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, […]
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ROUND 12: GREAT CLOSING OF THE YEAR FOR BOXING
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 […]
ROUND 12: BATTLE OF THE BADDEST AN EVENT FOR LEGENDS
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 […]
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October 30, 2023 WBC Vacant Cruiserweight World Championship November 4, 2023 / Miami, Florida / Casino Miami Jai Alai NOEL “Dark Horse” MIKAELYAN (Armenia/Germany) · Ranked WBC No. 1 / mandatory challenger at Cruiserweight · Former WBC Silver Cruiserweight Champion · Former WBC International Cruiserweight Champion Age: 33 / Date of birth: September 18, 1990 Residence: […]
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October 23, 2023 WBC Super Featherweight World ChampionshipOctober 28, 2023 / Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico / Poliforum Benito Juarez MATCHROOM BOXING PRESENTS: O’SHAQUIE “Ice Water” FOSTER (USA)WBC Super Featherweight World ChampionAge: 30 / Date of birth: September 17, 1993Residence: Houston, Texas / Birthplace: Orange, TexasRecord: 20-2, 11 KOs / Total rounds: 122 / World championship […]
ROUND 12: WORKING FOR THE GOOD OF BOXING
By Mauricio Sulaimán / Son of José Sulaimán / President of the WBC October 17, 2023 This last week was one of significant activity, and one of the most important events was the sensational meeting with General Luis Cresencio Sandoval González, Secretary of National Defense of Mexico. I had the honor of […]
ROUND 12: THE WBC PROMOTES THE DIGNITY OF WOMEN WITH BOXING
ROUND 12: BIG FIGHT IN LAS VEGAS
By Mauricio Sulaimán – President of the WBC – Son of José Sulaimán October 3, 2023 Hurrah! Mexico roared again in Las Vegas! The Mexican Independence celebration was fanfared and reverberated not on the 15th, but on September 30th, with a thrilling demonstration of greatness by the Mexican idol, Saúl Álvarez. […]
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(October 2, 2023) – Strawweight World Championship October 7, 2023 / Tokyo, Japan / Ota-City General Gymnasium KAMEDA PROMOTIONS PRESENTS: PANYA PRADABSRI (Thailand) WBC Strawweight World Champion, 5th Title Defense Age: 32 / Date of birth: February 21, 1991 Residence: Bangkok, Thailand / Birthplace: Nam Yuen, Thailand Record: 40-1, 24 KOs / […]