All posts tagged "WBC – World Boxing Council"

Mikey Garcia Named “Emeritus” Champ At 135 By WBC

The lightweight division is in a state of change right now, what with Mikey Garcia deciding to hand back his WBC 135 pound strap. That possible...

Heather Hardy Hits Back At Critics Who Slam Her For Bringing “Feminism” Into Boxing

Heather Hardy took to social media to bolster her message for better treatment of female fighters, which includes beefing up their pay.

WBC Says Willie Monroe Popped Positive On VADA Test

The main event of the Dec. 22 card at Barclays Center might be in flux, with word out that featured pugilist Willie Monroe tested positive for...

Keith Thurman Gives Up His WBC Welterweight Title

Unified Welterweight Champion Keith Thurman Relinquishes WBC title Due to Injury Rehabilitation   Will Remain WBA Champion and Fight for WBC Crown Once He Has Fully...

Holyfield and WBC Teaming Up For Welter Tourney

NEW YORK CITY (December 22, 2017) Evander Holyfield’s The Real Deal Boxing has announced a World Boxing Council Welterweight Tournament over three spectacular events in 2018...

Luis Ortiz Aiming For March 3 Wilder Fight Re-Set

Luis Ortiz is counting down to his next fight and in fact has not stopped training, according to his training, even as he was dealing with...

WBC Offers Final Ruling On Povetkin PED Positive

ALEXANDER POVETKIN APPEALS PROCESS COMES TO AN END, AND WBC BOARD OF GOVERNORS REPORTS ITS DEFINITE AND FINAL RULING The WBC’s March 2, 2017 ruling (the...

Houston Beats Dallas: Jermell Charlo Drops and Stops Hatley in Brooklyn

Jermell Charlo sought to make his first defense of the WBC 154 pound crown Saturday night at Barclays Center, against fellow Texan Charles Hatley. That he...

Women’s Clinic At Gleason’s April 13-15 WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE

$369 bucks, to change your life. Sounds like a good deal, no?   What…Cynical, are we? Think it sounds too good to be true?   I...

Huck And Briedis To Fight For WBC Cruiser Crown

Word from the WBC comes that their cruiser champ Tony Bellew might be sticking to the heavyweight division for a longer spell, and thus, they have...

WBC Boss Sulaiman Talks Round Controversy, And Medicals

Povetkin-Stiverne Off After Povetkin PED Positive

UPDATE 3: Don King wants to make King-brand lemonade out of this situation. Here is his statement on the matter: PROMOTER DON KING HOPES WBC WILL...

Can “Common” Smith Ruin “Special” Hopkins Adios Bash?

“The Final One,” the last bout of Bernard Hopkins’ pro career, unfolds tomorrow evening in Los Angeles and on HBO. We have not seen the likes...

WBC Lauds Boxers Who Signed Up For Heavier PED Testing

Writer types like to take the easy route and do the shooting the fish in the barrel thing, regularly slaying boxing’s sanctioning bodies for idiotic and...

Gleason’s News: WBC CONVENTION IS SOON!

NOTICE TO GLEASON’S GYM FANS, THE WBC IS HOLDING ITS 54TH ANNUAL CONVENTION TO BE HELD AT THE DIPLOMAT RESORT & SPA (SPECIAL WBC RATE $170...

WBC Boss Sulaiman Blasts AIBA, Which Ran Olympic Boxing

Boxing was a founding sport of the ancient Olympics in Greece, and has been an Olympic sport since the first edition of the modern Olympic Games...

Canelo Dumps WBC Belt: What Does It Mean?

UPDATE: The WBC responded right quick, with this… “The World Boxing Council has received official confirmation from Golden Boy Promotions with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez decision to...