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Ragosina Eyes Light
Heavyweight Crown |
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It was a rather quiet 2010 for
WBF women’s world heavyweight
champion Natascha Ragosina, 22-0
(13), who won her title in
December ’09 in her first career
outing in her native....
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DECEMBER
21 | BY:
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Jiminez & Salguero Class
Acts |
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Manuel "Menny" Jimenez,
10-0-1 (4), remained
undefeated as he
retained his WBF
strawweight title for
the first time with a
second round knockout
over Luis Carillo,
10-3-1 (9)...
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DECEMBER
20 | BY:
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Milham To Head WBF
Oceania Operations |
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Australian Derek Milham,
world class referee and
long-time top boxing
administrator, was today
welcomed by WBF
president Howard
Goldberg as a member of
the World Boxing...
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DECEMBER
16 | BY:
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Classy
Gare Retains |
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World Boxing Federation
Fighter of the Year,
super middleweight world
champion William Gare,
showed his true ability
with a technically
flawless and disciplined...
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DECEMBER
13 | BY:
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Qato
Shocker In Prague - Blaschke
Wins |
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Albania's proud WBF
world middleweight
champion Kreshnik Qato
shocked everyone in
attendance on Friday
(Dec. 3) in
Prague, the "Golden
City" of the Czech
Republic, with an...
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DECEMBER
5 | BY:
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Kreshnik
In For Another Thriller? |
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The fight bill in
Prague, Czech Republic
this coming Friday, Dec.
3, is one not to be
missed. If the EBU super
welterweight
championship between
local... |
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DECEMBER
1 | BY:
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Dec. 10 -
Intercontinental Day For WBF |
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Two Intercontinental
championships will be
contested on Dec. 10,
but on different shows
in different European
countries. Both,
however, are exiting
match-ups that... |
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NOVEMBER
30 | BY: RINZE VAN DER
MEER |
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"Dragon"
Kuehne And Simcic Retains
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Both women’s world
champion Ramona Kuehne
and International
champion Denis Simcic
successfully came
through their respective
first defences of their.... |
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NOVEMBER
22 | BY: WBF |
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Womens
World Title At Stake In Dresden |
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Ulf Steinfurt,
Magdeburg-based WBF
Promoter of the Year
2009, stages an
excellent championship
in Dresden, when he puts
on of his female ace
Ramona Kuehne... |
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NOVEMBER
17 BY: RINZE VAN DER
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Gare In
For Tough Defense |
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William Gare, the World
Boxing Federation super
middleweight world
champion and unbeaten
over the past four
years, could be in for
the fight of his life
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NOVEMBER
15 | BY: WBF |
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A Busy WBF
November Continues |
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The busy November for
the World Boxing
Federation continues
with a SES Boxing
presentation on Nov. 20
in Dresden, Germany for
SAT.1 television... |
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NOVEMBER
11 | BY: WBF |
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Lamare
Powers To Victory |
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Womens light
welterweight world
champion Myriam Lamare
retained her WBF crown
for the first time on
Saturday, Nov. 6, in Aix
en Provence, France,
proving
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NOVEMBER
8 | BY: WBF |
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Myriam
Lamare’s
Last Hurrah? |
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The future of the once #
1 lady fighter from
France and the world,
Myriam Lamare, is
hanging in the balance,
or perhaps on her way to
new glory when she takes
on...
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OCTOBER
22 | BY: RINZE VAN DER
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No
Stopping Ju Hee Kim |
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Korean superstar Ju Hee
Kim overcame huge
obstacles to win the
vacant World Boxing
Federation female light
flyweight title against
Jujeath Nagawa from the
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SEPTEMBER
20 | BY: WBF |
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Myekeni
Wins Titanic Struggle |
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Unbeaten Super
Bantamweight Unathi
Myekeni extended her
unbeaten record to 8 - 0
claiming the World
Boxing Federation's
woman's title in a
titanic battle against... |
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SEPTEMBER
14 | BY: WBF |
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Simcic
Wins First Title In Slovenia |
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Denis Simcic, now an
impressive 24-1 (14),
won his first
international title as a
pro on Saturday night,
September 4, in front of
14.000 frantic fans in
Ljubljana, Slovenia,
when
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SEPTEMBER
5 | BY: WBF |
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WBFed Is
The Real Deal For Holyfield |
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Even though the WBFed
has become a sound
commodity these days,
the saying "it's the
match that makes the
fight" is more than
appropriate for the
forthcoming world
...
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AUGUST
13
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Francis Wins Thriller |
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In one of
the best WBFed fights of the year, Roland Francis put in a magnificent
performance to win a split decision against the talented Congolese cruiserweight
Alex Mabaya
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AUGUST 3 | BY:
WBF |
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"White
Buffalo" Sticks With WBFed |
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The World Boxing
Federation is delighted
with the on-going
contribution of its
former world heavyweight
champion Francois ‘White
Buffalo’ Botha, because
while Botha...
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JULY 17
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Terceira
Takes Over North America |
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After thorough
considerations, the
World Boxing Federation
finally presents a new
Continental Coordinator
for North America (USA
and Canada) with Keith
Terceira... |
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JULY 11 | BY: WBF |
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Kolodziej
Retains World Cruiser Title |
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On Saturday June 12, in
Krynica Zdroj, Poland,
World Boxing Federation
Cruiserweight champion
Pawel Kolodziej retained
his title with a
knockout in the twelfth
round over...
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JUNE 15 | BY: WBF |
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Knezevic
Chasing His Dream |
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Last October, falling
sick a few days before,
he had to cancel a WBFed
world title shot, but
Austria’s Gogi
‘Lionheart’ Knezevic,
18-2-1 (8), has not
given up on... |
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JUNE 14 | BY: WBF |
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First Step
To Fame For Yvan Mendy? |
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Looking at their
respective records, it
might seem a
pre-arranged win for
25-year-old French light
welterweight Yvan Mendy,
however the 15-16 record
of his.... |
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MAY 28 | BY: RINZE VAN DER MEER |
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Kauffman
Stops Koval In Two Rounds |
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Heavyweight prospect
Travis Kauffman moved
one step closer to
legitimate contention
with a comprehensive
domination of
hard-punching trialhorse
Chris Koval
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MAY 24 | BY: WBF |
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Vice
President Scalf Steps Down... |
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Howard Goldberg,
President of the World
Boxing Federation, has
regrettably announced
the resignation of Vice
President Ron Scalf of
the USA due to external
business...
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MAY 23 | BY: WBF |
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Kühne vs.
Santana For Three Titles |
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For quite some time
SES-Manager Ulf
Steinforth kept
everybody guessing, but
the main event on the
BRAUN BULL FIGHT NIGHT
at the International
Floral...
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MAY 19 | BY: RINZE VAN DER MEER |
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Interview:
Travis Kauffman |
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World Boxing Federation
Intercontinental
Heavyweight title
challenger Travis “GW
Hope” Kauffman (19-1, 15
KOs) recently did an
interview with Ryan
Burton of
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MAY 13 | BY: WBF |
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Pain On Penn Street |
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Fans are invited to
watch a public workout
on Saturday May 8th
1:00-3:00 pm at the
Center Court of
Fairgrounds Square Mall.
Professional and amateur
fighters from Reading
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MAY
7 | BY: WBF |
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Convention
Report - Day Four |
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The inaugral - and
hugely successful -
World Boxing Federation
Convention 2010 in
Albania came to an end
this morning with the
closing press conference
held at the.
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MAY 3 | BY: WBF |
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Convention
Report - Day Three |
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The third day of the
inaugral World Boxing
Federation convention
actually started in the
early hours of the
morning, as many
delegates joined at 2.30
am local Albanian... |
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MAY 2 | BY: WBF |
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Convention
Report - Day Two |
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The day began with the
official opening
ceremony - televised
nationwide live on Ora
News - conducted by the
Albanian Minister of
Sports together with
convention hos
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MAY 1 | BY: WBF |
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Convention
Report - Day One |
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Delegates from over a
dozen countries - some
from places as far away
as South Africa, the US,
Australia and Argentina
- today arrived in the
Albanian capital Tirana
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APRIL 30 | BY: WBF |
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Kostecki
Comes Through To Be King |
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Knockout artist Dawid
Kostecki last Saturday
became the second
current World Boxing
Federation titleholder
from Poland (after
cruiserweight champion
Pawel... |
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APRIL 26 | BY: WBF |
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Hungarian
Battles In Tirana |
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World Boxing Federation
Honory President Ylli
Ndroqi is really serving
up a boxing treat with
the WBFed Championship
Boxing Night during the
upcoming
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APRIL 23 | BY: WBF
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Azaouagh
Takes WBF International Crown |
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Hassan Azaouagh captured
the vacant World Boxing
Federation International
bantamweight title
Friday night (April 16)
outpointing tough South
American Luis William... |
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APRIL 18 | BY: GRAHAM PEARMAN |
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Kauffman-Koval, Collins-Rivera |
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Reading, PA - Boxing
fans and media filled
Blind Hartman’s Tavern
Monday night for the
kick-off press
conference announcing
the Pain on Penn Street
pro-am fight... |
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APRIL 15 | BY:
WBF |
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Holyfield
New WBF Heavyweight Champ |
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Evander “The Real Deal”
Holyfield (43-10-2, 28
KOs) stopped defending
World Boxing Federation
World Heavyweight
champion Francois Botha
with 2:05 left in round... |
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APRIL 11 | BY: WBF |
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Botha-Holyfield Weigh-In Photos |
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WBF World Heavyweight
Title:
Frans Botha: 250 Lbs. /
113,375 Kg. vs. Evander
Holyfield: 220 Lbs. /
99,77 Kg. Promoter:
Crown Boxing.
Venue: Thomas & Mack Ce....
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APRIL 9 | BY: WBF |
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WBF action picking up in
France |
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Slowly but surely,
action for the World
Boxing Federation all
over Europe is picking
up and European
Coordinator Olaf
Schroeder credits WBFed
president Howard
Goldberg
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APRIL 2
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Kolodziej Cruiser King |
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Poland’s rising
cruiserweight star Pawel
Kolodziej reached the so
far high point of his
unbeaten career, winning
the vacant World Boxing
Federation crown in... |
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MARCH 22 | BY: WBF |
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Holyfield - Botha Headlines PPV |
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Living legend and 5-time
world heavyweight
champion, Evander “The
Real Deal” Holyfield,
challenges World Boxing
Federation heavyweight
title-holder Frans... |
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MARCH 18
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Qato warms up for title defence |
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World Boxing Federation
middleweight champion
Kreshnik 'The Eagle'
Qato, the first
professional boxing
world title holder from
Albania, warms up for
his third defence... |
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MARCH 15 | BY: WBF |
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African rumble in Germany |
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The World Boxing
Federation is happy to
welcome on board another
promoter from Germany in
Turhan Altunkaya, whose
Koblenz-based PunchUp
Promotion will stage
their... |
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FEBRUARY
17 | BY: WBF |
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WBF Champ killed in motor
accident |
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The unbeaten World
Boxing Federation
lightweight champion of
the world, Mlungisi 'The
Shark' Dlamini, was
tragically killed in a
motor accident on the
evening of
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JANUARY
30 | BY: WBF |
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Botha vs. Holyfield postponed |
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The World Boxing
Federation heavyweight
title fight between
reigning champion
Francois Botha and
former four-time world
heavyweight champion
Evander Holyfield.. |
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JANUARY 2 | BY: WBF |
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