Marquez-Pacquiao Purse Bid Set For 6/18
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The following letter was sent by the WBC, to both Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao.
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WBC Orders Mormeck-Haye, Sosa-Lazarte
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Free negotiations for the first mandatory defense of light flyweight world champion Edgar Sosa of Mexico versus Luis Lazarte of Argentina have begun and if no agreement is made, a purse offer will take place on May 27.
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Maskaev-Peter Purse Bid Set For April 20
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The World Boxing Council officially announces today that the proposed fight between the WBC heavyweight world champion Oleg Maskaev and former WBC world champion and current WBC Champion Emeritus Vitali Klitschko will not take place at this time as the representatives of Maskaev, Klitschko and Samuel Peter did not reach an agreement to that effect.
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WBC: "Klitschko-Maskaev Heads To Mediation"
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As has been widely reported, both Samuel Peter and Vitali Klitschko have claimed certain rights and privileges in contradiction of the claims of the other to be the next challenger for the WBC world heavyweight championship, while the reigning champion, Oleg Maskaev, has requested to fight Vitali Klitschko first.
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WBC Requests Castillejo Be Stripped
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The World Boxing Council is requesting today the voting of its Board of Governors to strip world champion Francisco Javier Castillejo of the title for refusing to comply with his mandatory defense against WBC official challenger Ricardo Mayorga, and signing instead to fight Fernando Vargas, despite the fact that he had already been officially advised and he had accepted such defense in writing.
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WBC News Update
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"I would like all of the members of the World Boxing Council to join me in extending our deepest sympathy to our very dear friend, Dick Flaherty, whose wife Roe passed away on the morning of December 19. Dick is one of the best ring officials in the world, and we wish for the Almighty to give him and his family prompt resignation to such a deep sorrow. Visitation will be held at the Cartwright Funeral Home, located at 845 Washington Street in Braintree, Massachusetts, from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 21. Funeral Mass will be held at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, December 22, at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi, located at 854 Washington Street in Braintree.
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