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World Boxing Council president Don Jose Sulaiman has praised the three judges who officiated in the WBC super featherweight title fight in which Mexico's Gamaliel Diaz upset defending champion Takahiro Aoh of Japan at the Tokyo International Forum on October 27.
Jose Sulaiman, the president of the World Boxing Council (WBC), announced that he plans to organize an an amateur boxing tournament in California, with fighters of Mexican descent. This tournament, which will have the support and approval of the local boxing authorities, is being put together to showcase the young Mexican stars of the future. Sulaiman plans to disclose further details on the tournament in the next two weeks.
World Boxing Council president Don Jose Sulaiman claims that in addition to the IBF super bantamweight title, which will not be at stake in the battle between Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire and Japanese southpaw Toshiaki Nishioka, the WBO belt will also not be on the line in their much-awaited clash at the Home Depot Center in Carson City, California, tonight.
México - This past Saturday night in Toluca, Adrian Hernandez (25-2-1, 16KOs) scored two knockdowns and got revenge with a sixth round TKO victory over Kompayak Porpramook (46-4, 31KOs) to regain the WBC junior flyweight championship. Last December in Bangkok, Thailand - Porpramook stopped Hernandez in the eleventh round to capture the belt. Earlier today Hernandez received his new belt from WBC president Jose Sulaiman.
José Sulaimán, the President of the World Boxing Council, is alleging that former middleweight champion Julio César Chávez Jr. has a bad gambling problem and "spent millions of dollars" in casinos, a situation that has affected his boxing career. Among the Mexican press, there have always been stories about Chavez Jr.'s bad habits at the casino tables.
Ryan Burton catches up with WBC President Jose Sulaiman to discuss Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., the fight between Chavez Jr. and Sergio Martinez, Canelo vs. Lara/Vanes winner or more.
BoxingScene.com spoke to WBC President Jose Sulaiman about the immediate future of their 154 pound champion, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. The red headed Mexican superstar successfully defended his title on September 15th against Josesito Lopez. Alvarez has been criticized by some media members for not facing the top challengers in his division. On November 10th, Vanes Martirosyan and Erislandy Lara will take part in a final eliminator for the right to face Alvarez. I asked Sulaiman if he will order Canelo to fight the winner of that fight.
BoxingScene.com caught up with WBC President Jose Sulaiman to talk about the recent WBC middleweight title fight between Sergio Martinez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Martinez was cruising to an easy points victory before getting knocked down in the twelfth round and narrowly escaping a knockout loss. The long time president said that the fight went exactly as he anticipated. He felt that Sergio would use his athleticism to box and move and that if Chavez had the chance to land punches that he would hurt the Argentine.
World Boxing Council president Don Jose Sulaiman stressed today that the WBC has not yet received any notification from the Nevada Boxing Commission nor any laboratory regarding the reported positive doping test involving former world middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Jose Sulaiman’s audacity knows no bounds whatsoever. The ever-pompous president of the WBC has scolded Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer for failing to consult the unscrupulous sanctioning organization when the NSAC assigned judges to the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Sergio Martinez middleweight title fight Saturday night in Las Vegas (9 p.m., HBO Pay-Per-View). That’s like Floyd Mayweather Jr. admonishing the Las Vegas Police Department for issuing a restraining order after he assaulted ex-girlfriend Josie Harris in front of their children.