Cleverly: I Want Dawson at Millennium, Shumenov Ideal

Nathan Cleverly wants a unification fight against new WBC light-heavyweight champion Chad Dawson in his native Wales.

Cleverly retained his WBO belt in a thriller against British rival Tony Bellew in Liverpool on Saturday evening, while Dawson controversially beat veteran Bernard Hopkins to take his title with a second-round technical knockout.

Dawson was declared champion after a confusing end to the fight when he lifted Hopkins off his feet and down to the canvas in the second round, with the 46-year-old landing heavily on his left shoulder.

With Hopkins in pain and unable to continue, the referee then declared it a TKO win for Dawson.

Cleverly said: “I saw the fight and although it was brief and there was not much action between them, I would fancy taking on Dawson at the Millennium Stadium next year.

“Hopkins will probably want an immediate rematch with Dawson after that ending so that will hold things up for a while, but a Dawson fight is one I’d be confident of winning.

“My name is in the mix with these guys as well as IBF champion Tavoris Cloud and I’m confident promoter Frank Warren can get one of them over here.”

The way is now open for the 24-year-old and he is also targeting a unification clash with the WBA champion Beibut Shumenov.

“Ideally I would like Shumenov next, but I’ve got lots of options. I’m still only 24 and there are plenty of big fights out there for me,” added Cleverly.

“I’ve just come off the best win of my career. Full respect to Tony (Bellew), he made me dig really deep to win and you saw the best of me.”

http://www.boxingscene.com/cleverly-i-want-dawson-millennium-shumenov-ideal–45031

The contestants of the upcoming getgoods.de-Fight Night have completed the sparring phase this week. “We have never completed so many rounds,” said female world champion Christina Hammer about the tough training period prior to her title defense. On Friday she will defend her WBO and the WBF world title against the American Living Vashon at the Brandenburg-Halle in Frankfurt/Oder.

In the training gym in Magdeburg, also the men were sweating heavily. Robin Krasniqi had several sparring rounds against WBO champion Robert Stieglitz in the ring and got himself checked by the world champion. In Frankfurt/Oder the light heavyweight contestant wants to picks up his first title. Against the Frenchman Abdelhakim Derghal he aims for the WBO European Championship and to position himself on the top spots in the world rankings in his weight division.

For heavyweight Francesco Pianeta Frankfurt/Oder will mark a successful comeback. The talented SES fighter Dominic Boesel, who will be featured in a four rounder against the Tunisian Rabie Ben Lakhbhar Inoubli, has also invested a lot into the training effort of his boxing career similar to all the champions in the boxing stable.

“I’m glad that there has been, despite the hard sparring and the long preparation phase, no injuries or other problems. Now, all of our fighters are in top form and ready on technically and tactically basis. The athletes are ready and on fire,” said head coach Dirk Dzemski on the completion of the intensive period of preparation.

Triple world champion Susi Kentikian has concentrated in the sparring phase with her trainer Magomed Schaburow in Hamburg for her title defense against the Thai world champion Teeraporn Pannimit. “All the fighters have difficult tasks ahead. In Frankfurt/Oder it’s all about the sport,” said SES promoter Ulf Steinforth. The athletes have packed their bags and will move into their hotels on Monday for the upcoming fight week in Frankfurt/Oder.

Danny Garcia won the vacant NABO Jr. Welterweight belt on Saturday night in Los Angeles, on a split decision over Kendall Holt. Fighting on the HBO PPV undercard supporting Hopkins vs. Dawson, it was finally put-up or shut up time.

The pre-fight talk was nasty, but most of it was between Holt (27-5 15 KOs) and Garcia’s father Angel. The Paterson, N.J. native was sick and tired of the senior Garcia saying that Holt was talking “monkey s–t” when he dismissed his son’s record.

Danny Garcia remains undefeated with a record of 22-0 14 KOs) but prior to the bout, Kendall Holt ridiculed his knockouts, asking, “Who has he knocked out.?”

“Really, who are they? Will we remember anyone them in years to come?”

The final press conference during fight week saw Angel Garcia spewing expletives at the microphone in support of his son. He heckled Holt when it was his time to speak but refused to come forward and face him when challenged.

Holt noted that he wasn’t boxing his opponent’s father and then went on to take issue with Danny’s resume.

Fast forward to fight night and Danny Garcia clearly backed up his Pop’s boasts and predictions. He kept up steady pressure, timing his punches on the counter.

They added up to the point where Garcia’s prolific right hand had almost closed Kendall Holt’s left eye. At one point in the eighth round, after a break to deal with a complaint of a hit to the back of the head, Garcia caught Holt unaware after time was back in, despite Kendall Holt trying to touch gloves.

A mini Mayweather vs. Ortiz moment.

Holt’s head snapped back and it was then you knew that Garcia didn’t talk much but he had a plan and went about executing it efficiently and relentlessly.

By the twelfth and final round Holt was gassed, trying to keep hope alive as Garcia kept up the pressure when necessary. The judges scored it 117-111, 117-111 for Danny Garcia and 115-113 in favor of Kendall Holt.

Holt was humble in defeat telling media, “He outhustled me all night. I was looking for the knockout too much. I’ve got to go back to the drawing board.” It’s clear he’s right.

http://www.examiner.com/sports-in-national/danny-garcia-silences-kendall-holt-for-nabo-belt

Accra, Oct. 16, GNA – Ghana’s Osumanu Akaba defeated Beninoi Theodore Lokossou on Sunday to clinch the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Africa Super featherweight title at the Lebanon House, Tudu in Accra.

Lokossou retired in the seventh round as Akaba cruised to a Technical Knockout (TKO) victory on the main bout of the promotion dubbed: “Only the strong” and put together by Heart of Lions Boxing Promotions.

Akaba, 31, fighting for the first in 12 months was off-colour but gradually warmed himself into the course of the bout. Lokossou, twice loser against the Ghanaian had other things in mind as he opted to entertain the crowd with his body antics.

“I have disciplined him very well and I do not think, he will consider facing me again. I am looking forward to the title,” Akaba said after the bout.

As early as the second round, the ‘Golden Boy’ was in the lead as the Beninoi had no antidote to the flurry of punches visited on his face and body.

Lokossou made a serious impact in the early stages of the third round as he opened fire on his Ghanaian opponent forcing the latter to find solace on the ropes, but did not last.

Cautious-Akaba threw in everything from the fifth round as he attacked from the beginning till the end with the sixth round inclusive. His combination of punches and hooks dazed Lokossou, but he was saved by the bell in both the fifth and sixth rounds.

As expected, the Beninoi bowed out in the seventh round giving the ‘Golden Boy’ his 27th victory of his career.

Akaba was decorated with the title by Andrew Smale, Vice President of WBO Africa assisted by Samir Captan, President of the Ghana Boxing Authority and Godwin Kwame Ahiakpor, Chairman of Heart of Lions Boxing Promotions.

http://www.ghananewsagency.org/details/Sports/Akaba-wins-WBO-Africa-Super-featherweight/?ci=5&ai=34678

WBO Oriental super bantamweight champion Jessie “The Terminator” Albaracin blasted game challenger Marvin Tampus in an action-packed bout that fight fans enjoyed at the Hoops Dome in Lapu Lapu City, Cebu.

Both fighters went toe-to-toe from the opening bell the with wicked body shots and hooks to the head with the southpaw Albaracin getting the better of the exchanges.

The champion dropped Tampus twice in the third round although one of the knockdowns called by referee Danrex Tapdasan was questionable since Tampus appeared to lose his balance after missing with a wild left hook.

In the fourth round Albaracin battered Tampus with a three-punch combination that sent the challenger through the ropes onto the ring apron where Panamanian boxing writer and fight fan Carlos Costa and ABC 5 public relations man Paul Mata were taking pictures of the action.

The end came in round five when Albaracin dropped Tampus with vicious left hook and then dropped him once more, this time with a right hook and a grazing left. Tampus was in no position to continue as referee Tapdasan counted him out at 1:56 of the round.

With the win, Albaracin improved to 15-3-3 with 13 knockouts while Tampus fell to 27-14-2 with 18 knockouts.

There was a minor controversy over 21-year-old Johnreil Casimero’s TKO win over TI Yamagata Roemart Sentillas when Sentillas’ corner claimed that Casimero, a former WBO light flyweight interim-champion, delivered a hard right after the bell had sounded.

However, a review of the AKTV IBC Channel 13 video showed that Casimero caught Sentillas as the bell sounded which was the ruling by Games and Amusement officials supervising the bout.

The moment Sentillas went down really hard GAB medical personnel rushed into the ring to help him and according to Dr. Rene Bonsubre who is also a writer for philboxing.com said Sentillas told GAB physician Dr. Jose Unabia that he did not want to continue fighting.

Casimero who improved his record to 15-2 with 9 knockouts is on the comeback trail and recently served as sparring partner of former WBO light flyweight champion Ramon “Principle” Garcia Hirales whose trainer Leo Camacho was impressed by Casimero and predicted he would become a world champion if he trains in Mexico where there are a variety of excellent sparring partners.

Garcia Hirales lost his title to Donnie “Ahas” Nietes last October 8 in Bacolod City, Philippines. Nietes had earlier relinquished his WBO minimum weight title to move up in weight and face Garcia Hirales.

Casimero who dropped a twelve round split decision to Garcia Hirales in a WBO interim light flyweight title defense on July 24, 2010 had won the interim crown with a sensational 11th round TKO of Colombia’s KO artist Cesar Canchilla (28-2, 22 KO’s) , dropping him once in round 8 and twice in round 11.

However, in his previous fight Casimero suffered a setback when he lost by a 5th round TKO top IBF flyweight champion Moruti Mthalane in South Africa on March 26 this year.

Another sparring partner of Garcia Hirales, Jason Canoy, knocked out Erwin Pulvera at 1:12 of the first round with a series of vicious hooks to the ribs. The official end came at 1:12. Canoy is another fighter that Camacho predicted had a big future and expressed interest to promoter Sammy Gello-ani of taking both Casimero and Canoy to train for one year in Mexico.

By Ronnie Nathanielsz
http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&opt=printable&id=44990

Nathan Cleverly did just enough to retain his WBO light-heavyweight title on points at the end of a real war with Tony Bellew.

Liverpudlian Bellew produced the fight of his life in front of his home fans at the Echo Arena, proving he’s more than just a big puncher with a tremendous display of boxing skills that pushed the champion to the limit.

However Cleverly semed to land the cleaner stuff throughout 12 gruelling rounds, meaning he got the nod on a majority verdict.

The Welshman had it 117-112 and 116-113 in his favour from two of the judges at ringside with the third not able to split the pair, marking it 114-114.

They certainly did not disappoint after all the hype in the build-up, which included them nearly coming to blows at a press conference before their scheduled first fight, one which Bellew had to pull out of due to weight issues.

The extra wait proved worth it though and even referee Richie Davies was ready for fireworks from the moment the first bell sounded, warning the challenger within a minute for using his head.

The telling off did not bother Bellew though, and in the second round he loaded up with some big right hands that had his vocal supporters on their feet to cheer him on.

Cleverly responded to the onslaught with a show of defiance, both to his opponent and the crowd, sticking out his tongue and doing a little jig to suggest none of the punches had caused any damage.

Still, he was again on the wrong end of a few in the third, Bellew surprisingly out-jabbing a man who was supposed to have the superior talent of the two.

But by the seventh it appeared Cleverly’s work to the body was beginning to slow down his rival – only for ‘Bomber’ Bellew to get a second wind and pour forward, including landing a straight right in the 10th that would have floored many a man.

In the end, though, Cleverly’s champion pedigree saw him come on strong at the finish, and it was he who looked much the more confident over the outcome when the final bell sounded to end a sensational Anglo-Welsh battle that will leave many calling for a second instalment.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,,12183_7244849,00.html

El peso pluma Jayson Vélez derrotó vía nocaut  al mexicano Jonathan Arias a la altura del quinto asalto durante la pelea coestelar de la cartelera Imparable que tuvo como scenario el coliseo Rafael Amalbert en Juncos.

Vélez deribó a Arian en el tercer y quinto asalto cuando el encuentro fue detenido a los 23 segundos.

“Me sentí muy bien, fuerte y sentí la diferencia peleando en las 126 libras”, comentó Vélez después de mejorar su record a 17-0 con 13 nocauts. “Trabajé con calma desde el principio y pude utilizar mi fuerza para ir lastimando poco a poco. Arias es un peleador incómodo que al principios me dio un poco de trabajo alcanzarlo”, agregó.
Vélez indicó que tiene en agenda regresar al ring en diciembre.

“Lo que se está comentando es que hacer otra pelea en diciembre. Espero que nos podamos sentar la próxima semana para conversar los detalles”, sostuvo Vélez.

En otro resultado, Michael “The Artist” Pérez (15-0-1, 9 KO) también ganó por la vía rápida derrotando a Tyrone Harris (24-9, 16 KO) en el Segundo asalto.

El evento fue una presentación de Promociones Miguel Cotto en asociación con H2 Entertaiment.

Carlos González / Primera Hora

http://www.primerahora.com/jaysonvelezderrotaajonathanariasvianocaut-567489.html

For weeks, B.J. Flores emphasized that his pursuit of a chance at a WBA, WBO or WBC cruiserweight championship belt would rely on a total destruction in his October homecoming.

After all, the Willard native and former Golden Gloves champion is trying to convince iconic boxing promoter Don King to make his dream come true.

But Flores’ fight Saturday night arguably cast doubt on whether that will happen anytime soon.

Flores needed all 10 scheduled rounds to score a unanimous decision against cruiserweight Paul Jennette before a crowd of roughly 3,000 at the O’Reilly Family Event Center.

Jennette is 43, has not won a fight in two years and is not ranked within the top 100 of any of the top three world sanctioning bodies.

“It was the best I could do tonight,” said Flores, now 26-1-1. “I’d grade it a B-plus. I wanted to knock him out, but I didn’t get the knockout.”

The fight came two months after he signed with King, whose company could breathe life into Flores’ stalled career.

Flores, 32, is nearing his ninth year as a pro, and his fight Saturday was his second independent matchup since ending a contract last year with another promoter.

By signing with King, Flores conceivably could land his dream bout: A shot at a cruiserweight championship belt in either the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Organization or World Boxing Council.

King controls the rights of several cruiserweights, including WBA champion Guillermo Jones.

But two months after announcing Saturday’s fight — promoter Wes Slay said he couldn’t have anything less than a knockout — Flores may still have work to do.

Jennette avoided several of Flores’ roundhouses midway through the bout — it was for the WBA Continental Americas cruiserweight title — by adjusting his body angles and maintaining quality footwork.

It threw off Flores, who said he was forced to shift strategy and began to sense the fight would go deep — despite the crowd cheering for a knockout several times.

“I was very surprised that he was that tough,” Flores said.

Jennette, from Greensboro, N.C., wanted no part of a moral victory.

“I really didn’t feel like I won anything. I wish him the best. I wish he gets the championship fight. He deserves it,” Jennette said.

Flores and Slay for weeks had been adamant that a victory would “guarantee” Flores such a prized matchup.

But their public comments conflict with a representative from Don King Productions, Allan Hopper, who recently told the News-Leader that Flores must work his way to a No. 1 ranking in the WBA, WBC or WBO in order to challenge Jones or one of the other cruiserweight champs.

In boxing, three sanctioning bodies require a mandatory fight every six months to a year between its champion and its No. 1-rated boxer. Flores is ranked No. 4 in the WBO but No. 19 in the WBC and No. 13 in the WBA, in which Jones is champion.

“Maybe that’s what they’re going to tell you (the News-Leader),” Flores said, saying he could be in the top four to face Jones.

Article by: Kary Booher

http://www.news-leader.com/article/20111016/SPORTS03/110160414/A-win-no-knockout-Flores?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|s

Wladimir Klitschko will defend his WBO/WBA/IBF world heavyweight titles against the former cruiserweight champion Jean-Marc Mormeck on 10 December at the ESPRIT Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany. .

The Germany-based Ukrainian, who holds several “alphabet” belts and is recognised as the world champion, will face the veteran in Dusseldorf’s Esprit Arena in his first fight since easily beating David Haye in July.

Haye got off the floor to stop Mormeck when they met for the WBC cruiserweight title in France in 2007. Mormeck, 39, has laboured his way to three wins at heavyweight since then and has not stopped an opponent in five years.

Klitschko, 35 and with a record of 56-3 (49 KOs), will be expected to make Mormeck his 50th knockout victim. He said: “I know that I go into every fight as the favourite but I also know that every opponent will be prepared to be at their best against me.

“Mormeck is one of the most experienced opponents I’ve ever faced. He has already competed in numerous world title fights, he’s technically strong, has excellent boxing skills and fights extremely intelligently. To underestimate him would be fatal.”

Mormeck (36-4, 22KO wins) vowed to seize his chance. “I’ve longed for this opportunity. I know I can take it. Unlike against David Haye, when I had him on the ground before losing, I will finish the job now. Wladimir has a glass chin that I will break. He can’t take punches. On 11 December I’ll come home to Paris with a suitcase full of championship belts.”

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/oct/06/wladimir-klitschko-jean-marc-mormeck?newsfeed=true

A REMATCH between newly crowned World Boxing Organization light flyweight champion Donnie Nietes and Ramon Garcia won’t be happening soon as ALA Promotions is targeting a bigger fight for their prized-fighter.

“We are not looking for a rematch because Donnie clearly won the fight, and it was not a split decision that warrants a rematch as the three judges scored it for Donnie. If you compare it to the (Z) Gorres-(Fernando) Montiel fight, Gorres lost via split decision when some thought that he won but we never demanded a rematch. Also with the (Vic) Darchinyan-Gorres, when Filipino judge Jon Davis scored it for Darchinyan, we respected his decision. But with this fight, Nietes clearly won as he was more accurate as Garcia was throwing rabbit punches and elbows,” ALA Promotions president Michael Aldeguer told Sun.Star Cebu yesterday.

Last Saturday night at the University of St. La Salle Gym in Bacolod City in “Pinoy Pride 9”, Garcia’s camp demanded for an immediate rematch after a unanimous decision loss to Nietes, which they believed was a robbery.

Nietes’s next fight will be a voluntary title defense possibly in March followed by a possible unification bout with one of the most feared boxers in the light flyweight division–unbeaten World Boxing Association light flyweight king Roman Gonzalez.

“We are looking at March for his next fight. What we heard is the team of Roman Gonzalez made it clear that they want to fight Donnie. It’s a fight that Donnie wants.

I’m sure the coaches of team Nietes will work on his weaknesses and what went wrong in the middle rounds that will make Donnie more formidable in preparation for the bigger names in his weight division,” said the young Cebuano promoter.

Aside from the 24-year-old Gonzalez, which is one of Nietes’ dream opponents, International Boxing Federation light flyweight titleholder Ulises Solis is also in the horizon.

Following his victory over Garcia, Nietes has broken into the 108-pound rankings of The Ring Magazine, which is considered as the bible of boxing, at No.8.

“We are very proud of Donnie and what he has accomplished. It is nice to know that Donnie is recognized by The Ring Magazine as one of the top fighters of his division,” Nietes made history after winning his second division world title and joined the ranks of fellow Filipino multi-division world champions Manny Pacquiao, Nonito Donaire Jr., Brian Viloria, Dodie Boy Peñalosa, Gerry Peñalosa and Luisito Espinosa.

ALA Promotions, Nietes’s handler, isn’t keen on a rematch with the 29-year-old Mexican because the Cebu-based promotional company believes that Nietes won the fight fair and square and deserves to face some of the bigger names in the division

By Edri K. Aznar

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/sports/2011/10/13/ala-turns-down-garcia-s-request-rematch-nietes-184889

As part of the 24th Annual WBO Convention, former WBO mini-flyweight and flyweight champion Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon will take on former WBO mini-flyweight champion Raul “Rayito” Garcia for the interim WBO mini-flyweight title. The bout will take place at the Mario “Quijote” Morales Coliseum in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico on October 29th.

Also fight as part of the event are former WBO jr. featherweight champion Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. and former WBO welterweight champion Carlos Quintana

This event is presented by PR Best Boxing Promotions and DirecTV

WBO Bantamweight Champion Nonito Donaire Jr. is making his ring return after his sensational 2nd round Knockout victory over Fernando Montiel. On October 22 he will face WBO Jr. Bantamweight Champion Omar Narvaez of Argentina. The fight is scheduled to take place at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Narvaez is undefeated in 37 fights although two of these fights were draws. Not exactly a knockout artist but he managed to win 19 of his 35 wins via knockouts. He won his last five fights via unanimous decision.

Donaire Jr. won his last four fights by knockouts, the last one of which was a second round demolition of Mexican Fernando Montiel. Donaire’s only loss happened a decade ago on his second professional fight. He was decisioned by Rosendo Sanchez.

This bout will be televised by HBO

Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire (26-1, 18 KOs), who faces Omar “El Huracán” Narvaez (35-0-2, 23 KOs) on Oct. 22 in New York City, said he’ll put on a performance that matches the city’s size and stature, and the venue’s prominence. “I’m ready to entertain as much as I did in my last fight,” he said during a teleconference to discuss the fight at Madison Square Garden, a venue he said matches the city’s stature. “My goal is to go out there and give everything.”

In his last fight, on Feb. 19, Donaire knocked out Fernando Montiel (46-3-2, 36KOs) with what his promoter Bob Arum said was “one most devastating punches I have ever seen.”

The big knockouts come from paying attention to the small things, said Donaire, the WBO and WBC bantamweight champion.

“I see every little thing in there and every little detail,” the 28-year-old said.

Narvaez, 36, is extremely smart in the ring, aggressive without being reckless, said Donaire, who fought a total of 17 rounds in his last four fights, all of which he won by knockout.

“He knows how to take a fight into the later rounds,” he said. “We’re ready.”

Robert Garcia, Donaire’s trainer, acknowledged that his fighter has height and reach advantages and said there would be a lot to be learned in the bout’s early stages.

“We’ll see what he’s got in the first few rounds,” Garcia said

By Rob Hough

http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/donaire-says-he%e2%80%99ll-shine-bright-98502

On December 10, it will be Jean-Marc Mormeck (France) to challenge WBO/WBA/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. Both fighters had a first encounter in the ESPRIT arena, Düsseldorf (Germany) on Wednesday, nearly 8 weeks before their highly anticipated clash.

Former WBA/WBC cruiserweight champion Mormeck appeared very confident and said he knew how to beat Klitschko. “I have overcome every challenge I have set myself in the past. I have tried to win every championship belt in the past and now I have the chance to get them. I am strong enough to do it, I am a warrior in the ring,” he said.

The youngest of the Klitschko brothers will be returning to the ring for the first time since his dominating win against Britain’s David Haye in their unification fight in Hamburg in July. “I don’t want to give him any chance, I want to destroy him”, said Klitschko of his opponent. “I might have a glass jaw, but I will knock you out before you even touch it,” he added in response to claims made by Mormeck recently.

The fight will be broadcast live on RTL in Germany and also shown in 120 countries worldwide. Tickets are available on www.eventim.de and +49- (0)1805 – 12 13 14 with prices starting from 20 Euro

http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/klitschko-mormeck-presser-98480

CAROLINA, PUERTO RICO- World Boxing
Organization (WBO) president Francisco “Paco” Valcarcel gave today training
clothes and equipment to the Puerto Rico Amateur National Team who will compete
at the Panamerican Games from October 14 to October 30 in Guadalajara,
Mexico. “We continue helping the boxing and the young boxers, the young amateur boxers of the Puerto Rico National Team, gifted them with some training clothes and
equipment for their preparation for the Panamerican Games”, Valcarcel said. “We
also will give them training equipment for their gym and a Van for their trips
in Puerto Rico”. There were present, female boxer Kiria
Tapia, who will fight in the 60 kilograms. Also boxers Janthony Ortiz (49kg),
Félix Verdejo (56kg), Ángel Suárez (60kg), Antonio Ortiz (64kg), Emanuel de
Jesús (69kg), José Soto (81kg) and Gerardo Bisbal (+91kg); trainers José
Laureano, Víctor Ortiz and Orlando Rodríguez, and referee and judge José
Bonet.

Remember the 24th WBO Convention in Puerto
Rico, October 24-29. For reservations at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, can call 1 787
253-1700 Ext. 4161, 1 800 241-3333 or a accessing
http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/SanJuan/Default.htm.

More information at www.wbo-int.com
(www.facebook.com/WorldBoxingOrganization).

Article from http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/09/wbo-give-training-clothes-and-equipment-to-the-puerto-rico-amateur-national-team/

El presidente de la Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB), Francisco “Paco” Valcárcel, anunció que además de los campeones y ex campeones mundiales que estarán presentes durante la semana de la 24ª Convención Anual de la OMB, otras importantes personalidades del pugilismo tendrán diferentes funciones en la actividad, que se llevará a cabo del 24 al 29 de octubre en el Hotel Ritz Carlton de Isla Verde, Carolina, Puerto Rico.

“Tendremos muchas figuras del boxeo, desde el primer día cuando se hará el torneo del golf, donde esperamos a Oscar De La Hoya (ex campeón mundial y ahora promotor), así como otros promotores y figuras del boxeo a nivel mundial”, dijo Valcárcel sobre la Convención del organismo, que se viene celebrando desde 1988. “También, como siempre, tendremos los distintos seminarios, y en el de entrenadores contaremos con Emmanuel Steward, mientras que en el de jueces y árbitros estará Joe Cortez”, añadió.

La Convención contará también con su tradicional cartelera, en la que se medirán los ex campeones mundiales, el puertorriqueño Iván “Iron Boy” Calderón, y el mexicano Raúl “Rayito” García, por el título interino de las 105 libras de la OMB, así como combates de los también ex monarcas del mundo boricuas Wilfredo Vázquez Jr. y Carlos “El Indio” Quintana en una transmisión de DirecTV para Puerto Rico como parte de su serie “Noche de Campeones DirecTV”, que será vista gratis para todos los suscriptores de DirecTV y su canal 161 de On DirecTV.

“El canal TV Azteca también estará transmitiendo la cartelera, que contará con la participación de muchos peleadores clasificados por diferentes títulos, y una pelea de féminas”, agregó Valcárcel. “Será una semana llena de boxeo la que tendremos del 24 al 29 de octubre”, remarcó.

TRANSMISIÓN POR EL BOXING CHANNEL

Por otro lado, Valcárcel también informó que los trabajos de la 24ª Convención de la OMB serán transmitidos por el Boxing Channel ( www.boxingchannel.tv ).

Más detalles sobre las diferentes actividades de la 24ª Convención Anual de la OMB, las peleas en la cartelera y su transmisión se estarán brindando próximamente.

Se espera la presencia, además, de entrenadores, manejadores, promotores, oficiales, así como figuras del ambiente político, social y cultural de Puerto Rico y de otros países. Además del programa boxístico mundial y de las actividades en distintos puntos, se discutirán, como todos los años, diversos temas de interés, reglamentos y clasificaciones, entre otros.

Artículo escrito por www.NotiFight.com

Nathan Cleverly, 22-0 (11), makes the maiden defence of his WBO
light-heavyweight title at Liverpool’s Echo Arena this Saturday night.  His
opponent, Tony Bellew, hails from Liverpool and has spent the last few months
trying to get under Cleverly’s skin as he bids to net his first professional
world belt.  Some have enjoyed Bellew’s aggressive approach, others believe that
‘Bomber’ is trying to bully his opponent and will pay for it on the night.
Cleverly insists that he is not the type to wilt under verbal or physical
pressure.

“I’m very competitive,” confirmed Cleverly when speaking to BoxingScene.com.
“I had a bit of insecurity in the past that was probably installed as a
youngster.  A little bit of bullying went on.  I either go into a shell or fight
my way out of it.  I chose to stand strong.  I don’t want to give in to those
kind of people.”

Bellew was in the frame for a crack at Cleverly in May when then-WBO titlist
Juergen Braehmer failed to turn up for his mandatory title defence in a move
that prompted a furious search for a replacement.

Things really kicked into gear when Tony contacted this site to confirm that
he was up for the clash only for the BBBoC to veto the bout due to worries over
Tony’s ability to safely make the weight at such short notice.  It was a major
disappointment for both men, especially after an impromptu slanging match at the
presser announcing Cleverly-Bellew lit the torch paper on a domestic grudge
match.

Five months on, and Cleverly still believes that Bellew’s insistence that he
would outman the champion in a ‘street battle’ could be proven to be wide of the
mark if Nathan opts to engage in a dog fight.

“It could do end up going that way,” his answer to the question of whether
things could get rough.  “I try not to get emotionally involved, stick to a
gameplan.  I can make it an easy night’s work or a hard night’s work for
myself.  As soon as the bell goes I’ll know what kind of fight it will be and
I’ll go on my instinct.

“This rivalry has been gradually brewing over the year.  I suppose it all
ignited at the press conference in May.  After Braehmer had pulled out, Tony was
making phone calls to Frank Warren and Sky TV saying, ‘I want to take this
fight’.  Tony said he could make the weight no problem.  In reality he was never
going to make it and he led everyone up the wrong path.  Both of us have said a
lot, the fight is here now and in a way it’s good to have a bit of needle.”

Cleverly has picked up Commonwealth, British and EBU titles en route to his
world crown, beating established European names such as Antonio Brancalion, Karo
Murat and Nadjib Mohammedi whilst Bellew has struggled in two of his title
bouts, against Bob Ajisafe and Ovill McKenzie (in their first meeting)
respectively.  Pundits gave Bellew little chance when this one was made, that
little slice of optimism over Tony’s odds stems from Nathan’s perceived lack of
respect for Bellew.

Nathan denies this, revealing that he has a healthy amount of admiration for
the three-time ABA medallist.  “I think it is a step forward, really.  Although
Tony Bellew is just on the British scene with his titles potentially he can go
further.  It’s a fight that people want to see, TV are very interested in the
fight and it had to happen.

“Light-heavyweight’s one of the strongest divisions out there.  With myself
and Tony that’s a good British rivalry for the public.  There are some really
good American names and there’s five names that really stand out.”

Carl Froch recently intimated that Bellew could be in with a chance of
victory, pointing out that Cleverly’s a puppy in world title terms and claiming
that, “I can’t see Cleverly hearing the final bell”, during a recent interview
with BoxingScene’s Shaun Brown.  Whilst dismissive of Froch’s comments, Cleverly
believes they have added extra spice to another big showdown should Froch step
up to 175lbs during 2012.

“Part of me asks is it really 100% genuine?” his verdict on Carl’s comment.
“Is it because he’s sparring Bellew, maybe he’s gotten a bit friendly with
Bellew and he’s trying to stand up for him?  There’s no real issue for me.  When
I fought [Danny] McIntosh he was sparring Froch and holding his own – it ended
up a really comfortable night’s work for me.  I take it as a positive that a
fighter of Froch’s standard is sparring my opponent.”

He added: “Obviously with that statement it adds spice to a potential fight
in the future.  Providing I’m still going it’s a fight that makes sense.”

The Cefn Frorest man’s aggressive all-action fighting style belies his
intelligence.  Cleverly may like a bit of machismo in the ring yet he is a
calculating thinker outside it, earning a degree in mathematics whilst still
learning the ropes.

“It was definitely a challenge, especially during exam time.  The workload
was unbelievable.  My sleep pattern wasn’t really the best because of my
nocturnal hours.  My diet wasn’t as sharp as it should have been,” Cleverly’s
recollection of straddling a nascent fistic career with his student days.

“It was demanding and there were times when I wanted to focus on just the one
thing.  The mental strain of it was heavy, demanding and physically it was tough
to remain undefeated in the ring.  There was a time where I was tempted to leave
boxing.  Get a good job, a good living and not bother with it but I dug deep and
when I won the Commonwealth title against [Tony] Oakey it was an indication for
me that I could go far and win titles.

“I was burning the candle at both ends – I didn’t do too bad when it came to
women either!  I lived in the city centre when I was in Uni, the halls of
residence was like a holiday camp and the following year I lived with some mates
in a house, they were probably the best years of my life.  But there comes a
point where I had to stop something.  For the last two years I got my head down,
moved back home and told myself, ‘Let’s be a winner and do it 100%’.”

The Welshman has not boxed in Wales since 2007, winning and defending titles
on the road is par for the course for boxing’s version of Jack Kerouac.  Nathan
is a firm believer in the ‘A ring is a ring’ school of thought, although he
intends to return to his home country sometime soon.

“I’ve been on the road a lot in different venues in the UK.  When Joe
Calzaghe retired there wasn’t really a depth in Welsh boxing, we’d need a strong
welsh undercard for me to headline shows.  It’s only now developing.  Bit by bit
behind the scenes I’ve been building my reputation and me fighting in Wales is
just around the corner.

“The Echo is the perfect capacity for a fight for me and Bellew.  It’s not
ideal me fighting away but I’ve been doing it for the last nine fights.  So
there’s less pressure.  It means that there’s no real expectation on me as there
would be from a home crowd to put on a show.  I’m looking forward to the
challenge and silencing his fans.”

British boxing fans need to make the most of Cleverly, he already has one eye
on stepping away from the sport once he has secured his own legacy, with the
24-year-old arguing that he is six years or even six fights away from having put
the seal on his career.

“I can’t see me being in the sport past thirty. I turned pro at eighteen and
everything was accelerated.  I developed a professional style very quickly.  I
was brought up with a professional attitude.  Another five fights or six fights,
get big names on my record, and earn a lot of money in these fights,” Cleverly’s
prediction of his future career trajectory.

WBO president Francisco “Paco” Valcarcel, announced the officials who will work the light heavyweight title bout between champion Nathan Cleverly against challenger Tony Bellew on this Saturday at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. The referee will be Richie Davies (UK). Judges are Dave Parris (UK), Terry O’Connor (UK) and Phil Edwards (UK). WBO Supervisor for this fight will be Dennis Gilmartin.

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Known as “The Steel Hammer,” Klitschko first achieved world attention at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He defeated Paea Wolfgramm to win the Super-Heavyweight gold medal. Klitschko turned professional with Universum Box-Promotion in Hamburg under the tutelage of Fritz Sdunek. He suffered his first setback after 24 bouts without a loss to journeyman Ross Puritty, who entered the bout with a record of 24–13–1. Klitschko won the WBO Heavyweight title from American Chris Byrd. Byrd had previously upset his elder brother Vitali (who pulled out injured during their bout).

After five successful defenses of the WBO belt, but on March 2003 Klitschko suffered an upset loss to Corrie Sanders. Sanders battered Klitschko for two rounds knocking him out. After winning two minor bouts in Germany and enlisting the services of legendary boxing trainer Emmanuel Steward, Klitschko again fought for the vacated WBO title on 10 April 2004, in Las Vegas, against Lamon Brewster. Klitschko sent Brewster to the canvas in the fourth round; however, things turned around in the fifth when Brewster’s punches began backing him up. Not defending himself and leaning into ropes for support, Klitschko took a standing eight count. On unsteady legs, Klitschko went to his knees after the bell and the referee stopped the fight for his safety. Following his loss to Brewster, Klitschko began his journey back towards the top of the heavyweight division. First, he defeated DaVarryl Williamson by technical decision. He then knocked out undefeated Eliseo Castillo. Klitschko then signed to fight undefeated power puncher Samuel Peter in an IBF eliminator. The much anticipated bout proved to be hugely entertaining. It went some way towards redeeming Klitschko in the heavyweight division.

Though Peter scored three knockdowns (two in round 5, one in round 10) Klitschko withstood the Nigerian’s power and went on to dominate for long periods. He even rocked Peter in the final round. The win against Peter showed that Klitschko was capable of defeating power punchers. On 22 April 2006, in Mannheim, Germany, Klitschko again defeated Chris Byrd by TKO and won the IBF Heavyweight title. Klitschko then avenged one of his previous losses as he defeated Lamon Brewster in July 2007. Klitschko later defeated WBO Heavyweight Champion Sultan Ibragimov at Madison Square Garden in New York City on 23 February 2008 to unify the IBF and WBO heavyweight titles. On 12 July 2008, Klitschko defeated Tony Thompson by KO in the eleventh round. Klitschko was scheduled to defend his titles against Alexander Povetkin later in 2008,[6] but on 25 October, Povetkin withdrew from the fight due to an ankle injury. Instead, Klitschko faced Hasim Rahman on 13 December 2008 and won by TKO.

Rahman seemed unable to withstand Klitschko’s punch power. The referee finally called a stop to the one-sided contest in the 7th round after Rahman failed to respond to a series of good shots. Klitschko was scheduled to face David Haye who pulled out within weeks of the fight complaining of a back injury. Salvaging the 20 June 2009 date and venue, Klitschko instead retained the IBF, WBO, IBO world heavyweight titles and also won the vacant Ring Magazine heavyweight title by defeating replacement opponent and Ring #3 ranked Ruslan Chagaev when Chagaev retired after an onslaught of punches towards the end of the ninth round. As Chagaev was WBA champion in recess, the title was not on the line.

Klitschko’s win over Chagaev was seen as one of his most impressive performances in the ring. In December 2009, Klitschko defeated Chambers by KO five seconds before the end of the final round. Following the match with Chambers, a unification fight between Klitschko and David Haye, who as of May 2009 held the WBA title, appeared to be in the offing. Both sides began negotiations for a potential fight and the bout was targeted for September. The fight did not materialize and Klitschko took on mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin. The bout between Klitschko and Povetkin was tentatively scheduled to take place in Frankfurt, Germany, on September 2010. In July 2010, it was confirmed that the bout would be taking place in Frankfurt. However, Povetkin backed out of the $2 million purse fight. Samuel Peter replaced

Povetkin for the scheduled fight. Peter fought Klitschko on 11 September 2010, for the Ukrainian’s IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles. Klitschko won again, by knocking out Peter in the 10th round. Klitschko was set to fight Dereck Chisora on 11 December, but the fight was later called off on 8 December due to a Klitschko injury. On 5 January 2011, it was announced that Dereck Chisora would get his fight with Klitschko. The fight against Dereck Chisora was rescheduled for 30 April 2011. However, on 4 March, it was announced Klitschko pulled out of the fight. On 5 March, it announced that the fight against David Haye will take place on 2 July 2011. Klitschko fought David Haye in a heavyweight unification fight for the WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO and The Ring heavyweight titles. The fight took place at the Imtech Arena, Hamburg, Germany on 2 July 2011. Klitschko dominated the fight from the start. Klitschko won by unanimous decision.

REGIONAL TITLES:

1. WBC International Champion (twice)

2. WBA Inter-Continental Champion (twice)

3. EBU Heavyweight Champion

4. WBO NABO Heavyweight Champion

5. NABF Heavyweight Champion

WORLD TITLES:

1. WBO Heavyweight Champion (twice)

2. IBF Heavyweight Champion

3. WBO Super World Champion

I was brought up in an area called Phillipstown, New Tredegar in South Wales UK, or commonly known by the locals as, Monkey’s Island. There were few facilities and even fewer opportunities, however my upbringing was good with a strong family behind me and good set of values that kept me out of trouble, most of the time!

I have a strong competitive nature which was evident in my primary school days which continued onto secondary at Blackwood Comprehensive. Sport came first, especially football then cross country running. I also maintained my desire to do well academically, which I am happy I stuck with.

But being competitive brought its own problems and I found I needed to prove myself all the time, and so, I unwittingly started getting involved in fighting after school on street corners. Eventually realising that this was going to get me nowhere, I decided to “put my money where my mouth is” and after talking things through with my parents I decided to go and join the nearest boxing gym.

Although I still maintained my interest in football and cross country running, even becoming under 15 Welsh Champion, boxing took its hold, firstly in the amateur rankings, where I started at 39kg going onto 69kg. I won 6 consecutive titles in a row in a 6 year period, and then went on to win bronze, silver and gold at 4 nation championships (competing against the best of England, Scotland and Republic of Ireland).

My amateur record consists of 36 fights, winning 32 of the 36, undefeated in my own country, and only loosing to an Italian, 2 English, and a Norwegian boxer.

While my amateur boxing career was allowing me to develop, my school studies weren’t doing too badly either, I found the more competitive I became in boxing the more competitive I became in school. I passed my GCSE’s, 10 (4 A*, 4 A’s, 1 B and 1 C) then passed ‘A’ levels, 3 (2 A’s 1 B).

Then I decided to push myself a little bit harder, and made the decision to turn to professional boxing after my 18th birthday. My style of boxing and training was more suited to the professional game and I also realised I had achieved what I wanted to in the amateur sport. I thrive on a challenge, whether it is in sport or studies, and as much as I sometimes think “what am I doing!”, I know the decisions I make to push myself makes me work harder. So after my “A” level results I decided on University. But which “Uni”, it had to be a university that allowed me to continue my training, so the decision was made easily; I enrolled in Cardiff to study a Mathematics Degree. I got my degree in August 2010.

My “Pro” career has gone from strength to strength, of my 19 fights, I have had 19 wins, with 9 knockouts. I have been classed as the fastest rising ranking boxer in my weight division, and I was also nominated for Young Boxer of the Year Award, coming first runner up.

For the Future, I want to prove myself to be a worthy contender for the World Champion at Light Heavy Weight, and to go as far as I can in my professional boxing career, however it is very important to me that I “earn” my way, and certainly learn from my mistakes, taking nothing for granted. You only achieve what you truly believe.

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Manny Pacquiao is an eight-division world champion, the first boxer in history to win ten world titles in eight different weight divisions. He is also the first boxer in history to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes. He was named “Fighter of the Decade” for the 2000’s by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA). He is also a three-time The Ring “Fighter of the Year”, winning the award in 2006, 2008, and 2009. At the age of 14, Pacquiao moved to Manila and lived, for a time, on the streets. He started boxing and made the Philippine national amateur boxing team where his room and board were paid for by the government. Pacquiao reportedly had an amateur record of 64 fights (60–4). After two years, Pacquiao made his pro boxing debut at the age of 16. At the age of 32, Manny is a 16-year pro – he made his debut at 16. Boxing’s biggest and brightest star, he has been fighting at the top levels of competition and given some of the most

sensational performances in the ring in recent years. He has won world titles at 112, 122, 126, 130, 135, 140, 147, and 154 pounds. Not only has Manny won against bigger men, but he has defeated the very best of each division such as: Marco Anonio Barrera, Juan Manuel Marquez, Erik Morales, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto, and Antonio Margarito. Manny is not only recognized by most observers as the best fighter at any weight in the ring today – the best “Pound for Pound” – but is also considered one of the sport’s all-time greats. He is the national hero of his native Philippines – the entire country of over 96 million people comes to a virtual standstill to watch whenever he fights. He was elected last year as a Congressman in the Sarangani province in the Philippines. He is also a recording artist and an action-movie star in his home country.

REGIONAL TITLES:

1. OPBF Flyweight Champion

2. WBC International Jr. Featherweight Champion

3. WBC International Jr. Lightweight Champion

WORLD TITLES:

1. WBC Flyweight Champion

2. IBF Jr. Featherweight Champion

3. The Ring Featherweight World Champion

4. WBC Jr. Lightweight Champion

5. The Ring Jr. Lightweight Champion

6. WBC Lightweight Champion

7. The Ring Junior Welterweight World Champion

8. WBO Welterweight Champion

9. WBC Jr. Middleweight Champion

Timothy Bradley began boxing at age 10. As an amateur, Bradley had a great record, including over 140 amateur bouts. He won titles at the PAL National Tournament, and became the Under 19 National Tournament Champion and the Jr. Golden Gloves Champion.

Bradley was also a two-time National Champion and before turning professional was ranked 3rd in the nation. Bradley started his professional career in August of 2004 against Francisco Martinez in Corona, California with a TKO in the 2nd round. His won his first title in 2005 when he defeated Francisco Rincon by unanimous decision and claimed the vacant WBC Youth Welterweight Title.

Bradley made four successful title defenses, and in 2008 won his first world title by defeating Junior Witter by split decision to claim the WBC Jr. Welterweight title. After one successful defense, Bradley went on to unify the titles by defeating Kendall Holt by unanimous decision. He was now the WBO/WBC Jr. Welterweight

Champion. In January 2011, Bradley had his most notable win when he defeated then undefeated Jr. Welterweight champ Devon Alexander. When asked why he is known as “Desert Storm”, Bradley explains he offers his opponents and his fans an all-out war each time he steps in the ring and this was a great way to honor all the service men and women that have successfully defended our country.

REGIONAL TITLES:

1. WBC Youth World Jr. Welterweight Champion

WORLD TITLES:

1. WBC Jr. Welterweight Champion (twice)

2. WBO Jr. Welterweight Champion

La fecha para la pelea será el próximo 12 de noviembre y la sede aún no está confirmada pero su rumora que será en Las Vegas.

Todd du Boef, presidente de Top Rank, se reunió con Márquez en un hotel de Beverly Hills y ambos firmaron el contrato para que se lleve a cabo la tercera versión de una pelea que mucha gente quiere ver.

Según declaraciones de Bob Arum, propietario de Top Rank, para un diario estadounidense, no puede entrar en detalles sobre lo que platicó con ‘Dinamita’ Márquez, pero aseguró que falta el consentimiento de Goleen Boy Promotions, actual promotora del mexicano.

Juan Manuel Márquez tiene asegurada una bolsa de cinco millones de dólares, la pelea fue pactada en 144 libras y por cada libra que se pase el filipino, Márquez recibirá un millón extra y si el oriental se pasa de 147 libras, no habrá combate y el capitalino se llevará 10 millones a su cuenta personal.

Aunque ya está firmado el contrato, GBP tiene la oportunidad de mejorar la oferta, pero todo parece indicar que ya hay un acuerdo y faltan pequeños detalles para hacer oficial la pelea con sede y bolsa para ambos pugilistas.