الوسم: WBC
Fundora beats Tszyu for WBO, WBC super welterweight belts
Sebastian Fundora poses his title belts after defeating WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu at T-Mobile Arena on March 30, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fundora won Tszyu’s title and a vacant WBC title by split decision. Steve Marcus/Getty Images/AFP Tall American southpaw Sebastian Fundora stunned previously unbeaten Australian Tim Tszyu on Saturday to unify…
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WBC defend Francis Ngannou’s top-10 ranking following knockout defeat to Anthony Joshua | Boxing News
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman says he stands by the decision to rank Francis Ngannou in the top 10 despite the former UFC heavyweight champion’s crushing knockout defeat to Anthony Joshua. Ngannou was placed at No 10 in the rankings by the WBC on the back of his impressive boxing debut against Tyson Fury, which saw him…
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Joshua Buatsi vs Dan Azeez is a ‘very important’ fight for the division, says WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman | Boxing News
Joshua Buatsi versus Dan Azeez will establish the leading contender in the light-heavyweight division. Two rival champions, Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol, currently hold all the major 175lb titles between them. Beterbiev and Bivol are widely expected to fight in an undisputed championship bout later this year. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible…
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Callum Smith on Artur Beterbiev making three crucial mistakes going into their unified WBC, IBF and WBO title fight | Boxing News
Callum Smith has warned Artur Beterbiev against making three crucial mistakes ahead of their unified light-heavyweight championship clash this weekend. Beterbiev defends the WBC, IBF and WBO 175lb titles against Britain’s Smith at the Videotron Center in Quebec City, live on Sky Sports Arena and Sky Sports Main Event in the early hours of Sunday…
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Francis Ngannou in the WBC heavyweight top 10 – Mauricio Sulaiman defends ranking: ‘He dropped Tyson Fury!’ | Boxing News
Francis Ngannou has been installed in the WBC’s top 10 ranking of heavyweight contenders. It was a decision that attracted criticism. A mixed martial artist and former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou lost a split decision to Tyson Fury in a non-title bout in October. That was his first, and so far only, boxing contest. But…
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Haney dominates Prograis to grab WBC super lightweight title
Devin Haney punches Regis Prograis during their WBC World Super Lightweight Title fight at Chase Center on December 09, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images/AFP Devin Haney wrested the WBC super lightweight world title from Regis Prograis on Saturday, knocking his opponent down once on the way to a unanimous decision victory in…
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Anthony Joshua could fight Deontay Wilder in an ‘unbelievable’ final eliminator for Tyson Fury’s WBC title | Boxing News
Anthony Joshua could meet Deontay Wilder in potentially the biggest final eliminator the world has ever seen. Joshua and Wilder will compete in separate bouts on December 23 against Otto Wallin and Joseph Parker respectively. If both Wilder and Joshua are victorious they will be on course to box each other next year. But even…
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Tyson Fury is the target for Zhilei Zhang who is willing to face the WBC champion in Britain after KO win over Joe Joyce | Boxing News
Zhilei Zhang would be open to a battle against Tyson Fury in Britain after his stunning third-round knockout win over Joe Joyce. Zhang unloaded a huge right hand to topple Joyce at Wembley Arena in their heavyweight rematch and is now targeting Fury, who returns against Francis Ngannou, a former UFC champion, in Saudi Arabia…
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Naoya Inoue vs Stephen Fulton: Live updates and video from the WBO and WBC super-bantamweight title fight
Follow updates as Naoya Inoue steps up to super-bantamweight for the first time and takes on unified WBO and WBC champion Stephen Fulton; Plus two-time Olympic gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez fights on the card; Watch live on Sky Sports Action or Sky Sports Main Event Post navigation Source
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Conor Benn: WBC explain why they have dropped welterweight from their world rankings
Conor Benn has been dropped from the WBC’s world rankings. His reintroduction back into the WBC’s ratings had been contentious as Benn still has not publicly resolved his position with the UK Anti-Doping Agency (UKAD) or had a British boxing license reinstated after failing drug tests last year. Benn had been provisionally suspended from fighting…
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