Tag Archives: WBC Boxing

Kell Brook dared to be great by jumping up two weight classes to face the undefeated knockout artist Gennady “GGG” Golovkin in this 2016 middleweight title clash. This WBC, IBF, IBO middleweight title fight took place on September 10, 2016, in front of a packed O2 Arena in London. #ggg …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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), …

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.