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The WBF Active Even Christmas
Eve
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The World Boxing
Federation has had an
active and busy 2011,
and one would think that
at least during the
Christmas holidays
things would slow down.
But ...
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DECEMBER
21 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Yvan Mendy Still Champion
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In front of a noisy
crowd at the Salle
Marcel Cerdan in
Thourotte, France, World
Boxing Federation
Intercontinental Light
Welterweight Champion
Yvan Mendy... |
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DECEMBER
17 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Mendy Defends Against Madni
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World Boxing Federation
(WBF) Intercontinental
Light Welterweight
Champion Yvan Mendy,
22-2-1 (11), will make
the second defense of
his championship...
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DECEMBER
7 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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WBF Gaelic/Celtic Support |
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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 ... |
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DECEMBER
1 | BY:
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WBF Twin-Bill In Atlanta
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On December 2 at the
Georgia World Congress
Center´s Thomas Murphy
Ballroom in Atlanta,
Sports Fan Properties,
Shea Bailey Promotions
and Delgado ...
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NOVEMBER
30 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Mansour vs. Mendoza: Dont Blink!
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When Amir Mansour and
Epifanio Mendoza square
off for the vacant World
Boxing Federation (WBF)
Intercontinental
Heavyweight title on
Saturday.... |
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NOVEMBER
29 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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World Title Fight In Poland... |
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...International Clash In
France!
In another interesting
World Boxing Federation
World title fight,
Poland’s Aleksy
Kuziemski (22-3) will
take on Congo-born... |
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NOVEMBER
24 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Hizni The Warrior Arrives |
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On a night that was
overshadowed by the
giant WBF show in South
Africa, undefeated
German-Turk Hizni
Altunkaya almost
silently arrived on...
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NOVEMBER
22 | BY:
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Weights From Johannesburg |
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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... |
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NOVEMBER
18 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Botha: I See A Knockout Coming! |
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Former WBF World
Heavyweight Champion
Francois Botha is
beaming with confidence
ahead of his attempt to
reclaim his old, now
vacant, crown against...
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NOVEMBER
16 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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ZZ Tops To Win WBF Crown |
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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 ...
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NOVEMBER
13 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Ben Outguns Bjoern In Classic
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Ghana’s German-based Ben
Nsafoah went into the
lions den – and tamed
the lion to snatch the
vacant WBF
Intercontinental
cruiserweight crown
Saturday ... |
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OCTOBER
23 | BY:
WBF |
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Hammer Outclasses Living To
Retain
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With a dominant
performance, World
Boxing Federation (WBF)
Women’s World
Middleweight Champion
Christina Hammer
remained undefeated and
retained her title... |
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OCTOBER
22 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Guzman Assassination Shock
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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...
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OCTOBER
19 | BY:
WBF |
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Blaschke Ready For Step-Up
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Promoter Turhan
Altunkaya will present
an intriguing match-up
for the vacant World
Boxing Federation (WBF)
Intercontinental
Cruiserweight title on
Saturday October...
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OCTOBER
19 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Hammer Set For Second Defense |
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On Friday October 21 at
the Brandenburg Halle in
Frankfurt, Germany,
undefeated World Boxing
Federation (WBF) Women’s
World Middleweight
Champion... |
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OCTOBER
17 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Press Conference Video: URBAN
WAR! |
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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...
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OCTOBER
12 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Serrano Aims To Checkmate Mathis |
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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
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SEPTEMBER
22 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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WBF Champions Bio: Ramona Kuehne |
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2010 World Boxing
Federation Female
Fighter of The Year,
Super Featherweight
World Champion Ramona
Kuehne from Germany, was
a fighter ...
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SEPTEMBER
17 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Lamare vs. Florez
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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... |
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SEPTEMBER
5 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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WBF vs. BBBofC |
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The World
Boxing Federation would
like to take the
opportunity to reply to
remarks made by BBBofC
General Secretary Robert
Smith in an article ... |
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SEPTEMBER
1 | BY:
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Official WBF Merchandise Launch |
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With immediate
effect, the World Boxing
Federation (WBF) has now
launched an official
merchandise clothing
line, which can be
ordered via email. For
starters... |
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AUGUST
29 | BY:
WBF |
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Guzman, Hernandez Draws
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On Saturday August 20 at
the Casino Black Pyramid
in Manzanillo, Mexico,
local man Rafael Guzman
and Venezuelan puncher
Rafael “El Potro”
Hernandez battled... |
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AUGUST
24 | BY:
WBF |
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New Job For WBF Medical Advisor |
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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...
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AUGUST 19 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Interview With Raphael Zumbano |
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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... |
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AUGUST 10 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Simons WBF Title Fight Launched |
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Namibian boxing fans can
expect an explosive
fight when Harry Simon
takes on Tony Dodson of
Great Britain for the
vacant World Boxing
Federation...
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AUGUST 8 | BY:
WBF |
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The WBF Goes Mexico |
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The World Boxing
Federation is proud to
announce that former
five-time world
featherweight champion
Manuel “Mantecas” Medina
will soon start
promoting WBF... |
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JULY 20 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Korean Heroine Retains Title |
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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..
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JULY
12 | BY:
WBF |
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Seemann Hansen New ExCo Chairman |
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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...
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JULY
5 | BY:
WBF |
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Interview With Pia Mazelanik |
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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... |
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JUNE 29 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Mathis Is A Bonecrusher |
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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...
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JUNE
26 | BY:
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Madani A Dominant Champ |
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Sebastien Madani
is the new WBF
Intercontinental
superwelterweight
champion after
inflicting the first
professional loss to
Bolivia’s Franklin... |
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JUNE
13 | BY:
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Interview With Patrick Hyland |
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Later this month,
undefeated Irish
featherweight champion
Patrick Hyland, 22-0
(10), challenges for the
vacant WBF world title
in the biggest fight of... |
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JUNE
11 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Vive La France |
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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... |
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JUNE
3 | BY:
WBF |
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Wundergirl Hammer’s
Second Award
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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... |
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MAY
30 | BY:
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Hammer Retains WBF Title |
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In a battle of
unbeaten champions, WBF and WBO
female middleweight titlelist
Christina Hammer scored a close
ten-round unanimous decision
over light middleweight...
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MAY 28 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Holyfield Wins Non-Title Bout |
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Heavyweight legend and
current WBF world
champion Evander
Holyfield scored a
one-sided tenth round
technical knockout over
Denmark’s boxing hero... |
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MAY
10 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Congratulations Ramona & Stephan |
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WBF Super Featherweight
World Champion Ramona
Kuehne and her longtime
life-partner/boxing
trainer Stephan
Boestfleisch got married
this past weekend... |
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MAY
9 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Vlamis
Wins First WBF Asia Pacific
Title
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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...
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MAY
2 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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First WBF
Title Bout In Australia
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FOn
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... |
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APRIL
28 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Salingue Defeats Urbano
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In a thrilling battle,
Frenchmen Guillaume
Salingue clinched the
vacant WBF
Intercontinental
lightweight title with a
twelve-round unanimous
decision victory over
Italian Doménico... |
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APRIL 13 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Kuehne
Still WBF Champ
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Originally, WBF Female
World Super
Featherweight champion
Ramona Kuehne was
scheduled to defend her
belt last Saturday night
against dangerous ... |
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APRIL 11 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Tough Task
Ahead For Ramona Kuehne
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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...
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APRIL 6 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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WBF Goes
Facebook
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The World Boxing
Federation made another
step towards becoming
one of the most
fan-friendly governing
boxing organizations
worldwide with the
launch
...
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MARCH 22 | BY:
WBF |
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Kiss
Hammered, Simcic Shines
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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... |
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FEBRUARY 20
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WBF |
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A Hammer
Night In Slovenia?
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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 ... |
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FEBRUARY
20
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WBF |
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Slimani
Wins International Belt
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Belgium-based
Tunisian lightweight
Hedi Slimani, now 7-1
(5), gave a masterclass
to Denmark’s late, late
substitute Tommi Schmidt
on Saturday... |
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JANUARY
31 | BY:
WBF |
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Interview:
New WBF Rep Alan Santana
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Renowed internet
journalist Dan Hernandez
sat down with Alan
Santana, the new
Regional Representative
for the US West Coast
for the World Boxing
Federation... |
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JANUARY
28 | BY:
WBF |
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