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From WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán: The Japan Boxing Commission has established a specific bank account for donations to the Japan Relief Fund, which will be open until April 30, 2011. The World Boxing Council has also created a bank account in the United States, and all donations received will …

Four days after the dramatic ending of the WBC heavyweight championship fight between Odlanier Solis and Vitali Klitschko and the controversial discussions regarding the result, promoter Ahmet Oner apologizes for his behaviour at the press conference after the fight.

On Saturday night in Cologne (Germany) WBC no. 1 rated heavyweight Odlanier Solis was stopped on his way to dethroning champion Vitali Klitschko by a serious knee injury. “La Sombra” was brought to hospital directly after the fight where an anterior cruciate ligament rupture, articular cartilage damage and meniscal tear …

Former world heavyweight champion and 1996 Bellarusian Olympian, Sergei “The White Wolf” Liakhovich, has some unfinished boxing business to take care of starting April 9, when the consummate boxer-puncher returns to the ring for the first time in nearly a year. The 34-year-old Liakhovich (25-3, 16 KOs), rated No. 13 …

After a long and protracted call from Team Solis to face WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, former amateur star Odlanier Solis didn’t pose much of a challenge to Klitschko on Saturday night at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany. The bout started with Klitschko immediately imposing his will upon the challenger, …

Televisa’s “Sabados De Corona” sets down in Xalapa, Veracruz, on Saturday, March 26, as Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions present a doubleheader of unbeaten Mexican stars Leo Santa Cruz and Marco Antonio Periban in their toughest tests to date at Museo Interactivo de Xalapa.

Big heavyweight action hits Germany once again tonight as WBC champion Vitali Klitschko makes a defense against mandatory challenger Odlanier Solis at Lanxess Arena in Cologne. This bout has been a long time coming, or at least Team Solis has been calling long and loud for it in their seemingly …

The first round goes to the challenger. Cuban Olympic gold medalist Odlanier Solis weighed in at 247 lbs. and was a lot lighter than most fans and experts had expected at today’s official weigh-in for the WBC world heavyweight championship tomorrow (Saturday, March 19th) in Cologne. While Vitali brought his …

This Friday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, FL, 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist, Yan Barthelemy (11-2, 4KO’s) will square off against Dominican Francis Ruiz (9-3, 4 KOs) in the opening bout on ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights”. Barthelemy was originally scheduled to face Chris Avalos (18-1, 15KO’s) …

The “East-West Showdown,” featuring WBC Welterweight Champion Andre Berto and WBC #5 rated challenger “Vicious” Victor Ortiz, was held yesterday at The Palm West Restaurant in New York City. The two featured fighters and representatives from their respective camps were in attendance at yesterday’s event. Below are quotes from the …

Middleweight contender Peter “The Pride of Providence” Manfredo, Jr. had a ringside seat in MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods last Saturday night to witness the superlative performance turned in by WBC Emeritus 160-pound champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez, who dropped previously unbeaten WBO junior welterweight titlist Sergiy “Razor” Dzinziruk five times …

WBO light flyweight champion Giovani “El Guerrero Azteca” Segura expects nothing less than a winning repeat performance April 2 in his much anticipated rematch against former 108-pound king Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon, headlining the “La Revancha” Pay-Per-View event, live from Auditorio del Estado in Mexicali, Mexico.