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WBC Orders Light Heavyweight Tournament for Title Shot

July 21, 2011 by Paul Magno Leave a Comment

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Today, the WBC ordered a mini-tournament in the light heavyweight division, with the winner getting a shot at the WBC title, currently held by Bernard Hopkins.

The four-fighter tournament will feature a first bracket of Chris Henry (25-2, 20 KOs) vs. Ismayl Sillakh (16-0, 13 KOs) and Jean Pascal (26-2-1, 16 KOs) vs. Zsolt Erdei (33-0, 18 KOs), with the winners facing one another for the title shot, likely by mid-2012 .

Hopkins is scheduled to defend the belt he won from Jean Pascal last May against Chad Dawson in October at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.


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Paul Magno has over thirty-five years of experience in and around the sport of boxing and has had his hand in everything, from officiating to training. As a writer, his work has appeared in Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports, Inside Fights, The Boxing Tribune, Fight Hype, Man Cave Magazine, Bleacher Report, and The Queensberry Rules.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bernard Hopkins, Chad Dawson, Chris Henry, Ismayl Sillakh, Jean Pascal, Zsolt Erdei

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