Tag Archives: WBC

By Scoop Malinowski Devastating Light Heavyweight Champion Artur Beterbiev wants to be the man to end Canelo Alvarez’s winning streak but his trainer Marc Ramsay warns that they will not play soft or push punches like most of Canelo’s opponents may have. “That [fight with Alvarez] would be interesting on ...

  By Scoop Malinowski  Renaldo “Mister” Snipes was 25 years old and 22-0 when he challenged Larry Holmes for the World Heavyweight championship at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, PA in November 1981. The fight was televised nationally prime time on a Friday night by ABC, with Howard Cosell at ...

  By Scoop Malinowski It’s abundantly clear by now that Al Haymon does not want his heavyweight franchise hope Deontay Wilder to have to get in the ring with Dillian Whyte. Haymon has shunned repeated career high paydays from Eddie Hearn last year to match Wilder with the WBC no. ...

By Scoop Malinowski WBC have ordered a final eliminator between Dominic Breazeale and Eric Molina to determine Deontay Wilder’s next mandatory challenger, following his certain win tomorrow night against current mandatory challenger Bermane Stiverne. What is happening is this: The WBC is protecting Wilder via setting him to face more ...

By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former world heavyweight title challenger lost by TKO 11 to WBC champ Larry Holmes in Pittsburgh in 1981 after scoring knockdown in round seven. Final record was 39-8-1 (22 KO’s). DOB: August 15, 1956 In: Houston, Texas Current Residence: New York City. Boxing Inspirations: “Father and ...