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WBO Promotes Ricky Burns to World Champion as Marquez Steps Down
In a statement on their website, the World Boxing Organization (WBO) has officially removed Juan Manuel Marquez as its lightweight World Champion and promoted Scotland’s Ricky Burns from Interim Champion to World Champion. Marquez, who won the vacant title (along with the vacant WBA lightweight title) against Juan Diaz in 2009, agreed to vacate his [...]
Burns — Crolla Talks Breakdown – Paulus Moses Steps In
One of Scotland’s finest ever, Ricky Burns, appears to have failed to agree terms for his all-British outing with Englishman Anthony Crolla in March, and has instead drafted in Namibian Paulus Moses for the March 10th clash at the Brae head Arena in Glasgow, Scotland.
WBO Super Middleweight Titleholder Robert Stieglitz to take on Henry Weber, Saturday January 14th
Robert Stieglitz (40-2, 23KOs) will make his fifth title defense against the 23-year-old Henry Weber (15-0-1, 3KOs) in Offenburg, Germany at the Baden Arena on Saturday, January 14th.
More WBA Champions is Bad for Boxing, But Good for Business
On the night of Saturday August 27, the World Boxing Association (WBA) will crown a new world champions in the heavyweight division. Alexander Povetkin and Ruslan Chagaev will fight for the WBA heavyweight title; a title previously held by David Haye, while Marcos Maidana will defend the WBA jr. welterweight title he was gifted last [...]
Lowered Expectations: The Modus Operandi of the World Boxing Organization
Tim Harrison is back with Part 3 of his 4-part series about boxing’s nefarious sanctioning bodies.
Independent Media, Unite! Magno’s Monday Rant
Why you should read and support the Independent Media…The WBF disses Holyfield-Nielsen…Joppy, Vargas, a White Wolf, Adamek’s Passion of the Pole, and much, much more in this week’s Monday Rant.
Paul Magno’s Monday Rant
The Boxing Tribune Editor in Chief holds nothing back, each and every Monday. Read what’s on his mind this week.
Braehmer-Shumenov to unify WBO/WBA Light Heavy titles…Cleverly Next
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Calderon vs. Segura: Science vs. Violence
Two true opposites meet this Saturday…Will science prevail over violence?
Why Jose Sulaiman is Pushing Sergio Martinez Out The Door
by Paul Magno You can’t think of a fighter more worthy of respect than Sergio Martinez. He’s come up the hard way, earning each half-step up the ladder and suffering through the injustices that befall many fighters who don’t happen to have the right connections on the way up. From obscure club fights in Argentina [...]
Purse Bid Ordered for Fernando Montiel- Eric Morel
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Jacobs, Pirog to Clash for Vacant WBO Belt
The WBO just announced it’s decision to have their two highest ranked middleweight contenders fight for the title that became vacant when the organization stripped Sergio Martinez last month. So, #1 ranked Russian, Dmitry Pirog (16-0, 13 KOs) will be taking on #2 ranked American, Danny Jacobs (20-0, 17 KOs) for the belt. The bout [...]
Say "No" to the Alphabet Soup Organizations in Boxing
by Paul Magno I don’t know of any real fight fans who actually like boxing’s four major sanctioning bodies (WBO, WBC, WBA, IBF). As a matter of fact, hardcore fans are unanimous in their disgust for these “Alphabet Soup” Organizations. The laundry list of offenses is too long to detail in one short article, but [...]
Montiel Stops Hasegawa in Four
WBO Bantamweight champ, Fernando Montiel, got his career back on the fast track by scoring a TKO over reigning WBC champ, Hozumi Hasegawa in Hasegawa’s hometown of Tokyo, Japan. After a dead-even first round, Montiel came on to have a solid second, followed by a Hasegawa-controlled third. The fourth round was mostly Hasegawa’s until Montiel [...]
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