Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City -- Carl Froch 167.5 lbs. Glen Johnson 166.5 lbs. (WBC super middleweight title/Super Six Semifinal) -- Zsolt Erdei 174 vs. Byron Mitchell 178 -- Edison Miranda TBA vs. Rayco Saunders TBA *Both are scheduled to weigh-in later in the day* -- Ivan Redkach 136.5 vs. Alberto Amaro 134.5 -- J’Leon Love 160 vs. Lamar Harris 162 -- Badou Jack … [Read more...]
Tomato Can Busters! : Who Have Zbik and Chavez Fought?
by Fox Doucette Man, I wish I spoke German. It'd make figuring out Sebastian Zbik so much easier. The guy's the WBC middleweight champion (of a sort, since “WBC Champion Emeritus” Sergio Martinez is the real top dog). He's ranked #5 by ESPN, #6 by Ring Magazine, and #9 by The Boxing Tribune. By all accounts he's solid, unspectacular (10 knockouts in 30 fights), and gets the … [Read more...]
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr: Out of the Shadow and into the Void.
Hunger has been the key word in the lead-up to Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.'s WBC middleweight title fight with Germany's Sebastian Zbik. The word has been press released and passed along by Chavez promoter, Top Rank, so often that the weaker-willed members of the media have begun to embrace it, like it was something more than typical publicist-driven hype used to promote an upcoming … [Read more...]
Chavez Jr. challenges Zbik for WBC middleweight crown, Saturday June 4
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1, 30 KO) and newly-promoted WBC middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik (30-0, 10 KO) will square off Saturday June 4, 2010, in the main event of HBO’s World Championship Boxing. Zbik’s WBC middleweight crown will be on the line when the two undefeated pugilists meet in the ring at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Zbik lacks notable … [Read more...]
Lowered Expectations: The Modus Operandi of The World Boxing Council
by Tim Harrison Much can, and has been said of the shady practices of the sanctioning bodies that rule the sport of boxing. Greed, corruption, arrogance, and unscrupulous back-door dealings are synonymous with the four major organizations that have the privilege to crown world champions. The World Boxing Council (WBC), World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing … [Read more...]