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Mendy Defends Against Madni
World Boxing Federation (WBF)
Intercontinental Light
Welterweight Champion Yvan Mendy,
22-2-1 (11), will make the
second defense of his
championship on December 16,
taking on Belgian Challenger
Tarik Madni at the Salle Marcel
Cerdan in... |
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2011
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Mansour, Delgado, Hendrix Lifts
Titles
Amir “Hardcore” Mansour won the
vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF)
Intercontinental Heavyweight
title on Friday night, December
2, at the Dover Downs Hotel &
Casino in Dover, Delaware as he
scored a sixth round stoppage
over former... |
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DECEMBER 4
2011
| BY: CLIVE BAUM
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WBF Gaelic/Celtic Support
The World Boxing Federation has
announced the creation of a
regional European title which
will pique the interest of
boxers, and fans worldwide, as
the new WBF Gaelic/Celtic
Championships will be open to
any boxer from a Gaelic or... |
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DECEMBER 1
2011
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WBF Twin-Bill In Atlanta
On December 2 at the Georgia
World Congress Center´s Thomas
Murphy Ballroom in Atlanta,
Sports Fan Properties, Shea
Bailey Promotions and Delgado
Boxing Promotions will present
two World Boxing Federation (WBF)
North American title fights... |
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NOVEMBER 30
2011
| BY: CLIVE BAUM
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Mansour vs. Mendoza: Dont Blink!
When Amir Mansour and Epifanio
Mendoza square off for the
vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF)
Intercontinental Heavyweight
title on Saturday December 2 at
the Dover Downs Hotel & Casino
in Dover, Delaware, it is one of
those fights... |
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NOVEMBER 29
2011
| BY: CLIVE BAUM
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WBF Champs Crowned In Poland,
France
Saturday November 26 was another
busy WBF championship
fight-night, as new champions
were crowned in Poland and
France. Aleksy Kuziemski and
Doudou Ngumbu battled it out for
the vacant World Light
Heavyweight title in Byalistok,
while... |
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NOVEMBER 28
2011
| BY: CLIVE BAUM
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World Title Fight In Poland...
...International Clash In
France!
In another interesting World
Boxing Federation World title
fight, Poland’s Aleksy Kuziemski
(22-3) will take on Congo-born
Frenchman Doudou Ngumbu (27-3)
this Saturday, November 26, for
the vacant Light Heavy... |
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NOVEMBER 24
2011
| BY: CLIVE BAUM
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Hizni The Warrior Arrives
On a night that was overshadowed
by the giant WBF show in South
Africa, undefeated German-Turk Hizni
Altunkaya almost silently
arrived on the world stage by
capturing the interim version of
the WBF world cruiserweight
title via a clear... |
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NOVEMBER 22
2011
| BY: WBF
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Grant, Klassen, Funeka, Makabu
New...
... WBF
World Champions! It
was a night with something for
every taste, as Showpony
Promotions staged the biggest
event in WBF history, and one of
the biggest shows in South
Africa in recent years, on
Saturday November 19 at the
Monte Casino in... |
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NOVEMBER 20
2011
| BY: CLIVE BAUM |
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Weights From Johannesburg
The big ”Urban War” bill in
Johannesburg, South Africa
Saturday is getting close, and
the weigh-in today revealed some
in-shape and focused fighters
ready for the six World Boxing
Federation title fights on the
card. |
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NOVEMBER 18
2011
| BY: CLIVE BAUM |
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Botha: I See A Knockout Coming!
Former WBF World Heavyweight
Champion Francois Botha is
beaming with confidence ahead of
his attempt to reclaim his old,
now vacant, crown against
American Michael Grant in the
headliner of Showpony Promotions
“Urban War” extravaganza...
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NOVEMBER 16
2011
| BY: CLIVE BAUM |
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ZZ Tops To Win WBF Crown
Zita Zatyko, 14-0-1 (10), is the
new World Boxing Federation (WBF)
Women’s World Super Middleweight
Champion after a close and
competitive fight for the vacant
crown against compatriot and
great local rival Diana Kiss on
Saturday... |
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NOVEMBER 13
2011
| BY: CLIVE BAUM |
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Walshe & Thomas Team Up For
Ireland
David Walshe,
founder of Ireland’s most
popular boxing website
www.irishboxers.ie,
is the latest to join the
credible rooster that is the
staff of the World Boxing
Federation (WBF), with the goal
of helping further develop the
sport in the Republic of
Ireland. |
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NOVEMBER 8
2011
| BY: WBF |
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Klassen vs. Lomeli, Another
Chapter Of...
Becoming a world champion in
your chosen sport is quite an
accomplishment. Doing it twice
is obviously an even greater
achievement. Three times is
something only very special
athletes can do, even in boxing
where there are several... |
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NOVEMBER 1
2011
| BY: CLIVE BAUM |
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Another World # 1 Fights For WBF
Title
The World Boxing Federation has
some of the very best female
boxers as the organizations
world champions. Middleweight
title-holder Christina Hammer
and Light Welterweight queen
Myriam Lamare both hold top
spots in the BoxRec world
rankings... |
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OCTOBER 28
2011
| BY: CLIVE BAUM |
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Funeka, Marali Promises To Be A
Thriller
Ghana’s German-based Ben Nsafoah
went into the lions den – and
tamed the lion to snatch the
vacant WBF Intercontinental
cruiserweight crown Saturday
night (Oct. 22) in Tuebingen,
Germany by inflicting the first
pro defeat on local favourite... |
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OCTOBER 26
2011
| BY: WBF |
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Ben Outguns Bjoern In Classic
Ghana’s German-based Ben Nsafoah
went into the lions den – and
tamed the lion to snatch the
vacant WBF Intercontinental
cruiserweight crown Saturday
night (Oct. 22) in Tuebingen,
Germany by inflicting the first
pro defeat on local favourite... |
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OCTOBER 23
2011
| BY: WBF |
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Hammer Outclasses Living To
Retain
It came as a huge shock to
everyone in the World Boxing
Federation when yesterday the
news leaked through that
25-year-old former and future
WBF world superfeatherweight
title challenger Rafael ‘Chocho’
Guzman was assassinated on...
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OCTOBER 22
2011
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CLIVE BAUM |
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Guzman Assassination Shock
It came as a huge shock to
everyone in the World Boxing
Federation when yesterday the
news leaked through that
25-year-old former and future
WBF world superfeatherweight
title challenger Rafael ‘Chocho’
Guzman was assassinated on...
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OCTOBER 19
2011
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WBF |
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Blaschke Ready For Step-Up
Promoter Turhan Altunkaya will
present an intriguing match-up
for the vacant World Boxing
Federation (WBF)
Intercontinental Cruiserweight
title on Saturday October 22 at
the Paul Horn-Arena in Tuebingen,
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.
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OCTOBER 19
2011
| BY: CLIVE BAUM |
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Hammer Set For Second Defense
On Friday October 21 at the
Brandenburg Halle in Frankfurt,
Germany, undefeated World Boxing
Federation (WBF) Women’s World
Middleweight Champion Christina
Hammer (10-0, 7 KOs) will defend
her title against American
Vashon Living... |
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OCTOBER 17
2011
| BY: CLIVE BAUM |
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WBF Founder Larry Carrier
Remembered
It is now more than six years
ago – June 7, 2005, to be exact
– that the founder of the
original World Boxing Federation
(WBF), American Larry Carrier,
passed away at the age of 82
years after a long illness,
although his influence on
professional... |
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OCTOBER 14
2011
| BY: WBF |
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Press Conference Video: URBAN
WAR!
...One Show, SIX WBF Title
Fights!
No less than six World Boxing
Federation titles will be on the
line when Damian Michael of
ShowPony in association with the
Souther Suns Group promotes at
the Monet Casino in
Johannesburg... |
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OCTOBER 12
2011
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CLIVE BAUM |
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WBF Appoint Di Caro Marketing
Director
World Boxing Federation
President Howard Goldberg today
announced the appointment of
London-based Gianluca Di Caro as
Marketing Director of the WBF.
Mr. Di Caro, who in addition to
being the Vice President of the
Malta Boxing Commission... |
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OCTOBER 10
2011
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CLIVE BAUM |
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Sanchez Still World Flyweight
Champion
Irma “La Guerita” Sanchez is
still the World Boxing
Federation (WBF) Women’s World
Flyweight Champion after
successfully defending her title
Saturday night in Los Cabos,
Mexico with a unanimous decision
over challenger, and fellow
Mexican... |
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OCTOBER 9
2011
| BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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"Guerita" Defends World Title
October 8
23-year-old World Boxing
Federation (WBF) Women’s
Flyweight World Champion Irma
“La Guerita” Sanchez is set to
make the first defense of her
crown on October 8 at Los Cabos,
Baja California Sur in her
native Mexico. |
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OCTOBER 5
2011
| BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Dominant Mathis Retains With
Shutout
World Boxing Federation (WBF)
Women’s World Welterweight
Champion Anne Sophie Mathis
decisively defended her title
Saturday night in Yutz, France
when she beat Puerto
Rican-American challenger Cindy
Serrano by wide unanimous dec... |
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OCTOBER 2
2011
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CLIVE BAUM |
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Botha vs. Grant Tops Massive WBF
Event
The growth of the
World Boxing Federation can be
seen by the forthcoming
promotion to be held in
Johannesburg South Africa on 19
November. Co-promoted by
ShowPony and the Southern Suns
Group, new kid on the block
promoter Damian Michael... |
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SEPTEMBER 23
2011
| BY: WBF |
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Serrano Aims To Checkmate Mathis
Brooklyn-based Cindy “Checkmate”
Serrano (15-3-2, 7 KOs) had her
first shot at a world
championship in 2005 when she
fought to a draw with Rhonda
Luna for the vacant WIBA
Featherweight crown. Almost six
years later she will get a
second chance... |
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22
2011
| BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Holyfield Relinquishes WBF World
Title
Evander Holyfield
has decided to relinquish the
World Boxing Federation (WBF)
World Heavyweight title in order
to challenge Alexander Povetkin
for the WBA “regular” World
title in December. The legendary
American informed this
personally... |
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21
2011
| BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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WBF Champions Bio: Ramona Kuehne
2010 World Boxing Federation
Female Fighter of The Year,
Super Featherweight World
Champion Ramona Kuehne from
Germany, was a fighter long
before she became a boxer. Born
in Berlin in 1980, she started
her combat career in Jiu-Jitsu
at... |
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17
2011
| BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Lamare Impressive In Title
Defense
World Boxing Federation (WBF)
Women’s World Light Welterweight
Champion Myriam Lamare of France
decisively defended her title on
Friday, September 9, at the
Stade de l’Est in Saint Denis,
Reunion with a wide unanimous
decision... |
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10
2011
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CLIVE BAUM |
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SEPTEMBER 5
2011
| BY: CLIVE BAUM |
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Lamare vs. Florez - A Champions
Sho...
In a big night of boxing at the
Stade de l’Est in Saint Denis on
the beautiful Indian Ocean
island of Reunion (a French
overseas department), reigning
WBF womens world
lightwelterweight champion
Myriam Lamare (18-3, 10 KO’s)
will make the... |
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SEPTEMBER 5
2011
| BY: CLIVE BAUM |
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WBF vs. BBBofC
The World Boxing
Federation would like to take
the opportunity to reply to
remarks made by BBBofC General
Secretary Robert Smith in an
article (“No Room For WBF”)
which appeared in Boxing News on
August 25, 2011. |
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SEPTEMBER 1
2011
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Official WBF Merchandise Launch
With immediate
effect, the World Boxing
Federation (WBF) has now
launched an official merchandise
clothing line, which can be
ordered via email. For starters,
the offered items consist of
T-Shirts, Poloshirts,
Sweatshirts, hooded Sweatshirt
Jackets and... |
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AUGUST 29
2011
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WBF |
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Guzman, Hernandez Draws
On Saturday August 20 at the
Casino Black Pyramid in
Manzanillo, Mexico, local man
Rafael Guzman and Venezuelan
puncher Rafael “El Potro”
Hernandez battled to a twelve
round draw in their fight for
the vacant World Boxing
Federation... |
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AUGUST 24
2011
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WBF |
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John Napari For WBF Heavyweight
Title
Ghana’s
heavyweight boxing pride John
Napari has the opportunity to up
his stakes for a crack at the
world title when fights
Alexander Petkovic for the
vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF)
Intercontinental Heavyweight
title on October 14... |
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23
2011
| BY:
PRINCE DORNU-LEIKU /
www.ghanaweb.com |
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New Job For WBF Medical Advisor
The Medical
Advisor of the World Boxing
Federation, Dr. Adam Balogh, has
recently taken over the surgery
department as chief physician of
the prominent Helios Clinic in
Huels, Germany. The 47-year-old
Dr. Balogh, who has studied
medicin at Budapest... |
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AUGUST 19
2011
| BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Interview With Raphael Zumbano
Brazilian heavyweight prospect
Raphael Zumbano is on the verge
to make big noise in boxing. The
30-years old fighter won the WBF
International title in March and
was named “Fighter of the
Month”. |
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AUGUST 10
2011
| BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Simons WBF Title Fight Launched
Namibian boxing fans can expect
an explosive fight when Harry
Simon takes on Tony Dodson of
Great Britain for the vacant
World Boxing Federation (WBF)
lightheavyweight title in
Windhoek on September 30. |
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2011
| BY:
HELGE SCHUTS /
www.namibiasport.com.na |
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"La Guerita" Sanchez Takes World
Crown
The World Boxing Federation
womens world flyweight
championship bout between
co-challengers Irma ”La Guerita”
Sanchez of Mexico and Carlota
Santos of Panama in Guadalajara,
Mexico on Saturday (July 23)
before a... |
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JULY
25
2011
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DAN HERNANDEZ |
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The WBF Goes Mexico
The World Boxing Federation is
proud to announce that former
five-time world featherweight
champion Manuel “Mantecas”
Medina will soon start promoting
WBF-sanctioned bouts in Mexico.
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JULY
20
2011
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CLIVE BAUM |
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Sanchez, Santos Battle For WBF
Title
On July 23, the vacant WBF
Women’s World Flyweight Title
with be on the line in
Guadalajara, Mexico, in a battle
between former world champion
Irma Sanchez and up and coming
prospect Carlota Santos. |
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JULY
18
2011
| BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Korean Heroine Retains Title
In the beautiful city of Wando,
seven hours outside of the
capital Seoul, WBF womens world
lightflyweight champion Ju Hee
Kim put in a masterful
performance to outclass the
gutsy Thai challenger Fahpratan
Looksaikongdin over 10 rounds... |
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JULY
12
2011
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WBF |
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Seemann Hansen New ExCo Chairman
The World Boxing
Federation is excited to
announce the addition of
Denmark's Torben Seemann Hansen
to its staff, who will become
the first chairman of the
organizations Executive
Committee with immediate effect. |
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JULY
5
2011
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WBF |
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Szebeledi, Saioni Wins WBF
Titles
Hungarian title
holder Renata Szebeledi rejoiced
when finally she was crowned
world champion in her third
attempt last Saturday (July 2)
in Lemgo, Germany after she
upset local favorite Pia
Mazelanik is an intense battle
to win... |
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JULY
3
2011
| BY:
WBF |
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Interview With Pia Mazelanik
On July 2, German
bantamweight Pia Mazelanik
(12-3-1) will challenge for her
first world title when she faces
Renata Szebeledi for the vacant
WBF crown at an open-air and
free-admission event in Lemgo,
Germany. |
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JUNE 29
2011
| BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Patricks Poetry Nets Ireland A
World Title
Unbeaten Irish ring hero Patrick
Hyland, now 23-0 (10), put on a
masterful performance over
twelve hard-fought rounds to
move his unbeaten streak to 23
consecutive wins and in so
doing, became the new World
Boxing Federation world feather... |
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JUNE 27
2011
| BY:
WBF |
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Mathis Is A Bonecrusher
The sheer
physical force of Ann Sophie
Mathis proved too much for
Olivia Boudouma and netted the
34-year-old French star the
vacant WBF womens world
welterweight championship on
Thursday, June 23, in Pennes
Mirabeau near Marseille. |
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JUNE 26
2011
| BY:
WBF |
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Mazelanik vs. Szebeledi For WBF
Belt
On July 2, 2011
the vacant WBF womens world
bantamweight title will be on
the line when Germany’s Pia
Mazelanik and Hungary’s Renata
Szebeledi meet inside an
open-air ring at the
Regenstorplatz in Lemgo,
Germany. |
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JUNE
22
2011
| BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Madani A Dominant Champ
Sebastien Madani
is the new WBF Intercontinental
superwelterweight champion after
inflicting the first
professional loss to Bolivia’s
Franklin Mamani with a dominant
12-round decision last Saturday
(June 11) in his hometown of
Rumilly... |
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JUNE 13
2011
| BY:
WBF |
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Interview With Patrick Hyland
Later this month, undefeated
Irish featherweight champion
Patrick Hyland, 22-0 (10),
challenges for the vacant WBF
world title in the biggest fight
of his seven-year pro career. He
meets Frenchman Philippe Frenois
at the National Stadium in... |
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JUNE 11
2011
| BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Vive La France
The World Boxing Federation is
set to take France by storm this
month with a total of four WBF
championship fights taking place
in June in the Grande Nation’s
territory. While the highlight
doubtlessly is the participation
of female star Ann Sophie... |
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JUNE 3
2011
| BY:
WBF |
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Wundergirl Hammer’s
Second Award
In less than two years time, she
cut a swath through the ranks of
female middleweights and she is
still only 20 years of age! The
talk is about WBF (and WBO)
womens world champion and boxrec
# 1 Christina Hammer... |
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MAY
30
2011
| BY:
WBF |
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Dan Hernandez Joins WBF Media
Team
The media
department of the World Boxing
Federation (WBF), headed by
Media Director Clive Baum, has
been substantially strengthened
by the adding of renowned boxing
journalist Dan Hernandez of Los
Angeles. |
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MAY
18
2011
| BY:
WBF |
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"Boom Boom" Mancini Watches
Gonzal...
A new WBF
International lightwelterweight
champion was crowned in
Campbell, Ohio on Saturday (May
14) when Miguel 'Silky Smooth'
Gonzalez, from
near-by Cleveland, won a 10
round decision over Christopher
Fernandez at Saint Lucy Hall. |
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MAY
18
2011
| BY:
DAN HERNANDEZ |
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Holyfield Wins Non-Title Bout
Heavyweight legend and current
WBF world champion Evander
Holyfield scored a one-sided
tenth round technical knockout
over Denmark’s boxing hero Brian
Nielsen at the Koncerthuset in
Copenhagen in a non-title afair. |
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MAY
10
2011
| BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Female Super-Fight On May 27
WBF Super Featherweight World
Champion Ramona Kuehne and her
longtime life-partner/boxing
trainer Stephan Boestfleisch got
married this past weekend in Las
Vegas, Nevada, USA. The couple
travelled to Vegas on Sunday to
get the festivities... |
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MAY
9
2011
| BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Congratulations Ramona & Stephan
WBF Super Featherweight World
Champion Ramona Kuehne and her
longtime life-partner/boxing
trainer Stephan Boestfleisch got
married this past weekend in Las
Vegas, Nevada, USA. The couple
travelled to Vegas on Sunday to
get the festivities... |
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MAY
9
2011
| BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Prospect
Gonzalez To Fight For WBF Belt
Highly touted American Miguel
Gonzalez (16-2, 13 K.o.’s) will
try to capture his first career
title on May 15 when he faces
experienced Christopher
Fernandez (19-12-1, 12 K.o.’s)
in a battle for the vacant WBF
International light welterweight
title. |
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MAY
6
2011
| BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Vlamis
Wins First WBF Asia Pacific
Title
On Friday night,
local hero’s Mark Flanagan (6-2,
2 K.o.’s) and Manny Vlamis (7-2,
4 K.o.’s) will battle each other
for the vacant WBF Asia Pacific
light heavyweight title at the
Tattersalls Club in Brisbane,
Queensland, Australia.
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MAY
2
2011
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First WBF
Title Bout In Australia
On Friday night,
local hero’s Mark Flanagan (6-2,
2 K.o.’s) and Manny Vlamis (7-2,
4 K.o.’s) will battle each other
for the vacant WBF Asia Pacific
light heavyweight title at the
Tattersalls Club in Brisbane,
Queensland, Australia.
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APRIL
28
2011
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CLIVE BAUM |
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First-Ever
Womens Cruiser Championship
The World Boxing
Federation is about to become
part of boxing history when it
sanctions the first-ever female
world championship bout in the
cruiserweight division on June 4
in Györ, Hungary. |
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APRIL
14
2011
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WBF |
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Kuehne
Still WBF Champ
Originally, WBF Female World
Super Featherweight champion
Ramona Kuehne was scheduled to
defend her belt last Saturday
night against dangerous
Brazilian Michelle Larissa
Bonassoli at an SES-Boxing
scheduled show at the
Bordelandhalle in... |
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APRIL
11
2011
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CLIVE BAUM |
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Tough Task
Ahead For Ramona Kuehne
On Saturday
night, female WBF world super
featherweight champion Ramona
Kuehne (17-1) will put her
belt(s) on the line against the
always dangerous Michelle
Larissa Bonassoli (11-5) at the
Bordelandhalle in Magdeburg,
Germany. |
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APRIL
6
2011
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CLIVE BAUM |
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Zumbano
Closer To World Title Shot
Raphael Zumbano, one of Brazil's
favourite
fighters, impressively moved
closer to a potential world
title shot at WBF champion
Evander Holyfield with an
emphatic but tough 12-rounds
points win over capable
Argentinian... |
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MARCH
24
2011
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WBF |
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WBF Goes
Facebook
The World Boxing
Federation made another step
towards becoming one of the most
fan-friendly governing boxing
organizations worldwide with the
launch of a Facebook page today.
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MARCH
22
2011
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WBF |
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Kiss
Hammered, Simcic Shines
It was a big
night for the World Boxing
Federation at a sold-out
Sportpark Arena in Ljubljana,
Slovenia on Friday, Feb. 18,
with two championship bouts that
more than lived up to what they
promised beforehand. |
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FEBRUARY
20
2011
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WBF |
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A Hammer
Night In Slovenia?
She is just 20 years old, but
already the # 1 female
middleweight in the world - and
now she wants to be crowned! The
talk is about undefeated
Christina Hammer, 8-0 (6), and
the beauty from Dortmund,
Germany shoots for the WBF... |
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14 2011 |
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WBF Turns
Down Holyfield vs. Nielsen
The five-men Championship
Committee of the World Boxing
Federation, after consideration
of all arguments, has decided
against sanctioning the proposed
second title defence of its
world heavyweight champion
Evander Holyfield... |
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9 2011 |
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WBF |
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Slimani
Wins International Belt
Belgium-based Tunisian
lightweight Hedi Slimani, now
7-1 (5), gave a masterclass to
Denmark’s late, late substitute
Tommi Schmidt on Saturday,
January 29 in Ecaussinnes,
Belgium to win the first title
of his young professional
career.
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JANUARY
31 2011 |
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Interview:
New WBF Rep Alan Santana
Renowed internet
journalist Dan Hernandez sat
down with Alan Santana, the new
Regional Representative for the
US West Coast for the World
Boxing Federation, and discussed
his views on and goals with the
WBF. |
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JANUARY
28 2011 |
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Holyfield
Clings On To WBF Title
INCLUDING
FULL FIGHT VIDEO!
Larger-than-life ring legend
Evander Holyfield last night
clinged on to his World Boxing
Federation heavyweight crown
after his fight - Holyfield's
first defence of the WBF title
since winning it last year... |
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JANUARY
23 2011 |
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WBF
Returns To Belgium
After a long
time, the World Boxing
Federation finally is making its
way back into Belgium with the
International lightweight
championship being contested on
January 29 in the city of
Ecaussinnes. |
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JANUARY
19 2011 |
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Redeption
In America: Holyfield-Williams
World Boxing Federation World
Heavyweight Champion Evander
Holyfield continues to defy so
called normality as he returns
with a defense against Sherman
Williams at the Greenbrier
Americas Resort in West Virginia
on 22 January. |
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7 2011 |
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