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World Boxing Federation 2013
Review |
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Although the disco hit
song ‘Ain’t no stopping
us now’ was already
released way back in
1979, it fits perfectly
to describe the status
of the World Boxing
Federation as 2013... |
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DECEMBER
25 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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WBF Caribbean Plans Unveiled
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The World Boxing
Federation (WBF)
recently appointed
experienced boxing
administrator Sam Layne
as its official
Caribbean
representative, with the
goal of making... |
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DECEMBER
20 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Underdogs Prevail To Win WBF
Titles
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With a passionate crowd
cheering on their local
heroes, it turned out to
be “The night of the
underdogs” on Monday
December 16 when Xaba
Promotions staged a
World...
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DECEMBER
17 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Persoon New WBF World Champion
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Belgian star Delfine
Persoon put on a
convincing performance
to dethrone
Germany-based Italian
Lucia Morelli of the
World Boxing Federation
(WBF) Womens World... |
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DECEMBER
14 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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WBF Title Action In S.A.
December 16 |
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The vacant World Boxing
Federation (WBF)
Intercontinental Light
Flyweight title will be
on the line when
compatriots Mfundo
Gwayana and Thabiso
Moorosi clash... |
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DECEMBER
13 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Morelli On A Mission For
Redemption
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In a quest for revenge,
World Boxing Federation
(WBF) Womens World
Lightweight Champion
Lucia Morelli (18-3, 8
KOs) of Italy is set for
her first title defense
on...
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DECEMBER
11 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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R.I.P. Nelson Mandela |
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The world mourns today
the passing of one of
the greatest human
beings of all time.
Humble, dignified,
compassionate and
inspirational - the
world is a sadder place... |
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DECEMBER
6 | BY:
HOWARD GOLDBERG |
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Amand Ready For Next Step |
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Former undefeated French
and European
Featherweight Champion
Gaelle Amand, is ready
to take her career to
the next level on
Saturday night (November
30), when...
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NOVEMBER
30 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Four WBF Title Fights In Austria
Dec. 7 |
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On Saturday December 7
at the Speedfit
Sporthalle in Vienna,
Austria, local
promotional outfit
Box-Team Vienna is
staging a massive card
featuring no less than
four ...
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NOVEMBER
27 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Moyo & Tshicila WBF All Africa
Champs |
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It was a real “night of
the underdogs” on Friday
November 22 at a packed
Cape Sun Hotel in Cape
Town, South Africa, as
Zimbabwean Elvis Moyo
and late replacement...
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NOVEMBER
23 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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WBF Champ Honored By President |
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Newly crowned World
Boxing Federation (WBF)
Womens World Super
Bantamweight Champion
Jennifer Salinas was
this week invited to the
presidential palace of
Bolivian...
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NOVEMBER
21 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Degollado Steps Up To Face
Pereyra |
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Postponed to December 5!
Undefeated Mexican
puncher Christopher
Degollado will
undoubtedly face his
stiffest challenge on
November 22, when he
takes on... |
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NOVEMBER
14 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Salinas Set For Homecoming |
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Jennifer “The Bolivian
Queen” Salinas is set
for the biggest fight of
her career on November
16, as she takes on
Columbia’s former World
Champion Yolis Marrugo
Franco...
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NOVEMBER
12 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Da Costa Scrapes By Castrejon |
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While it was Anne Sophie
Da Costa who came in as
the reigning World
Boxing Federation (WBF)
Womens World Strawweight
Champion, and the fight
took place in her...
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NOVEMBER
10 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Big Honor For WBF Medical
Advisor |
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Dr. Adam Balogh (MD),
Medical Advisor for the
World Boxing Federation
(WBF) and chief surgeon
at the Helios Klinik in
Huels, Germany, was
recently appointed...
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OCTOBER
30 | BY:
WBF |
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Smirnova WBF Champ, Beats Horakova |
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Natalia Smirnova of
Russia is the new World
Boxing Federation
Womens Intercontinental
Lightweight Champion
after beating the Czech
Republic’s Hana Horakova... |
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OCTOBER
27 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Lopez Dominates Navarro |
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Hometown favorite Sergio
“Micky” Lopez put on a
dominating performance
to win the vacant World
Boxing Federation (WBF)
International
Featherweight title
against... |
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OCTOBER
19 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Hokmi Takes Second WBF World
Title |
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Nadya Hokmi captured her
second World Boxing
Federation (WBF) world
title on Thursday night
in Sarcelles, France,
when she won a
well-fought ten-round
majority decision... |
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OCTOBER
18 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Lopez Ripped & Ready For WBF
Title Fight |
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Popular local attraction
Sergio “Micky” Lopez
feels on top of his game
ahead of his clash with
Jesus “Kalaka” Navarro
for the vacant World
Boxing Federation
International
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OCTOBER
15 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Outstanding Title Defense By
Ntsele |
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On Sunday, October 6, in
Bloemfontein, Free
State, South Africa,
World Boxing Federation
(WBF) Intercontinental
Flyweight Champion
Doctor Ntsele made a...
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OCTOBER
7 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Ntsele Defends WBF
Intercontinental |
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World Boxing Federation
(WBF) Intercontinental
Flyweight Champion
Doctor Ntsele continues
his quest for a world
title shot, as he
defends his crown on
October 5...
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SEPTEMBER
27 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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WBF Champions Boxing Night
Results |
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On Saturday night
(September 7) at the
Saarlandhalle in
Saarbruecken, Germany,
the World Boxing
Federation (WBF)
Convention came to a
conclusion with a big... |
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SEPTEMBER
8 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Convention Report -
Day 3 |
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The third and
culminating day of the
World Boxing Federation
Convention in
Saarbruecken, Germany
started early with a
cultural program. The
delegates drove of to
nearby... |
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SEPTEMBER
7 | BY:
WBF |
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Convention Report -
Day 2 |
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The second day of the
WBF Convention began
early with a trip to the
world famous Karlsberg
Brewery in Homburg,
which hosted the day’s
proceedings. At first,
Ingo Barrabas... |
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SEPTEMBER
6 | BY:
WBF |
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Weights From Saarbruecken |
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In connection with the World
Boxing Federation (WBF) World
Convention currently underway
(Sep. 5 – 8) in Saarbruecken,
Germany, a big WBF Champions
Boxing Night will take...
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SEPTEMBER
6 | BY:
WBF |
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Convention Report -
Day 1 |
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Even though delegates
flocked in all through
the day, the opening day
of the World Boxing
Federation Convention in
Saarbruecken, Germany
already saw a busy... |
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SEPTEMBER
5 | BY:
WBF |
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WBF Convention Set To Start |
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The Convention of the
World Boxing Federation
is all set to start
officially tomorrow with
the arrival of President
Howard Goldberg from
South Africa this
morning at Frankfurt
airport... |
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SEPTEMBER
4 | BY:
WBF |
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El Halabi In Quick Return |
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World Boxing Federation
Womens World Light
Welterweight Champion
Rola El Halabi, 12-1
(6), will make a quick
return to the ring after
winning the WBF title
this...
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SEPTEMBER
3 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Interview: WBF Champ Raja
Amasheh |
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On September 7, as part
of the big World Boxing
Federation Convention
Championship Boxing
Night in Saarbruecken,
Germany, WBF
Intercontinental
Champion... |
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AUGUST 29 | BY:
WBF |
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"Title Night In Tanzania" |
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Hall Of Fame Boxing
Promotion is brining
World Boxing Federation
championship boxing to
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
on Friday August 30, as
two WBF title fights... |
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AUGUST
27 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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WBF Belt Auctioned For Charity |
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When WBF Oceania
Coordinator Ricky
Bushell stages a charity
corporate boxing show at
the Civic Centre of his
hometown Feilding, New
Zealand on October 26 to
raise... |
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AUGUST 16 | BY:
WBF |
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The El Halabi Fairytale
Continues |
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One of the most amazing
comeback stories in
boxing history will
continue when Rola El
Halabi (11-1, 6 KOs)
goes for the vacant
World Boxing Federation
Womens World Light...
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JULY 30 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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WBF Unveils New Belts |
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The World Boxing
Federation unveiled
their new set of
championship belts
yesterday at a press
conference in Vienna to
open the ‘Pro-Gym
Sportcenter’, which will...
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JULY 17 | BY:
WBF |
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Abdoul Dethrones Nsafoah,
More |
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Belgian veteran Ismail
Abdoul put on a clinical
performance to capture
the World Boxing
Federation
Intercontinental
Cruiserweight title from
defending... |
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JUNE 30 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Blencowe Upsets Smith |
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Australia’s Arlene
Blencowe, a former world
class Muay Thai fighter,
made some kind of boxing
history on Thursday June
13 at the Trusts Stadium
in Auckland...
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JUNE
13 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Yorgey - Kennedy Rematch For WBF
Title |
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Former world
title-challenger Harry
Joe Yorgey from
Bridgeport, Pennsylvania
will continue his climb
back to the top when he
faces Windsor Mill,
Maryland’s Julius...
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JUNE 11 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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WBF Results From S.A. & Luxembourg |
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At the luxurious Bay
Hotel in Camps Bay, Cape
Town, South African
boxing fans were treated
to an outstanding
display of boxing when
local superstar
Mzuvukile...
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JUNE
9 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Adler, Zecirevic New WBF
Champions |
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On
Saturday night, May 25,
the World Boxing
Federation crowned two
new champions as Niki
Adler won the vacant
Womens World Super
Middleweight title in
Russia, and...
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MAY 26 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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French Federation Applauds WBF |
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The Federation Francais
de Boxe (FFB) have
publicly voiced their
support and approval of
the World Boxing
Federation and issued a
statement to that effect
on their...
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MAY 22 | BY:
WBF |
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Two WBF Title Fights In Austria
May 4 |
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A big night of boxing is
lined up for May 4 at
the Multiversum arena in
Vienna-suburb Schwechat,
featuring two of
Austria’s most popular
fighters, Gogi Knezevic... |
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APRIL 30 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Anderson Clayton New World Champion |
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Veteran Brazilian
danger-man Anderson
Clayton is the new World
Boxing Federation World
Super Welterweight
Champion after
dethroning local hero
Sebastien... |
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APRIL 30 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Thunder & Lightnight At York
Hall |
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On Saturday April 27 at
the legendary York Hall
in London, England,
Chris Goodwin will face
Oisin Fagan for the
vacant World Boxing
Federation
Intercontinental... |
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APRIL 25 | BY:
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Aitor Nieto WBF Latin
Welterweight Champ |
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Spain’s Aitor “El
Diamante” Nieto is the
new World Boxing
Federation Latin
Welterweight Champion
after lifting the vacant
title on Friday night,
April 19, at the Florida
Arena... |
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APRIL
20 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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WBF Latin Title On The Line In
Spain |
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It promises to be a
heated affair on Friday
April 19 in Oviedo,
Spain, when Aitor “El
Diamante” Nieto and
Sergei “La Perla” Mba
square off for the
vacant World Boxing
Federation Latin... |
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APRIL 16 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Doctor To Dish Out Nasty
Medicine |
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Former South African
flyweight champion
Doctor Ntsele intends to
prove that his split
decision triumph against
Xola Sifama, also a
former S.A. national
champion, two... |
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APRIL
4 | BY:
WBF |
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WBF Oceania Title Fight In New
Zealand |
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Local rivals Gunnar
Jackson (15-3-3, 5 KOs)
and Adrian Taihia
(8-1-2, 4 KOs) are set
to clash for the vacant
World Boxing Federation
Oceania Super
Middleweight title
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APRIL 2
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Joe Ready To Smoke |
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One of the unheralded
stars of Namibian boxing
is Joseph 'Smokey'
Hilongwa. A former
Olympian and former
Namibian National
Flyweight champion, the
unbeaten Hilongwa... |
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MARCH
22 | BY:
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Doberstein, Micsko Capture WBF
Titles |
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It was an eventful
evening in Saarbruecken
on Friday night, March
8, when DOG Eventboxing
promoted a World Boxing
Federation tripleheader
at the Saarlandhalle... |
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MARCH
9 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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WBF Tripleheader In Germany |
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On Friday March 8 at the
Saarlandhalle in
Saarbruecken, Germany,
DOG Eventboxing presents
a World Boxing
Federation
Championship-tripleheader
featuring two
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MARCH
5 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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The
Dragon Retains WBF World
Title |
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WBF Women’s World Super
Featherweight Champion Ramona
“The Dragon” Kuehne returned to
the ring after a fourteen month
injury lay-off to successfully
defend... |
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MARCH 3 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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WBF Enters New Territory |
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The World Boxing
Federation continues to
enter new territory, and
will sanction its first
championship fight in
Morocco, when Patrick
Bois and Serhiy
Demchenko fight... |
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FEBRUARY
20 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Kuehne Is Back, Defends WBF
World Title |
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After almost fourteen
months out of the ring
due to injury, World
Boxing Federation
Women’s World Super
Featherweight Champion
Ramona Kuehne is back!
On March 2 at... |
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FEBRUARY
18 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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2012 World Boxing Federation
Awards |
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Although his opponents
in his two WBF World
Super Middleweight title
fights last year went
into the fight as
underdogs, still the
quality of those two
championship... |
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FEBRUARY
12 | BY:
WBF |
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New WBF Belts In 2013 |
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One of the main issues
the World Boxing
Federation has targeted
for 2013 is the
introduction of better
and much improved
championship belts. “We
are aware that... |
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JANUARY
30 | BY:
WBF |
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Morelli, Toumi Capture WBF
Titles |
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Germany-based Italian
Lucia Morelli won the
vacant World Boxing
Federation Women’s World
Lightweight title on
Saturday night at the
Ratiopharm Arena... |
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JANUARY
13 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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Averlant To Tackle Toumi For WBF
Title |
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In what will be the
first World Boxing
Federation title fight
of 2013, Frenchman Tony
Averlant and Mounir
Toumi of Germany will
clash for the vacant
International... |
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JANUARY
8 | BY:
CLIVE BAUM |
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