DESPITE running up a record of 44(31)-0-1 and being the current WBC titlist, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr will enter the ring this Saturday in The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, as a fighter with something to prove. Although Chavez recently picked up the WBC strap by earning a hotly-contested majority decision over Sebastian Zbik, many […]
WBC orders Hopkins-Dawson II
December 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
EARLIER today the WBC laid out orders for light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins 52-5-2-1NC (32) to rematch former champion Chad Dawson 30-1-1NC (17)during the sanctioning body’s 49th annual convention in Las Vegas. The decision comes on the heels of Tuesday’s decision to change the result from a tko win for Dawson to a no-contest at the behest of […]
Dirrell-St Juste ShoBox preview
December 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Tomorrow night, unbeaten WBC #1 super middleweight Anthony Dirrell looks to put himself into world title contention as he steps up his competition in fighting WBC #3 Renan St Juste in a 12-round WBC super middleweight title eliminator atop a Showtime televised doubleheader live from the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California. The card, promoted […]
Nishioka decisions Marquez; tougher challenges ahead?
October 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
AT the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Toshiaki Nishioka retained his WBC Super-Bantamweight, out-pointing the excellent Rafael Marquez for a well earned, unanimous decision. In something of a rarity for the lower weight classes, both men are still performing at the highest level despite being in their mid-thirties. Nishioka, the younger man at 35, actually seems to be in the finest […]
