WBC announces tournament; Guerrero-Garcia, Charlo-Jackson for vacant titles
Following the retirement of Floyd Mayweather, the WBC has formulated a plan for activity in the welter and super welterweight divisions. The following will function is an impromptu tournament to clarify the division. Welterweight Division. 1. Danny Garcia vs. Robert Guerrero will fight for the WBC welterweight championship. 2. Amir
Canelo, Golovkin agree to fight, just not now
Upon a request by parties of the WBC middleweight world champion Saul Alvarez and WBC interim middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, and their corresponding promotional companies Golden Boy Promotions and K2 Promotions, the WBC has ruled as follows: Both Alvarez and Glolovkin shall be entitled to make a voluntary defense of
Vargas win WBC title over Miura in FOTY battle
In what surely has to be the front runner for “fight of the year” super featherweight Francisco Vargas (23-0-1, 17 KOs) knocked out Takashi Miura (29-3-2, 22 KOs) with a ninth round TKO on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino Events Center in Las Vegas to win the WBC
Matthysse-Postol Weigh In Results
Venue: StubHub Center, Carson, California TV: HBO Lucas Matthysse 139.4 vs. Viktor Postol 139.4 (WBC super lightweight title) Antonio Orozco 140.6 vs. Humberto Soto 140
Martha Salazar defends WBC title in Bay Area November 7th
Martha Salazar will make her first title defense of her WBC Women’s Heavyweight title on November 7th in Richmond, CA at the Memorial Auditorium in Richmond, CA. Salazar earned the WBC heavyweight title after defeating Tanzee Daniel in San Francisco, CA in November of 2014. Salazar earned her number one
Mayweather-Berto PPV announcement press conference quotes
Accredited media members from around the world came out to the JW Marriott at L.A. Live in Los Angeles Thursday as Floyd “Money” Mayweather (48-0, 26 KOs) and two-time welterweight champion Andre Berto (30-3, 23 KOs) officially announced their SHOWTIME PPV matchup with taking place Saturday, September 12 from the
WBC rules Juarez-Taborda a “no contest”, orders a rematch
After analyzing what happened last Saturday in Acapulco, the World Boxing Council, in coordination with FECOMBOX, has declared the bout between Mariana Juarez and Lorena Taborda a “No Contest.” Twenty officials certified by the WBC scored the fight on video and came to the conclusion that 97-93 in favor of
Cotto vs. Canelo official for November 21st
Roc Nation Sports, Golden Boy Promotions, Miguel Cotto Promotions and Canelo Promotions are pleased to announce the highly anticipated clash of two titans in a classic Puerto Rico vs. Mexico battle. On Saturday, Nov. 21, Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KO’s), the reigning WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal middleweight World champion
Imam vs. Angulo for WBC junior welterweight eliminator
A 10-round WBC super lightweight title eliminator between top 140-pound prospect Amir “Young Master” Imam (17-0, 14 KOs) and former world title challenger Fernando “”La Fiera” Angulo (29-9, 16 KOs) have beenadded Showtime’s telecast on July 18 headlined by Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (48-2-1, 32 KOs) vs. Marcos Reyes (33-2, 24 KOs).
Antonio DeMarco Retires
Via an official statement on the World Boxing Council’s official website, former lightweight WBC champion, Antonio has called it a career. DeMarco who reached the height of his career by defeating both Jorge Linares and John Molina in stunning fashion saw a dramatic decline after losing to Adrien Broner. Since