hard time for five rounds. The Argentinian was aggressive and throwing bombs early making things uncomfortable for Smith and edging the first round. Smith was working the body and bounced back to take the second and third rounds being more accurate with his punches. The fourth and fifth saw both fighters landing with good punches but Smith got on top in the sixth. Medina was tiring and spitting out his mouthpiece to get some respite. Smith continued the pressure in the seventh with Medina losing a point for a head butt. “Swifty” closed the fight in the eighth with a left hook to the body which sent Medina down and he could not get up. Smith,28, wins the vacant WBC International Silver title and makes it 6 wins in a row, 5 inside the distance, since moving up to super feather, and those wins have seen him rise to WBC 11 and WBO 13. Fourth loss by KO/TKO for 31-year-old Argentinian Medina rated No 4 feather by the FAB. He had also lost inside the distance in high profile fights against Daniel Ponce De Leon and Juan Manuel Lopez-a 98 seconds blowout in a challenge for the WBO super bantam title.
Stephen Smith is now to face current WBC World Silver champion Fernando Saucedo (Argentina) next March 15 in Liverpool (UK).
SuperFeatherweightSILVER
Phones 4u (ex M.E.N. Arena)Manchester, England
23 November 2013
Stephen Smith( England )
W KO 8 2:39Sergio Manuel MEDINA( Argentina )
Promoter:Eddie Hearn, Matchroom UK
John Simpson Great Britain * Silver beltSergio Thompson MexicoRoy Mukhlis IndonesiaYuriorkis Gamboa CubaManny Pacquiao PhilippinesErik Morales MexicoJustin Juuko UgandaPhillip Ndou South AfricaTontcho Tontchev BulgariaChor Haphalang ThailandMzonke Fana South AfricaKamel Bou Ali´ TunisiaAnatoly Alexandrov KazakhistanPedro Armando Gutierrez ArgentinaHarold Warren USAP.J. Gallagher Great BritainMoussa Sangaré MaliPulo SugarRay IndonesiaHengky Gun IndonesiaRobert Dickie Great BritainAndrew Mathabola South Africa
Former SuperFeatherweight champions
Featherweight
Title VacantThe Committee is to seriously take intoconsideration a vacant title bout to bestaged in Lomé (Togo) next April 27.Benin’s Justin Savi would face TBA forthe vacant belt.
More to come.
Jonathan SLOWEY, ScotlandJon Slowey WUD10 Angel Lorente Sanchez
Glasow, 7 September 2013
The superior skills and speed of Jon Sloweyare too much for the game former Spanish super bantam champion. Slowey had some quick success as he scored a flash knockdown in the first, but from then on Lorente never again looked in real trouble. The Glasgow southpaw was winning the early rounds with his speed and accuracy. Lorente came into the fight more in the middle rounds but neither fighter possessed the power to hurt the other and despite some close rounds Slowey was a clear winner. Scores 99-90, 98-91 and 97-92. Slowey, 22, wins the vacant WBC International Silver title but is still looking for his first inside the distance win as a pro. He was Scottish amateur champion in 2009 and 2010. Jonathan could defend his belt next March 1st in Glasgow. More to come.
FeatherweightSILVER title
Lee Selby Wales-GBViorel Simion RomaniaChoi Tseveenpurev Mongolia * SilverJun Talape PhilippinesAlexandre Miskirtchian Tiblisi (Georgia)Rachamongkol Sor Ploenchit, Sayan Sirimongkhon ThailandRey Bautista Philippines * InterimBernabe Concepción PhilippinesJeffrey Mathebula South AfricaAlejandro Gonzalez MexicoHyun Jae Hwang KoreaAgapito Sanchez Dom. Rep.Istvan Kovacs HungaryH. Ulises Chong MexicoMiguel Francia ArgentinaSriKoon Naratchawat ThailandJohn Davison Great BritainSaid Lawal NigeriaDramane Nabaloum Burkina FasoAnthony Tshela South AfricaSalvatore Bottiglieri ItalyJuan Gerardo Cabrera Argentina
Former Featherweight champions
Alexis Boureima Kaboré(Burkina Faso) 22-1-0, 6 Kos - WBC #24
Superbantamweight
Kabore WUD12 Cajina MoreiraOugadougouBurkina Faso
20 December 2013
Kaboré’s first titledefence will mostlikely happen nextApril 18 in Marrakech (Morocco) againstAlì Hallab.More to come.
Hugo Cazarez (México)
Hugo CazarezMéxicoWBC #1
Hugo’s most recent defence
SuperBantamweightSILVER
Hotel Ixtapa Azul Zihuatanejo, Guerrero Mexico 7 December 2013
Hugo Fidel Cazares( México )
W Majority 12
Julio Cesar Miranda( México )
Promoter:Promociones del PuebloOsvaldo Kuchle
Nuevamente 2400 almas colmaron el Centro de Convenciones del lujoso Hotel Azul Ixtapa para presenciar la espectacular cartelera "Por la Gloria", con la que los "Sábados de Corona“regresaron a una de las plazas que mejor responde a los espectáculos de primer nivel, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo. El evento que organizó Promociones del Pueblo, con el incondicional apoyo de Cervecería Corona y CEMEX Tolteca resultó todo un éxito de taquilla y audiencia para Televisa Deportes, que semana a semana registra altos niveles de rating. En el evento estelar, el mochiteco Hugo "Increíble" Cázares retuvo el cetro Internacional Plata supergallo del Consejo Mundial de Boxeo (WBC) y se mantuvo en el primer lugar de las clasificaciones del organismo al derrotar al valiente Julio César "Pingo" Miranda tras doce asaltos. Luego del tradicional round de estudio, ambos se fueron con todo al ataque; el trepidante tercer giro presagiaba lo que sería el resto del combate. Un choque de trenes protagonizaron desde el inicio de la reyerta, hasta el campanazo final; con un Hugo Cázares que manejaba a la perfección los dos perfiles ante un "Pingo" que siempre buscaba la iniciativa y llegó a conectar golpes que levantaron a los aficionados de sus butacas. El combate fue de alternativas, con el "Pingo" volcado al frente sobre uno de los más elusivos púgiles del mundo, quien impuso su buen boxeo para vencer a uno de los más peligrosos retadores que hay actualmente en la baraja boxística mundial. Al final, los jueces dieron puntuaciones finales de 116-112, 114-114 y 115-114, con lo que el doble campeón del mundo, se adjudicó una victoria importantísima que sin lugar a dudas lo pone en la antesala de la disputa del título absoluto.
Kid Galadad (Adbul Barry Awad) Qatar – Great BritainGenesis Servania Philippines * SilverCristian Mijares México * SilverOscar Gonzalez MéxicoGiovanni CARO MéxicoArsen Martirosyan ArmeniaVy Savud Cambodia * InterimBalweg Bangoyan PhilippinesOTIENO Collins Odour “Sande” KenyaNapaphol Kiattisakchocchoi ThailandNaseem "Prince" Hamed Great BritainManny Pacquiao PhilippinesAlfred Kotey GhanaSakda Sorpakdee ThailandJohn Davison Great BritainSergio Rafael Liendo ArgentinaPatrick Mullings Great BritainAhmad Fandi IndonesiaJoe Hiyas PhilippinesMohamed Nurhuda IndonesiaPaquito Opeño Philippines
Former SuperBantamweight champions
Bantamweight Title Vacant
Former champion Alberto Guevara (México) lost to current WBCWorld champ Shinsuke Yamanaka in Tokyo last November 10.
The Committee is in favor of a vacant title bout to be staged byMickey Hennessy next March 1 in Bristol (UK) :
Lee Haskins vs Elton Dharry
More to come soon.
Alberto Guevara MexicoDennis Tubieron PhilippinesHiroki Shiino JapanThangthong Kiattaweeksuk ThailandCarmelo Ballone BelgiumVincent Palicte PhilippinesNick Otieno KenyaVusi Malinga South AfricaAbner Cordero PhilippinesRicky O. Gayamo PhilippinesJovi Halog PhilippinesJohnny Armour Great Britain * InterimArmando Castro MexicoSamir Laala AlgeriaVince Feeney Great BritainWilly Antonio Perdomo Medina Dom RepublicSamuel Duran PhilippinesSaming Kaitpetch ThailandRoger Galicia PhilippinesJuan José Estrada MexicoKhulile Makeba South AfricaConcepción Velazquez MexicoWongso Indrajit IndonesiaDonnie Hood Scotland
• Raul Valdez Mexico Raul Valdez has been the first fighter ever to win a WBC International title *****
Former Bantamweight champions
Former WBC Straw-weight WORLD championTHAILAND - WBC #2 contender52 wins 1 defeat 1 D ( 18 K0s )
Oleydong has always been a WBC fighter.He started with the WBC Youth title, toproceed with ABC, WBC World Straw-weighttitle, WBC International Silver Superfly andWBC International Superfly weight belt.He won the vacant WBC International Goldtitle on October 2011 and has made sixsuccessful title defenses since.The most recent title defence was an insidethe distance win against Japan’s HyobuNakagama on 24 July 2013 in Phitsanulok,Thailand.
SuperFlyweightOleydongSithsamerchaiAlias :Kittipong JaikajangBirthplace :Trang, ThailandBorn : July 17, 1985Southpaw
Oleydong’s last title defence was in Had Yai, Songkla, Thailand, southern Thailand near the Malaysian border, against Philippines’ Giovanni Escaner on 31 October 2013. In a wonderful fight, Oleydong retained his belt by UD12 .
GiovanniEscaner
Ivan Morales won the vacant Silverbelt on April 23 and has made threesuccessful title defenses since.His last defence was last 19th
October in Cuajimalpa, D.F. Méxicoagainst Cesar Javier Gandara.
SuperFlyweightSILVER
Ivan Niño Maravilla Morales24 wins, unbeaten (14 Kos)Niño Maravilla José Iván Morales, aged 22,Tijuana, Baja California, MexicoSouthpaw - 170cm - WBC #11
See next page for more detailsShort report on Morales’ last title defence.19° October 2013 in Cuajimalpa, DF MéxicoMorales vs. GandaraMorales remains unbeaten but in a tough title defence.
Gandara made the better start building a lead over the first three rounds scoring well with hard rights. In the fourth a right from Morales put Gandara down and that proved important in the final decision. Morales was just edging the fight with both fighters showing respect for the others punch power. In the ninth Gandara scored heavily and Morales struggled to survive. Gandara also took the last round but just came up agonizingly short. Scores 95-94 from all three judges and that fourth round 10-8 round making the difference. “Nino Maravilla”, 23, the brother of Erik, retains his WBC International Silver belt and his WBC No 12. Gandara, 25, had won 8 of his last 9 fights and came real close to making it 9 out of 10.
Iván Morales defendió cinturón Internacional Plata WBC en cerrada pelea
El tijuanense Iván “Niño Maravilla” Morales conservó anoche su cinturón de campeón Internacional Plata de peso Supermosca del Consejo Mundial de Boxeo (WBC) al superar por decisión unánime (95-94 en las tres tarjetas) al duranguense César “Gandarita” Gándara.
El primer asalto fue un clásico round de estudio, ningunoarriesgó de más. En el segundo, Gándara tomó la iniciativa, logró colocar variosgolpes, sobre todo de derecha, que Iván pudo asimilar.En el tercero, Morales permanecía a la defensiva esperando losembates de Gándara y contraatacando con combinacionesarriba y abajo.En el cuarto, una derecha de Gándara sorprende a Moralesque por poco se va a la lona. Pero segundos después, un recto de derecha de Morales sí manda a Gándara al tapiz.
Morales aventajaba a Gándara en las tarjetas de los jueces por 38-37, 38-37 y 39-46.En los siguientes cuatro rounds, sin dejar de ir hacia el frente, ambos se mostraron cautelosos al momento de ir al ataque. En el noveno, el dominio fue absoluto de Gándara, que tuvo en varias ocasiones al borde del nocaut a Morales, sin embargo, el tijuanense pudo terminar de pie el episodio.En el décimo, Gándara se fue con todo buscando el nocaut, pero no pudo culminar su labor.El réferi fue Gelasio Pérez Huerta.Morales llegó a 23 victorias sin derrota y 13 nocauts Gándara quedó con 21 triunfos, 4 fracasos y 9 nocauts.Saturday night 19th October 2013 at the Deportivo Morelos, Delegacion Cuajimalpa in Mexico City.
The brother of the legendary Erik “El Terrible” Morales, 22-year-old Ivan “Nino Maravilla” Morales (23-0, 13 KOs) edged Cesar “Gandarita” Gandara (22-4, 9 KOs) over ten rounds. A knockdown scored by Morales in round four was the difference as he prevailed 95-94 on all cards to retain his WBC Silver International super flyweight title.
Oleydong Sithsamerchai Thailand Silver belt champSilvester Lopez PhilippinesWladimir Sidorenko Ukraine Silver belt champEvans Mbamba South AfricaMasibulele Makepula South AfricaVeeraphol Sahaprom ThailandNana Yaw Konadu GhanaMalcom Tuñacao PhilippinesGerry Peñalosa PhilippinesPone (Phon) Saengmorakot ThailandGabriel Mira MexicoTorsak Pongsupa ThailandYani Malehendo IndonesiaDamaen Kelly Northern IrelandCesar Polanco Dom. Rep.
Former SuperFlyweight champions
Renan Trongco, Philippines WBC # 13
Flyweight
Paranaque City, PhilippinesFLASH Ballroom at Elorde Sports Complex Parañaque City , Metro ManilaPhilippines 7th September 2013Renan Trongco (14-4, 8 KO) W PTS 12 Wang Xin Hua (10-9-1). In yet another battle of southpaws , a tough fight sees GAB No 2Trongco win the vacant WBC International fly title with decision over China’s Hua. Trongcowas giving away height to his Chinese opponent and although many rounds were close was a clear winner. Scores 116-110, 115-111 and 114-112. After losing his first two pro fights the boxer from the Gabriel “Bebot” Elorde stable is 14-2 in his last 16 fight with the losses being to Sammy Gutierrez for the interim WBA straw title in 2011 and Hekkie Budler in March this year for the IBO straw title. Hua adds another country to his travels having fought in China, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore Japan and the UAE.
Noknoi SitthiprasertWBC #3 - 47-4-0, 28 KO
Pratunampra-in, Wangnoi, Ayutthaya, Thailand3 February 2013Noknoi WUD12 Kenichi HorikawaNoknoi will defend hisbelt next February 28 at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok (Thailand) against unbeaten Rejah RenoelPael (PH).
FlyweightSILVER
IN WHAT WAS EASILY to be considered ONE OF THE BEST BOXING FIGHTS SEEN IN RECENT TIMES IN THAILAND, YOUNG THAI FLYEIGHT Noknoi Sitthiprasert, WHO RECENTLY ROSE INTO THE FLYWEIGHT DIVISION FROM THE LIGHT-FLY RANKS, unanimously OUTPOINTED JAPAN'S KENICHI HORIKAWA TO CAPTURE THE WBC International SILVER flyweight BELT. THE FIGHT WAS HELD IN HISTORIC AYUTTHAYA, IN THE PRESENCE OF A LARGE CROWD OF FIGHT FANS.NOKNOI DID WELL IN THE EARLY ROUNDS, BUT THE JAPANESE FIGHTER SHONE IN THE LATTER ROUNDS. Kenichi DISPLAYED TREMENDOUS GUTS AND WILL-POWER AS HE FOUGHT WITH GUSTO AND HAD A FAST TIRING NOKNOI VIRTUALLY OUTSCLASSED. IN FACT WHEN THE BELL FOR THE LAST ROUND RANG, NOKNOI WENT DOWN AND LAY FLAT ON HIS BACK, THANKING THE GREAT GOD FOR ENABLING HIM TO LAST THE CONTEST. IT PROVED TO BE A BEAUTIFUL ADVERTISEMNT FOR THE WBC INTERNATIONAL BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS........Final scoring:116-112 twice 115-113 FOR NOKNOI. NOKNOI CONTROLLED THE EARLY PART OF THE CONTEST, WITH HIS CLASSICAL STYLE OF BOXING, THROWING BEAUTIFUL LEFT AND RIGHT HOOKS, BUT IN THE LAST FOUR ROUNDS EVIDENTLY RUN OUT OF STAMINA and WAS STRUGGLING TO STAY ON HIS FEET. THAT'S WHEN HORIKAWA MADE A DETERMINED EFFORT TO WIN THE FIGHT CONNECTING WITH SOME BEAUTFUL HOOKS AND UPPERCUTS......
Rey Megriño PhilippinesPongsaklek Wonjongkam ThailandEdgar Sosa México * title definitively relinquished on 8 June 2012
Panomrunglek Kaiyarn Hadaogym Thailand * Silver beltEdgar Sosa México * reinstated as a champ by President Sulaiman on
November 9, 2011
Hiroyuki Hisataka Japan * Silver beltRyan Engalla BITO PhilippinesSanmuangloei Kokietgym (Sooksan Chaichana) ThailandMoruti Mthalane South AfricaMonelisi Mhikiza Myekeni South AfricaChatchai Sasakul ThailandAlex Ali Baba GhanaDiosdado Gabi PhilippinesRichard Clarke JamaicaJaosinthorn Chalermsri ThailandRandy Mangubat PhilippinesJonathan Peñalosa PhilippinesNgqubela Gwazela South Africa
Former Flyweight champions
Ganigan LOPEZM é x i c o , 2 5 - 5 - 0 , 1 5 K o s
W B C # 2 c o n t e n d e r
Vacant Title boutSaturday 4 January 2014Polideportivo Río de Janeiro in Guadalajara, Jalisco,MexicoPromoted by: CANELO PROMOTIONS, Eddy Reynoso
Ganigan “Maravilla” LopezWUD 12
Mario “Dragoncito” Rodriguez
TELEVISA, FOX DEPORTES and GRUPO MODELO
LightFlyweight
J o y i N k o s i n a t h i S o u t h A f r i c aJ o s é A l f r e d o Z u ñ i g a M é x i c o * S i l v e r b e l tB e n e z e r A l o l o d P h i l i p p i n e sL u i s C e j a M é x i c oJ o n a t h a n T a c o n i n g P h i l i p p i n e sL o o k d i e w T o r B u a m a s T h a i l a n d * S i l v e r b e l tR a m ó n G a r c í a H i r a l e s M é x i c oA d r i á n H e r n a n d é z M e x i c oP h u m z i l e M a t y h i l a S o u t h A f r i c aM u v h u s o N e d z a n a n i S o u t h A f r i c aW a n d e e S i n g w a n g c h a T h a i l a n dJ u a n D o m i n g o C o r d o b a A r g e n t i n aS a n g i k Y a n g K o r e aJ u a n i t o R u b i l l a r P h i l i p p i n e sJ o s é L a g o s A r g e n t i n aG e r a r d o G a r c i a M e x i c oP a b l o T i z n a d o M e x i c oS a n g i k Y a n g K o r e aE b o D a n q u a h G h a n aL i t t l e B a g u i o P h i l i p p i n e sM z u k i s i S k a l i S o u t h A f r i c a
Former LightFlyweight champions
Wanheng MenayothinThailand
32 wins 0 defeat 0 D ( 10 K0s )WBC #1 contender - aged 27Wanheng MenayothinBirth Name: Seansuree MoonsureeBirthplace: Maha Sarakham,
ThailandStance: Orthodox
Wanheng has always been a WBC fighter.He started with WBC Youth, to thenbecome a WBC International Interim champion, WBC International Silver and currently a WBC International Straw-weight title holder.In 2013 Wanheng already made twosuccessful title defenses.
The most recent last August 30 in Choburi(Thailand) against Japan’s Yuma Iwahashi(WUD12).
STRAW-weight
Wanheng Menayothin Thailand * Silver belt Nov 2011Wanheng Menayothin Thailand * Interim title Jan. 2011Denver Cuello PhilippinesKwayiba Zukisani South AfricaGabriel Pumar PhilippinesJuanito Rubillar PhilippinesManny "Cabalay" Melchor PhilippinesNapa Kiatawanchai ThailandOsvaldo Guerrero MexicoMorgan Ndumo South AfricaRocky Palma PhilippinesErnesto Rubillar PhilippinesZarlit Rodrigo PhilippinesJohn Arief IndonesiaAsawin Sordusit ThailandArman De La Cruz PhilippinesTshepo Lefele South Afri
Former STRAWweight champions
With 27 years of many outstanding WBC International Championships and many great fights that have taken place, it is now very clear that this success would never have been achieved without proper direction and good control of the international boxing scenario both from a technical and ethical point of view. This great success could never have been earned without the participation of the worldwide boxing community. We are today very proud of the superb standards we have set. But, that doesn’t mean we are complacent. We want to do more work and achieve more. We want to discover further productive areas and unearth many more great champions. There is no doubt that we have set standards for other sanctioning bodies, to help promote this great sport of ours. It is also very clear now that only the WBC, with its outstanding organization and unity, could have established this revolutionary and innovative programme, which has helped promote and develop boxing in the world. This great innovation to boxing took place in the beautiful city of Aruba during the 1986 Annual Convention we held, amid the noise of the rolling waves and hundreds of tourists. The first country to promote a WBC International Championship was Thailand, on 10th December 1986, when mexican Raul Valdez stopped in four rounds Rocky Chitalada to win the bantamweight belt in Bangkok. Since then, we have set out to many wonderful lands and staged out sensational fights, plus promotional activity. The WBC flag has fluttered all around the world, it has been raised in many wonderful sites and in several new venues. What beneficts have the WBC International Championships brought to the world and how has it helped boxing ? How have fighters who are the leaders of our great sport benefited ?
Something good about the ………WBC International Championships
The WBC International Championships have been a boon to boxing because they have helped spot new talents, brought out new fighters who would never have seen the light of the day for years if not for this great talent-spotting championship. In other words it has been a great stepping stone tournament for many boxers to reach stardom. This innovative activity has helped create great champions. The WBC International Championships have helped promoters and managers all over the world. It has guided them in the right direction and placed them on a platform of progress.
This outstanding championship has showcased rising stars who, under normal circumstances, would have been hidden for years, without any opportunity to forge ahead. This unique event has helped the growth of several fighters who were denied in the past of excelling in boxing and have been forced to remain hidden due to lack of opportunities. Like me, I am sure, many are aware that several young fighters we see in our midst have surfaced because of these championships.As Chairman of the WBC International Championships Committee I am naturally happy that we have so many top world champions who have blossomed from the WBC International Championships ranks. They have thus opened the doors for others to follow through the beautiful example they have set. Yes, the WBC has indeed taken a revolutionary step by launching the International Championships activity which has been productive, revolutionary and has been a great boon to boxing.We must thank our President Don José Sulaiman Chagnón for having come up with this brilliant idea. Our President has always been a man of broad views who has devoted his life for the good of boxing.
Sincerely yours, Mauro
The WBC International Championships were created by President José Sulaiman in Aruba in 1986, during our annual Convention.
Att. Antonio Sciarra was appointed as Chairman of the Committee.
Antonio was indeed a very close friend of Don José and, like brothers, they were often fighting against each other.
In 1993 I was attending the WBC Annual Convention in Las Vegas, while Antonio did not come because seriously ill.
I was suddenly reached by a phone call from Rome to be sadly informed that Antonio had passed away.
While informing the General Assembly that Antonio had passed away, President Sulaiman appointed me as new Chairman.
Antonio was for me like a second father.
I am still missing him very much.
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I will be forever grateful to Antonio and to Don José and I must consider myself a lucky man for having met them during my life.
I have known President Sulaiman since 1982. This year I will celebrate my 26th consecutive WBC Annual Convention.
After giving me the great honor to inherit the office of Antonio as Chairman of the Committee back in 1993, Don José appointed me as member of the WBC Ratings Committee during the WBC Annual Convention held in 1998 in Johannesburg (South Africa).
In 2004, during the annual Convention in Pukhet, I entered the WBC Board of Governors as International Secretary.
Back in 1981 ( I was only 25 ) I started working for boxing at the Italian Olympic Committee in Rome. It was there that I met Antonio and started working for professional boxing. Antonio introduced me to the WBC the following year, when the WBC Annual Convention was held in Venice, Italy. Since that, I have always been a WBC man.
Very truly yours, Mauro
My personal diary… thoughts and words jealously written by Mauro ...... you will never estinguish the Sun if you shoot at it ...
The 2011 WBC International activity was very successful, indeed. In 2011 we decided to start with the “Silver Belt” championships in order to replace the old Interim title bouts. At the 2011 Annual Convention in Las Vegas, President Sulaiman openly congratulated the Committee for the outstanding results achieved. Yours truly was awarded the prestigious “ The Most Valuable 2011 Player” prize at the Convention In Vegas. The 2012 season is going to turn out even more successful.
Personal thoughts:Today is always more and more difficult to meet the demands that the world of professional boxing requires us daily. The World Boxing Council has always done its best to support the boxing community.This remains an indisputable fact, indeed.
Too often today envy and arrogance dominate the world and it is not to be considered a rarity to see how easily the mud is thrown on the face of possible opponents or competitors by those who have nothing to do with ethics and good faith. This happens today and it is something we should fight with all our strength to defend the credibility of our Sport.Fortunately, the World Boxing Council community has always remained united, even in times of great difficulty as when we saw the world collapsing during the amazing “Rocchigiani case”.Thanks to the personality and the wisdom of President Don José Sulaiman , together with the great unity of current Board members, the nightmare is now over and the sky is clear again in the WBC planet.RemarksIt is indeed important to remind that, during the above mentioned amazing period, Graziano Rocchigiani did fight for the WBC Green belt. It was for the vacant WBC International Lightheavyweight title. The fight was promoted by Universum Box Promotion on 10 May 2003 in Stüttgart (Germany) and Rocchigiani lost on points to Thomas Ulrich. That fight happened when the WBC was still in the trenches to fight against the absurd sentence decided by a court in New York.
Therefore, all those ( ... too many today ... ) who spit venom on their potential antagonists should understand that the road to ride is another and that, only by fighting the envy and the bad faith, we will be able to ensure a better future to boxing.
I hope these few lines have not bored you to tears and I thank you for your attention .
... all references to people and things are purely coincidental ...
Very friendly yours,
Mauro Betti, chairman
The late and unforgettable Antonio Sciarra with some of the greatest boxing heroes at the WBC Annual Convention on November 1988 in Mexico City: Mohammed Alì, Don King, Antonio, Mike Tyson and (far right) Steve Crosson (WBC Treasurer at that time).
Mauro (left) is picturedwith ‘Great’ LaszloPapp (centre) during apause of the Amateur
International tournament heldin Mestre (VENICE) onMarch 1984.
Third man (right) is British coach Martin Ventre.