This past weekend featured some excellent world title action with three major belts changing hands on three different continents. We kick off this report in North America, where Saul “Canelo” Alvarez was back in action Saturday night as a light middle after two fights at middleweight. The 26 year old …
Read More »WBC Boxing Best Of 2010
From the office of WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán: World Boxing Council Best Of 2010 Fighter of the Year: Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez: He won the WBC middleweight world title by defeating Kelly Pavlik and dramatically knocked out Paul Williams in his first title defense. Two great fights in the year.
Read More »Boxing In Japan: Hasegawa And Ao Win WBC Title Fights In Nagoya
Nagoya’s Nihon Gaishi Hall was a hotbed of fisticuffs last night as two WBC title fights resulted in one big victory for Japanese boxing. Seven months after Fernando Montiel ended Hozumi Hasegawa’s 10 defense reign as WBC bantamweight king, the veteran southpaw returned as a featherweight, clashing for the vacant …
Read More »Boxing In Japan: Montiel Dethrones Longtime WBC Champ Hasegawa In Tokyo
In a shocking upset, Mexico’s Fernando Montiel unseated reigning WBC bantamweight champion Hozumi Hasegawa today at Nihon Budokan in Tokyo. Montiel, who had previously held the WBO flyweight and super fly titles, moved up to 118 pounds in 2008, capturing the WBO bantam strap in February by defeating Cisco Morales …
Read More »Boxing In Japan: Hasegawa Retains WBC Title In Kobe
The world’s top bantamweight was in action last night as Hozumi Hasegawa retained his WBC crown at World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Japan. The 29 year old Kobe based southpaw hadn’t got much work in over the last 18 months, having stopped his previous four opponents in a total of …
Read More »Wilfredo Gomez Leads Bantam Voting For World’s Greatest Ever Boxer
Puerto Rican power-punching great Wilfredo “Bazooka” Gomez, three-time world champion in three weight classes, leads the global voting process in the Bantamweight Division of the “World’s Greatest Ever Boxer” (WGEB) promotion. Gomez holds a very slight advantage against the other nine “WGEB” official Bantamweight nominees: “Panama” Al Brown, Manuel Ortiz, …
Read More »Golden Boy Boxing: Rocha Challenges WBC Champ Hasegawa Tonight In Japan
With wins in 21 out of 22 fights and a well-deserved reputation as one of boxing’s rising stars, Nestor Rocha has steadily built an impressive resume since turning pro in 2000. On Tuesday, July 14th, the 26-year-old bantamweight gets his long-awaited opportunity to graduate from contender to champion when he …
Read More »Boxing Result: Moreno Retains WBA Title In Panama
WBA Bantamweight Champion Anselmo Moreno retained his belt last night at Figali Convention Center in Panama City with a points decision over challenger Rolly Matsushita after twelve rounds of spirited combat. Since taking the title in Germany from Wladimir Sidorenko, Moreno, 24-1-1 (8), has been a busy champ, defending the …
Read More »Boxing In Japan: Hasegawa, Larios Win World Title Fights In Tokyo
Two world champions saw action at Tokyo’s Yoyogi First Gym on Thursday night and when the dust finally settled both WBC Bantamweight titlist Hozumi Hasegawa and WBC Featherweight ruler Oscar Larios each kept their belts in two very different fights. Mexico’s Alejandro Valdez came into his challenge of Hasegawa not …
Read More »Valdez Hits Japan To Challenge WBC Boxing Champ Hasegawa
Sitting at the gate at Los Angeles Airport last week, Alex Valdez went almost unrecognized as he waited for the boarding call for his flight to Tokyo, Japan, where he will battle WBC Bantamweight Champion Hozumi Hasegawa this Thursday night, October 16. “I had a couple of guys come over …
Read More »Boxing In South Africa: The Hits Coming For BSP
By Bongani Magasela courtesy The Sowetan The internationally acclaimed Branco Sports Productions (BSP) of top promoter Branco Milenkovic has pitted local fighters against the best in the world in the past three years.
Read More »Boxing In Japan: Valero, Hasegawa Retain World Titles In Tokyo
WBA Super Feather kingpin Edwin Valero and WBC Bantamweight Champion Hozumi Hasegawa were in action at the Nihon Budokan in Tokyo on Thursday night and both retained their titles. Valero, 24-0 (24), kept his magnificent knockout streak alive with a seventh round pasting of former Japanese Lightweight titlist Takehiro Shimada, …
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