The WBC’s 47th annual convention closed a day earlier than scheduled today in Jeju. WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán said that the change in plans was made to accommodate requests from several members of the Board of Governors who had conflicting travel plans.

In his closing speech, which was cut short when he was overcome by emotion at the remembrance of friends who had passed away, President Sulaiman said, “It is time for me to close the 47th annual convention. Mr. Kashiba just mentioned something that is very important for me. AIBA brought a new system of scoring. I think that it was good to be tried and presented, but the results are that amateur boxing is lost. More...

The Tuesday morning general assembly meeting at the WBC’s 47th annual convention saw the announcement of two major new projects of the WBC.

One was two new webpages created by WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán and the other was the creation of a series of amateur and four and six-round professional boxing tournaments. More...

Fresh off a stunning first-round knockout of highly-regarded heavyweight Travis Walker, Manuel "El Toro" Quezada (28-4-1, 18 KOs) has climbed the ladder in the WBC rankings from last months #9 position to the #4 heavyweight contender.

Quezada's latest victory was the 17th straight for the 31-year-old, native of Wasco, CA, who was making the third defense of his WBC CABOFE title. In 2009 Quezada, who has displayed increased punching power since Joe Goossen took over as his trainer, has won all three of these fights by knockout - the last two coming in the opening round. More...

Showtime will thrill boxing fans with an explosive light heavyweight championship doubleheader when IBO 175-pound champion and former undisputed light heavyweight kingpin Antonio Tarver faces IBF world titleholder Clinton Woods at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Fla. on Saturday, April, 12.

Before Tarver and Woods exchange leather, fans will enjoy the highly anticipated light heavyweight championship fight between WBC titleholder Chad Dawson and former world champion Glen Johnson, making April 12 the most compelling and significant night for the division in years. More...

Following a hearty breakfast, undefeated WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson stepped on the scale this morning and weighed 176 pounds at his official WBC seven-day weigh-in.

"After I chow down on Glen Johnson next week, it's on to Clinton Woods and his titles for dessert," said Dawson, 25-0 (17), from Hartford, CT. "There is no way Antonio Tarver survives his fight with Woods. Woods is going to make hash out of 'The Magic Spam;, er Man." More...

WBC minimumweight champion Carina "La Reina" Moreno (17-1, 5 KO's) has signed a contract to defend her title against Dan-Bi Kim (4-0, 1 KO) of South Korea. The fight will take place at the Tachi Palace Casino on April 17, 2008. More...