By David Martinez / Boxing Historian
This past Saturday was the first heavyweight title unification since
Lennox Lewis (WBC) defeated Evander Holyfield (WBA/IBF) back in 1999.
Wladimir Klitschko (IBF) won a unanimous (and one sided) decision over
Sultan Ibragimov (WBO).
Wladimir Klitschko Photo by George Garcia
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Saturday, March 1, 2008 (Showtime)
from: Home Depot Center, Carson, CA
Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez (WBC Super Bantamweight Championship)
Jorge Paez vs. Felipe Campana (Super Lightweights)
Saturday, March 8, 2008 (HBO)
from: Cancun, Mexico
Oleg Maskaev vs. Samuel Peter (WBC Heavyweight Championship)
Juan Diaz vs. Nate Campbell (IBF / WBA / WBO Lightweight Championship)
John Ruiz vs. Jameel McCline (Heavyweights)
HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPION: OLEG MASKAEV (KAZAKHSTAN)
INTERIM CHAMPION: SAMUEL PETER (NIGERIA)
EMERITUS CHAMPION: VITALY KLITSCHKO (UKRAINE)
WON TITLE: August 12, 2006
LAST DEFENCE: December 10, 2006
LAST COMPULSORY: August 12, 2006
WBA CHAMPION: Ruslan Chagaev (Uzbekistan)
IBF CHAMPION: Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine)
WBO CHAMPION: Sultan Ibragimov (Russia)
Contenders:
WBC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: Juan Carlos Gomez (Cuba)
1. Vladimir Virchis (Ukraine) EBU
2. Juan Carlos Gomez (Cuba) INTL
3. Hasim Rahman (US) NABF
4. Alexander Dimitrenko (Ukraine)
5. John Ruiz (P. Rico)
6. Chris Arreola (US) AMERICA
7. Oliver McCall (US)
8. Andrew Golota (Poland)
9. Jameel McCline (US)
10. Donnell Holmes (US)
1) what boxer engaged in the most fights (25) at the once famous Hollywood Legion Stadium – in Los Angeles area ?
the answer is – Art Aragon
Rusty Rubin is the editor-in-chief of the Ringsports.com website and the author of three highly acclaimed boxing books!
Again for the record, I am going to throw my support for the induction of outstanding trainer Freddie Roach for the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Added to Billy Soose, this would be a powerful two-some for upcoming inductions.***
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By David Martinez / Boxing Historian
I just returned from a recent mini vacation to Las Vegas this past week, and one of my many stops was to Caesar’s Place Hotel & Casino, where a huge seven foot statue of Joe Louis is displayed. The plaque mounted at the base that identifies it simply says to all: The Immortal Joe Louis.
As I stood there looking at this replica of Louis, my mind became an instant kaleidoscope of his spectacular career; what a true great champion this man was in the sport of boxing.
By David Martinez / Boxing Historian
(Photos by Ray Luna)
Well, first of all, I for one never thought for a second that boxing was dead. It’s like when arena football came around a few years back – people tried to convince themselves that NFL football was dead. I just never bought into that either.
There have been some outstanding fights in this past year of 2007, and there are some on the horizon that are simply a fight fan’s dream.
Two that I want to bring right to your attention are Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez, and Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez – both title fights on separate dates next month.
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“One of the funniest boxing books ever written”. ‘Healing and therapeutic’ and ‘Boxing Book of the Year’ are terms most used for“Woozel, Boxing and Me” (Authorhouse.com #31810). This book has been rated 4½ stars at Amazon.com.
California Boxing Hall of Fame
Joe Louis, who had more successful title defenses (25) than any other heavyweight champion, heads up a list of twenty five inductees who will be enshrined into the California Boxing Hall of Fame for the year 2008.