Newsbits

WBC Strawweight Title - WBA Featherweight Title - WBC News

Boxing - WBC Strawweight Title Bout (from Sportsnavi)

(August 6th - Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan)

Eagle Kyowa (13-1, 5 KOs) wins a unanimous decision (3-0) over Katsunari Takayama (15-1, 7 KOs) -

Kyowa wins title from Takayama

Boxing - WBA Featherweight Title Bout (from Sydney Morning Herald)

(August 7th - Panthers World of Entertainment, Penrith NSW, Australia)

Chris Johnson (36-0-1, 20 KOs) wins by ninth round TKO over Tommy Browne (18-4-1, 7 KOs) - Browne

did not answer bell for 10th round -  John retains title

WBC News

Rahman vs. Barrett, The 1,500th Bout in WBC History

1,500 The fight for the WBC world interim heavyweight title between Hasim Rahman and Monte Barrett

will set the extraordinary record of 1,500 world title fights sanctioned by the World Boxing Council and will

also be the 100th heavyweight title since the WBC’s birth in 1963.

The first world heavyweight champion recognized by the WBC was Sonny Liston in 1963 who lost his title

to the then Cassius Clay –afterwards known as Muhammad Ali and who would become the greatest fighter

of all time.

The WBC has witnessed how nineteen (19) excellent fighters have become world champions in the

heavyweight division such as Muhammad Ali himself, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Ken Norton, Larry

Holmes, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield and currently Vitali Klitschko, who has been

inactive due to injuries.

20 The winner of Rahman and Barret will become the WBC’s 20th world champion.

Hasim Rahman and Monte Barrett, both from USA, are the winners of final eliminators against Kali Meehan

and Owen Beck respectively, and will contend for the prestigious belt of the World Boxing Council on

August 13 at the United Center of Chicago, Illinois.

Hasim Rahman’s professional record is 40-5-1 with 33 KO’s, while Monte Barrett’s is 31-3-0, with 17 KO’s.

The winner will become the WBC world interim champion and will be bound to contend for the world

undisputed title against Vitali Klitschko.

100 This bout will be the WBC’s 100th in the heavyweight category.


1,500 and counting…
 

- Press Release issued by the WBC with a little editing from us (highlights, etc...)

(8/7/05)