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The World Boxing Council has ordered the free negotiations period for the Vanes Martirosyan vs. Alfredo Angulo fight to determine the mandatory challenger in the WBC super welterweight division.
The WBC has been informed that the final elimination bout for the mandatory position in the Super lightweight division, between # 2 Ajose Olusegun, of Nigeria, and # 6 Ali Chebah, of France, has been confirmed to be held on Saturday August 13th, 2011, in California, and will be promoted by DiBella Entertainment.
Since the legendary Mexican fighter Efren Torres, nobody had been able to gather so many people in a boxing championship fight, which was made possible by Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, who is still breaking all kinds of records.
The World Boxing Council has granted world champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam, of Thailand, the authorization to make a voluntary defense having as a deadline May 30th, 2011, the same liberty that was granted to Edgar Sosa, of Mexico, to make a voluntary defense of his WBC International title.
Algerian promoters, with the government authorization have fixed March 25th, 2011 as a definite date for the final elimination bout in the WBC Superlightweight division between Ali Chebah (Algeria/ France 35-1-0, 28 KO´s) and Ajose Olusegun (Nigeria 29-0-0, 14 KO´s) to be held in Algeria. The late Prince Adeboye, member of the WBC Board of Governors, worked up to the last moment so that Olusegun had an opportunity to fight for the WBC world title.
The World Boxing Council approved Saul Alvarez vs. Matthew Hatton for the vacant WBC Superwelterweight world title after having received two thirds of the WBC Board of Governors voting.
Oscar de la Hoya, president of Golden Boy, sent a communication to the WBC office requesting the Approval of the next fight by the WBC SILVER BELT WORLD CHAMPION Saul "Canelo" Alvarez to be for the vacant undisputed WBC super welter weight championship, as it is going to be held on march 5th, and it would fill immediately the super welterweight vacancy in the WBC, with the winner being committed to make his next defense against the official challenger designated by the WBC.
Knock Out Promotions from Poland won the auction for the mandatory fight between champion WBC cruiserweight Krzysztof Wlodarczyk, from Poland and Francisco Palacios, from Puerto Rico.
The WBC and Timothy Bradley are happy to announce that all misunderstandings and miscommunications from the past have been cleared.
WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán said that the WBC World Diamond Belt will be in dispute during the rematch fight between the WBC light heavyweight world champion Jean Pascal of Canada and WBC Emeritus Champion Bernard Hopkins of the USA, as it could not be presented to either of the champions after their sensational first fight, scored a draw, in Quebec City last November. The fight was voted “Fight of the Year” by the WBC.