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Chris Billam-Smith could go straight into WBC cruiserweight title fight after Gilberto Ramirez defeat | Boxing News
Britain’s Chris Billam-Smith could go straight into a WBC title fight after his loss to Gilberto Ramirez. Billam-Smith fought with extraordinary bravery but lost his WBO championship to WBA belt-holder Ramirez in an exciting clash last weekend. The Briton finished the fight with several injuries including a bad cut over his left eye and damage…
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Marlon Tapales stakes WBC Asia belt vs Indian foe in Cambodia
FILE–The Philippines’ WBA and IBF super bantamweight champion Marlon Tapales (C) poses as he passes the official weigh-in at a hotel in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture on December 25, 2023, ahead of his title match against Japan’s WBC and WBO super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena on December 26. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI…
Read MoreWBC appoints officials for Melvin Jerusalem title defense
Filipino world boxing champion Melvin Jerusalem with the WBC minimumweight belt.–Photo from Melvin Jerusalem’s Facebook MANILA, Philippines–The World Boxing Council (WBC) named on Tuesday Japanese referee Yuji Fukuji as the third man in the ring for Melvin Jerusalem’s first defense of the minimumweight crown against mandatory challenger Luis Castillo of Mexico on September 22 in…
Read MoreMelvin Jerusalem to defend WBC title vs unbeaten Mexican
Melvin Jerusalem holding the WBC minimumweight world title.–Photo from Melvin Jerusalem’s Facebook MANILA, Philippines–Melvin Jerusalem, one of just two reigning Filipino world champions, makes the first defense of the WBC minimumweight crown against mandatory challenger Luis Castillo of Mexico on September 22 at Mandaluyong City College Gym. The bout will be the first major card…
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Astrolabio set for WBC bantamweight title challenge vs Nakatani
Vincent Astrolabio during the weigh-in for his WBC bantamweight title against Junto Nakatani. –WENDELL ALINEA MANILA, Philippines—It’s all engines go for Filipino boxer Vincent Astrolabio as he challenges Junto Nakatani for the WBC bantamweight title on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan. Astrolabio made weight on Friday, tipping the scales at 117.5 pounds with Nakatani coming in…
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Shakur Stevenson beats Harutyunyan to keep WBC lightweight belt
Shakur Stevenson, right, punches Germany’s Artem Harutyunyan during the ninth round of a WBC world lightweight championship boxing match Sunday, July 7, 2024, in Newark, N.J. Stevenson won the fight. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Unbeaten American Shakur Stevenson retained his World Boxing Council lightweight world title with a methodical unanimous decision victory over Artem Harutyunyan…
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David Benavidez outpoints Gvozdyk for interim WBC belt
David Benavidez walks to the corner in between rounds during a WBC interim light heavyweight title boxing bout against Oleksandr Gvozdyk on Saturday, June 15, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP) LAS VEGAS — David Benavidez made the most of his debut in the light heavyweight division, outpointing Oleksandr Gvozdyk on…
Read MoreJames Maquilan posts KO win to retain WBC Asia Continental belt
James Maquilan floors Jason Facularin in their bantamweight bout in the main event of Blow-by-Blow at Cuneta Astrodome.–MP Promotions/Wendell Alinea MANILA, Philippines–James Noli Maquilan bucked off a slow start to score an electrifying 11th-round knockout of the gutsy Jason Facularin and retain his World Boxing Council Asia Continental bantamweight belt late Saturday night during Manny…
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Lawrence Okolie knocks out Lukasz Rozanski in first round to become WBC bridgerweight world champion | Boxing News
Lawrence Okolie made an emphatic return to action as he knocked out Lukasz Rozanski in the opening round to win the WBC bridgerweight world title in Poland on Friday night. Victory sees Okolie become a two-weight world champion as he fought for the first time since relinquishing his WBO cruiserweight belt in defeat to Chris…
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Lawrence Okolie warned about Lukasz Rozanski’s ‘perfect storm’ in WBC bridgerweight title clash on Friday | Boxing News
Lawrence Okolie must be braced for the “perfect storm” when he fights Lukasz Rozanski for the WBC bridgerweight title in Poland, says Alen Babic. Okolie brought ‘The Savage’ Babic in for sparring sessions as he prepared for a hostile atmosphere and Rozanki’s full-throttle fighting style in Rzeszow on Friday night, live on Sky Sports. Babic knows…
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