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By Mauricio Sulaimán – President of the WBC – Son of José Sulaimán WORLD BOXING COUNCIL Mauricio Sulaimán, President Rio Bamba No. 835, Col. Linda Vista México City, D.F., México, 07300 Phones +52 (55) 57150309 | +52 (55) 51195276 www.wbcboxing.com   R.I.P. – WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán – 1931-2014   (January 16, 2024)  – […]

By Mauricio Sulaimán – President of the WBC – Son of José Sulaimán (December 12, 2023) – I am returning from San Francisco, where I witnessed an incredible display of brilliance from our now super lightweight champion, Devin Haney, who completely dominated two-time champion Regis Prograis.   Haney, undefeated in 31 fights, joined the list […]

(December 6, 2023) – The WBC believes in choice, which is why we chose to support women’s boxing when no one else did since the late 90s. The WBC chose to initiate Women’s World Championships back in 2004. We chose to use our entire platform to bring women’s boxing to the level it is today […]

By Mauricio Sulaimán – President of the WBC – Son of José Sulaimán  December 5, 2023   We had a very sad week, because three very dear people departed ahead us on the path of no return.   Dr. Manuel Mondragón’s beloved wife, Martha, is resting in peace.   Lennox Lewis’ Mum, Violet, has passed […]

By Mauricio Sulaimán – President of the WBC – Son of José Sulaimán (November 27, 2023) We enter the final stretch of this wonderful 2023, a year full of great things for boxing worldwide.   Some of the most important fights have taken place around the world, packed arenas and stadiums, with high ratings on […]

By Mauricio Sulaimán – son of José Sulaimán – President of the WBC       November 22, 2023   As I write this column, I am on the other side of the world, where we have been celebrating the Annual Convention of our World Boxing Council.       Tashkent, Uzbekistan, is a clean, […]

By Mauricio Sulaimán – President of the WBC – Son of José Sulaimán   (November 7, 2023) – This past November 1st, we celebrated, in New York City the centennial anniversary of the Jack Dempsey vs. Luis Ángel Firpo fight, which took place at the famous Polo Grounds, a stadium where the Yankees won 15 World […]

By Mauricio Sulaimán / Son of José Sulaimán / President of the WBC   {November 1, 2023) – It will be very difficult to describe in this column everything that happened this week in the monumental event called The Battle of the Baddest, via which Riyadh Season opened with the fight between the WBC heavyweight world […]