
Pacquiao Given Deadline, Soto-Lorenzo a No-Contest
Regarding the WBC interim super featherweight world championship fight between Humberto Soto and Francisco Lorenzo, the WBC Board of Governors has voted for the following:

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Regarding the WBC interim super featherweight world championship fight between Humberto Soto and Francisco Lorenzo, the WBC Board of Governors has voted for the following:

Chad Dawson contacted the WBC to inform that he will not fight Adrian Diaconu for the undisputed light heavyweight championship and therefore is relinquishing the title, even though representatives of both fighters had participated in a purse offer that was won by the Romanian promotor Gangkor Promotions.

“The family of Jimmy Garcia received yesterday the money from the life insurance policy of the WBC, which was finally paid to Jimmy’s young daughter. This insurance could not be paid to the girl until the time that she reached the legal age of 18.

The WBC is very happy with this development regarding the instant replay rule, which was adopted during the 45th Annual WBC World Convention in Manila, Philippines, in November 2007.

David Haye, the undefeated sensation of the cruiserweight division, has communicated to the WBC his plans for his future in boxing in a beautiful letter written to the WBC President Jose Sulaiman.

The WBC Board of Governors has reviewed the situation concerning your case and the two unfortunate cancellations of the final elimination fights that were scheduled to determine the mandatory contender of the super middleweight division of the WBC.


The WBC will conduct several purse offers on Monday, January 14, 2008, in Mexico City.

The World Boxing Council donated today the amount of $10,000 (U.S.) to the family of the South Korean boxer Yosam Choi, who recently passed away.

The World Boxing Council announces that the Boxing Commission of Cancun and Jose Manzur, the WBC representative for the Rudy Lopez vs. Naoki Matsuda fight that took place in Cancun last Saturday, have decided that the fight will definitely remain with a final result of “no contest.”