Our dear friend, Chuck Williams, WBC Conventions Chairman.

Healthy Habit number 1: PRACTICE BOXING !!!!!

Without a doubt….. CORONA is the most famous Mexican beer around the world.

MARIANA JUAREZ Y SU RETADORA SUSANA VAZQUEZ PESARON 50.800 KILOGRAMOS. REPORTANDOSE LISTAS PARA SU PELEA POR EL CAMPEONATO MUNDIAL INTERINO DEL CMB, QUE TENDRA LUGAR ESTE SABADO EN ENSENADA, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MÉXICO. Crédito de las fotografías: Consejo Mundial de Boxeo. Leopoldo González y Juan Carlos Manzano. MARIANA JUAREZ AND HER CHALLENGER SUSANA VAZQUEZ WEIGHED 50.800 [...]

Carina is now being managed by Dr. Joe Noriega. With Dr. Noriega as her manager, the WBC can feel safer about keeping Carina as their own. She has a bout coming up on August 14th in Corona, but will not be defending her WBC title at that time. She will be defending her WBC title [...]

Despite the cancellation of Chagaev and Valuev, Finnish TV did not pull out of the fight. The WBC WW Defense, Cecilia Braekhus vs. Amy Yuratovac went on….. as the Main Event.

In case you like baseball or you root for the Boston Red Sox (What a real fan is willing to do…..)

The following reason is good enough to say: BOXING RULES !!!!!

January 21st, 2010. Press Release HUGE ENTHUSIASM DUE TO THE BOUT BETWEEN GUTY ESPADAS JR. AND ELIO ROJAS ON FEBRUARY 20th, 2010 IN MERIDA. An unusual press conference took place yesterday in a hotel of Mexico City to inform in great detail what will be the promotion of February 20th, in Merida, with the bout [...]

Americas Title Fight result: November 5th, 2009 Dallas, Texas. World rated Austin Trout, Las Cruces, NM won the vacant WBC Continental Americas Superwelterweight title with a shutout victory over hometown Dallas boxer Taronze Washington. Trout won by unanimous decision in 12 rounds. TROUT WASHINGTON

HOY !!!!! SANABRIA Y ZAYAS PROMETEN ESPECTACULO EN QUERETARO El campeón Alejandro Sanabria y su retador Gerardo Zayas se vieron las caras el pasado miércoles en rueda de prensa realizada en el restaurante Robinson de la capital queretana, donde hoy estará en disputa el Título NABF peso Superpluma (CMB) en la Arena Querétaro. En función [...]

EL TIGRE DE COLÓN PRONOSTICA TRIUNFO DE MANNY PACQUIAO Las historias de Ismael Laguna Ismael Laguna se recupera tranquilo en su casa de Bethania y agradece a todas las personas que lo ayudaron en el hospital. leyendas. Por: GUSTAVO AMPUDIA P. El ex campeón mundial y leyenda del boxeo panameño Ismael Laguna es fanático del [...]

2009/11/06 LOVEMORE Ndou has taken a cheap shot at Matthew Hatton, whom he faces in his first defence of the International Boxing Organisation (IBO) welterweight crown on Friday next week. The Limpopo-born but Australia-based fighter says Hatton is an average boxer, who happens to live in the glory of his more famous elder brother, Ricky. [...]

SHOWTIME SPORTS® ANNOUNCES MATCHUPS FOR GROUP STAGES 2 AND 3 IN THE SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC NOTTINGHAM, England (Oct. 17, 2009)—The matchups for Group Stages 2 and 3 of the Super Six World Boxing Classic were announced tonight by SHOWTIME Sports®. All Group Stage 2 and 3 matches for the groundbreaking tournament will be [...]

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BELT IS GRANTED TO THE WIDOW AND FAMILY OF ESTEBAN CERVANTES, VICTIM OF THE SHOOTING IN MEXICO CITY SUBWAY The moment when Jose Sulaiman presented the belt to the widow and family of a former amateur boxer who was killed in Mexico City as he tried to save several people from the attack [...]

Photo Credit: Naoki Fukuda

Lawton predicts Murray – Thaxton Thriller John Murray has been warned not to underestimate Jon Thaxton ahead of their British Lightweight title clash this weekend. The advice comes from Scott Lawton, the current English Lightweight Champ and a man in a good position to air his views on the fight given that he has shared [...]

January 20th, 2010. Press Release ULTIMINIO “SUGAR” RAMOS IS ATTENDING THE PREMIERE OF “A FIGHTING CHANCE” IN NEW YORK Ultiminio “Sugar” Ramos is visiting New York City as he is attending the premiere of the documentary film on Cuban boxers: “A Fighting Chance”. Ramos was joined by Victor Perez, a member of the World Boxing [...]

ENERO 15, 2010. NOTA DE PRENSA LA PRIMERA CUMBRE DE ORGANISMOS BOXÍSTICOS MUNDIALES, UN ÉXITO Hotel Barceló, Riviera Maya, México. Las organizaciones mundiales reguladoras del boxeo anunciaron la conclusión de su primera de muchas conferencias cumbre, y el inicio de una nueva era de unidad y cooperación para la mejora del deporte del boxeo. La [...]

EL VIKINGO PELEARA EN EUROPA Comunicado de Prensa La tercera semana de Marzo VICTOR TERRAZAS SE ELIMINARA CON MUNROE EN EL REINO UNIDO El ganador va por la faja Supergallo CMB El jalisciense Víctor Terrazas prepara su duelo eliminatorio contra el británico de origen jamaicano, Rendall Munroe, que se llevará a cabo la tercera semana [...]

January 8th, 2010. PRESS RELEASE SHOWTIME COMES BACK TO BROADCASTING BOXING IN MEXICO After 18 years of absence, the American Network comes back to broadcasting boxing in Mexico, and that will happen on February 6th, 2010 in Monterrey, when WBC Lightweight World Champions, Edwin Valero (Venezuela) and Antonio DeMarco (Mexico), Interim Champion, will face each [...]

November 19, 2009. PRESS RELEASE The President of the Boxing Federation of The Philippines, Eric Buhain, will be arriving in Mexico City today, and he will join World Boxing Council President, Jose Sulaiman, in his trip to Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, where on November 21st, the eleventh title defense made by great Mexican champion, Edgar Sosa, [...]

PROGRAMA DE ACTIVIDADES DEL CONGRESO FECOMBOX TIJUANA-2009 BOLETIN DE PRENSA Mérida, Yucatán a 18 de Noviembre de 2009. La Federación de Comisiones de Boxeo de la República Mexicana (FECOMBOX) ya tiene listo el programa de actividades del Congreso FECOMBOX Tijuana-2009, que se realizará del 26 al 29 del mes en curso en el Grand Hotel [...]

November 18th, 2009. Press Release MOURNING IN BOXING PROMOTER NICOLAS RODRIGUEZ PASSED AWAY The World Boxing Council declares today a day of world mourning within our scope, because of the passing away of a great Mexican promoter and friend of ours for many years, Don Nicolas Rodriguez Merida. Not only was Nicolas a boxing entrepreneur, [...]

November 12th, 2009. Press Release AWARD GIVEN TO CARLOS PADILLA BECERRA During the closing ceremony of the 47th World Boxing Council Annual Convention, which was recently held in Jeju, South Korea, it was agreed to award Licenciado Carlos Padilla Becerra by giving him the WBC Humane Award of the year. Carlos Padilla Becerra, who is [...]

EL “CHUCKY” LAZCANO SE ADJUDICA EL TITULO PLUMA DE LA FECOMBOX BOLETIN DE PRENSA MERIDA, YUCATAN A 18 DE OCTUBRE DE 2009 Eduardo “Chucky” Lazcano hizo buenos los pronósticos la noche del sábado en el Gimnasio Municipal de Ciudad Juárez, al adjudicarse el título pluma de la FECOMBOX, después de noquear en cinco asaltos al [...]

October 15th, 2009. Press Release PREGNANCY TEST SURPRISES FRANCIA ELENA BRAVO WBC mandatory pregnancy test during 14 day precaution weigh-in surprises Francia Elena Bravo who will be a Mom!! Francia Elena Bravo, of Colombia, was scheduled to challenge WBC Female World Champion Ana Maria Torres on October 31st in Mexico and will now have to [...]

Nota de Prensa EL Consejo Mundial de Boxeo anuncia que en sus próximas clasificaciones dará a Julio César Chávez hijo la calidad de retador oficial del campeón mundial de peso medio, el argentino Sergio “Maravilla” Martínez. Esto sucederá tras la próxima defensa voluntaria de Martínez, compromiso que ya está programado. El zurdo sudamericano “Maravilla” Martínez, [...]

OBSERVADOR DE FIN DE SEMANA JOAQUÍN BUENO 1.“NUNCA UNA PERSONA O UNA INSTITUCIÓN HABÍA PENSADO EN LOS BOXEADORES RETIRADOS CON PROBLEMAS, PARA QUE TENGAN UNA VIDA DIGNA –DESTACÓ   JOSE SULAIMÁN. ESTE ES UNO DE LOS DÍAS MÁS FELICES DE MI VIDA, ES UNO DE MIS SUEÑOS CUMPLIDOS, PORQUE LOS HÉROES DE AYER SEGUIRÁN SIENDO LOS [...]

El aspirante al título mundial peso Minimosca del Consejo Mundial de Bo xeo (CMB), el colombiano Ronal Barrera, llegó este miércoles a la Perla Tapatía y declaró estar listo para contender ante el “Mata Gigantes”. Barrera aseguró estar preparado para dar una sorpresa al anfitrión, pues explicó que viene con una condición física inmejorable y [...]

(EFE).- No pudo ver cumplido su deseo de enfrentarse por tercera vez al filipino Manny Pacquiao y el campeón del peso ligero,  el mexicano Juan Manuel Márquez, acepta exponer su título ante el aspirante australiano Michael Katsidis. Márquez ha llegado a un acuerdo para enfrentar a Katsidis, el próximo 27 de noviembre, en el hotel [...]

Más allá del drama y el morbo que se espera de la pelea entre Antonio Margarito y Manny Pacquiao, los organizadores de la velada han prometido una cartelera como hacía tiempo no se veía en el boxeo. Y aquí es donde entra Guillermo Rigondeaux. Junto al consagrado Kelly Pavlik y el prometedor Mike Jones, el [...]

Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez hizo declaraciones en La Perla Tapatía, para anunciar que el ex campeón mundial Óscar “Chololo” Larios acompañará a Eddy Reynoso, y ambos serán los que lo atiendan el próximo 18 de septiembre en Los Ángeles, cuando se enfrente al argentino Carlos Baldomir, ex campeón mundial welter CMB. “Canelo” confía totalmente en la [...]

El Campeón emérito del CMB boxeó el domingo ocho rounds en el gimnasio de Isaac “Tortas” Bustos, el lunes peleó ocho más; el martes, seis, y este miércoles en una agotadora sesión atendió durante 12 asaltos a los sparrings Edgar “Power” Jiménez, Armando Torres y Ulises “Ratoncito” Lara. “Me he sentido muy fuerte. He trabajado [...]

La tarde de este miércoles, en el Hospital de Especialidades López Mateos –perteneciente al sistema médico del estado de México–, el boxeador duranguense Gerardo Piñón salió del coma inducido y, después de la valoración neurológica, los reportes son alentadores. El pasado sábado 28 de agosto, en pelea contra Oscar Blanquet por el campeonato Continental mosca [...]

MÉXICO (Notimex).— El mexicano Humberto Soto, campeón mundial ligero del Consejo Mundial de Boxeo (CMB), intensificó su preparación para el combate que sostendrá contra el colombiano Fidel Monterrosa el próximo 18 de septiembre en sede por definir. Lo anterior fue informado vía telefónica por el apoderado de ”Zorrita” Soto, Antonio Lozada, quien agregó que el [...]

Las oraciones continúan, pero se mantiene el silencio: Ayer, poco después de celebrarse la primera conferencia de prensa concedida por Manny Pacquiao y Antonio Margarito, el promotor Bob Arum y su esposa Lovee tuvieron que salir abruptamente hacia el aeropuerto para buscar un vuelo que los condujera a Seattle: su hijo John, de 49 años, [...]

EL “CHUCKY” LAZCANO SE ADJUDICA EL TITULO PLUMA DE LA FECOMBOX BOLETIN DE PRENSA MERIDA, YUCATAN A 18 DE OCTUBRE DE 2009 Eduardo “Chucky” Lazcano hizo buenos los pronósticos la noche del sábado en el Gimnasio Municipal de Ciudad Juárez, al adjudicarse el título pluma de la FECOMBOX, después de noquear en cinco asaltos al [...]

WBC SELLS PACQUIAO-COTTO KEY-RINGS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR RP TYPHOON VICTIMS By Alex P. Vidal PhilBoxing.com Tue, 13 Oct 2009 LOS ANGELES, California – The World Boxing Council (WBC) has offered its “modest support to the great people of this extraordinary boxing country (Philippines)”, which was recently slammed by deadly typhoon “Ketsana” that killed hundreds [...]

NAGASHIMA NEEDED JUST 55 SEC. October 4, 2009 SHIMIZU, JAPAN WBA#13 OPBF lightweight champ Kengo Nagashima (38-3-2, 18 KOs), 138, needed only 55 seconds of the opening session, as he blasted out Thailander Jonlasit Muangsurin (7-6, 3 KOs), 134.5, with a single southpaw left on Sunday in Shimizu, Japan. It was a surprisingly short affair [...]

Cortesia del RQ BOXING INSTITUTE para usted por el profesor Roberto Quesada. XV Campeonato Mundial Amateur de Boxeo,celebrado en Milan, Italia. Para quienes gustan de las estadísticas, el RQ BOXING INSTITUTE les brinda la lista de los medallistas del XV Campeonato Mundial Amateur de Boxeo: 48 kgs: 1. Serdamba Purevdorj (MGL), 2. David Ayarapetyan (RUS), [...]

On 08-29-09 in Cleveland, Ohio, the WBC USNBC Title fight between Billy Bailey vs Ronald Johnson was a very good fight . Johnson dominated the fight for the most part sending Bailey to the canvas in the 2nd round. Johnson punished Bailey for the remaining rounds giving Johnson the victory. The judges for this bout [...]

25 August 2009. Boxing comes to Haiti By Robert Coster The Caribbean heat is stifling under a merciless sun; the scenery is one of dreary desolation: shacks, dust, dry barren land and litter. Obviously there is nothing to cheer about in Cite Soleil, one of the worst slums on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. But [...]

TADA KEEPS WBA 105LB BELT August 23rd, 2009. OSAKA, JAPAN. Unbeaten Japanese lefty Etsuko Tada (6-0, 2 KOs), 104, successfully kept her WBA female minimumweight belt as she connected with more effective southpaw lefts and right hooks to score a close but well-received unanimous decision (97-93 and 96-94 twice) over previously unbeaten Thai challenger Yani [...]

DATA AND NUMBERS ON SOUTH KOREA Capital: Seoul (approximately 11 million inhabitants). Area: 98, 480 squared kilometers. Population: 49 million 231 thousand 844 inhabitants. Political Division: 9 provinces and 7 metropolitan cities. Currency: South Korean Won. Approximate exchange rate with respect to the American Dollar: 1,225 South Korean Won for a Dollar. Languages: Korean (official). [...]

MASUDA MEETS PONGSAKLEK IN THAILAND August 19, 2009 TOKYO, JAPAN. Misako Promotions announced that WBC#22 Japanese veteran Takahisa Masuda (20-8-3, 5 KOs), a tall boxer-puncher, would have a shot at the WBC interim flyweight belt against Pongsaklek Wongjongkam (72-3-1, 38 KOs), a 32-year-old southpaw Thailander, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, only ten days later on August [...]

KIM FACES SUICO IN KOREA August 19, 2009 SEOUL, KOREA WBC#6 super-light Jungbum Kim (32-3-1, 28 KOs), a hard-punching Korean southpaw, will put his OPBF 140-pound belt on the line against ex-OPBF 130-pound and 135-pound ruler Randy Suico (28-5-1, 24 KOs), Philippines, during the WBC convention most probably on November 6. Kim will be a [...]

HOT STUFF: Ali Funeka is well-prepared for the Joan Guzman clash. 2009/11/17 ALI FUNEKA’s International Boxing Federation world title fight against Joan Guzman later this month will be about more than boxing, according to Funeka’s trainer, Vuyani Bungu. Funeka will carry the nation’s hopes for another title when he goes up against the Latin-American in [...]

LA PURA BANDA: JOSÉ BECERRA, EL MÁS OVACIONADO EN “LA NOCHE DE CAMPEONES” 17:07:12 – 14 de Noviembre de 2009 José Luis Camarillo, Periodista del Diario ESTO, fue Galardonado por más de Tres Décadas Informado a los Lectores. Memorable resultó “La Noche de los Campeones”, evento que el pasado viernes reunió a todos los monarcas [...]

Americas Title Fight result: November 5th, 2009 Dallas, Texas. World rated Austin Trout, Las Cruces, NM won the vacant WBC Continental Americas Superwelterweight title with a shutout victory over hometown Dallas boxer Taronze Washington. Trout won by unanimous decision in 12 rounds. TROUT WASHINGTON

ABU TITLE RESULTS FROM KAMPALA / LITTLE FLOWERS (SUPER WELTER). Good day to you all. African boxing union together with the local commission (UPBC) sanctioned a fight promoted by a UK based promoter Danny Lutaaya of LETS PROMOTION .The fight was between the Mr.Crush Badru Lusambya and the Tanzanian IDD KIGULA. Mr. did his business [...]

Super Six: Fighters’ strengths and weaknesses: By J. Michael Falgoust, USA TODAY October 14, 2009. The one-of-a-kind Super Six World Boxing Classic gets underway Saturday on Showtime at 8 p.m. ET/PT. It’s the first round-robin tournament with fighters of this caliber in history, as six of the top super middleweights (168) will all fight each [...]

Weigh-in: 2009-10-01 Fight Venue: Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam. Sanction: Pugilistic Syndicate of Tanzania Promoter: Unique Promotions [1] Light weight Idd Mohammed WKO round 1 of a 4 rounder vs Kessy Yang ( Time: 2.40 min ) Referee: Omari Yazidu; Judges: Ally Champion, Anthony Ruta, Bakari Seleman [2] Weight : Idd Kigula WPTS 4 rounds [...]

NAGASHIMA NEEDED JUST 55 SEC. October 4, 2009 SHIMIZU, JAPAN WBA#13 OPBF lightweight champ Kengo Nagashima (38-3-2, 18 KOs), 138, needed only 55 seconds of the opening session, as he blasted out Thailander Jonlasit Muangsurin (7-6, 3 KOs), 134.5, with a single southpaw left on Sunday in Shimizu, Japan. It was a surprisingly short affair [...]

The first “JACK DEMPSEY” in history was John Kelly and he reigned in the Middleweight division ??

Cortesia del RQ BOXING INSTITUTE para usted por el profesor Roberto Quesada. XV Campeonato Mundial Amateur de Boxeo,celebrado en Milan, Italia. Para quienes gustan de las estadísticas, el RQ BOXING INSTITUTE les brinda la lista de los medallistas del XV Campeonato Mundial Amateur de Boxeo: 48 kgs: 1. Serdamba Purevdorj (MGL), 2. David Ayarapetyan (RUS), [...]

2009/09/08 The International Boxing Federation (IBF) is expected to call for purse bids later this week for the lightweight title fight between American Joan Guzman and local fighter Ali Funeka. This after a breakdown in negotiations between the fighters’ respective promoters. The pair are scheduled to fight for the title vacated by Nate Campbell earlier [...]

JOE LOUIS – THE BROWN BOMBER – 25 TITLE DEFENSES

Who holds the record of world title defenses?? The answer will be published tomorrow.

Marcel Cerdan was born in Algeria.

Where was immortal Marcel Cerdan, former Middleweight world champion, born ?? The answer will be published tomorrow.

Philip Terranova was an American Featherweight world champion.

Who was Phil Terranova ?? The answer will be published soon.

BENNY “THE LITTLE FISH” BASS.

Who was the first Russian-born World Champion ?? The answer will be published tomorrow.

Johnny Kilbane was a Featherweight World Champion for 10 (ten) years.

Johnny Kilbane holds the record of the longest period of time a Featherweight world champion has reigned. How long was he a champ ?? The answer will be published tomorrow.