Hard-hitting welterweight contender Selcuk Aydin arrived at training camp in Florida last week to prepare for his first world title fight. On June 5th “Mini-Tyson” will face former WBA champion Luis Collazo for the WBC Silver Championship in Istanbul, Turkey. For his preparation Aydin chose to work with Ismael Salas, trainer of WBA featherweight champion…
© Vedat Alyaz / ARENA In a true ring battle Selcuk “Mini-Tyson” Aydin stopped “Sugar†Jackson Bonsu in the ninth to become the new European welterweight champion and mandatory challenger for WBC world champion Andre Berto.
The European welterweight championship and WBC final elimination bout between WBC #2 “Mini-Tyson†Selcuk Aydin and #3 “Sugar†Jackson Bonsu will be streamed live on the internet!
© Vedat Alyaz / ARENA WBC President Don José Sulaiman has honoured Turkish welterweight star “Mini-Tyson†Selcuk Aydin and former European champion “Sugar†Jackson Osei Bonsu by coming all the way from Mexico to Istanbul for their combined European and WBC international championship that is also a WBC elimination bout today at Besiktas Cola Turka…
The press conference for the European/WBC international championship and WBC final elimination bout between WBC #2 rated welterweight Selcuk Aydin and #3 “Sugar†Jackson Osei Bonsu will be streamed live on the internet. The fight takes place this Saturday, July 11th at Besiktas Cola Turka Arena in Istanbul, Turkey.
© Vedat Alyaz / ARENA This Saturday, July 11th, WBC #2 rated welterweight Selcuk Aydin and #3 Jackson Osei Bonsu clash in a combined European championship, WBC international championship and WBC elimination bout in Istanbul, Turkey.
On July 11th Arena will bring boxing back to Turkey. Two of the world’s best welterweights will meet at the Besiktas Cola Turka Arena in Istanbul when Turkey ’s “Mini-Tyson†Selcuk Aydin defends his WBC international championship against former European champion “Sugar†Jackson Osei Bonsu from Belgium. The winner of this highly anticipated bout between…
By Per Ake Persson It´s rumored that WBO light heavy champ Zsolt Erdei´s next defence will be in Germany on September 5 and the opponent will none other than Universum stablemate Juergen Braehmer, the current European champ. Braehmer defends that title June 6 in Oberhausen against Italian Antonio Brancalion and if all goes well –…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Talented but still learning Miami-based Cuban Yuriorkis Gamboa improved to 15-0 with 13 knockouts with a one-sided 10th round TKO over Jose “Cheo†Rojas, 25-7-1-1 (17), last night in the main event on ShoBox: The New Generation. In the co-feature at Buffalo Bill’s Resort and…
The 2004 Olympic Games Gold Medallist, 2009 Prospect of the Year and WBA #3 contender, Yuriorkis Gamboa, 14-0 (12), of Miami by way of Cuba, will face second-ranked Jose “Cheo’’ Rojas, 25-6-1-1(17) of Caracas, Venezuela, for the interim WBA featherweight title tonight on ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on…
© ARENA Box-Promotion While preparing for his April 17 “ShoBox†WBC semi-final eliminator against Said Ouali, Arena Boxing’s “Mini-Tysonâ€, Selcuk Aydin, was pleasantly surprised to meet “Iron†Mike Tyson who dropped by as visitor in Aydin’s training camp in Las Vegas.
Click for larger image © Rick Pineda On April 17, Yuriorkis Gamboa has the big chance to become the first world champion for Arena Box-Promotion. “El Ciclon†faces WBA #1 Jose “Cheo†Rojas for the WBA interim featherweight title at the Star of the Desert Arena at Primm Valley Casino Resorts in Primm, Nevada featured…