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David Young
President
WPBF/USBC
Press release
Triple WPBF Championship on July 31 in Ghana
By WPBF & USBC, July 14,2010.
The Ghana-based Goldenmike Boxing Promotions is extremely excited to announce that its coming shows called as the "Night of Champions",which is scheduled for July 31 at Ohene Djan Sports Stadium in Accra,Ghana. Three vacant title belts of the World Professional Boxing Federation (WPBF) will be up for grabs between 6 ring gladiators from 4 different countries.
In the main event,highly-regarded unbeaten light heavyweight contender Braimah Kamoko (19-0,14 KOs) of Ghana will face the tough test of his career battle former WBO middleweight champion Hector Javier Velazko ( 37-8-1 ,16 KOs) of Argentina for a vacant WPBF light heavyweight title. Velazco turned pro in 1996 and defeated Andras Galfi on March 3,2003 for the vacant interim WBO middleweight title. He was elevated to full champion when original titleholder Harry Simon failed to make his mandatory defense due to injuries suffered in a car accident. He lost the belt in his first defense to Felix Sturm.
The first co-main event will feature the former Commonwealth welterweight champion Joshua Okine ( 19-4-1 , 13 KOs) who had stoppage wins over previously undefeated David Barnes and Fatai Onikeke,will face Muhammad Abdullaev (20-3, 14 KOs) of Uzbekistan for a vacant WPBF welterweight title. Abdullaev, 36, is the 2000 Sydney Olympics Welterweight Gold Medalist and ex-world title challenger, the same person who fought WBA world champion Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rican at Madison Square Garden, New York, USA last June 11, 2005. Okine at the peak of his career at age 30, will have his hands full against one of the best boxers who came out of Uzbekistan.
The second co-main event is the battle for the vacant WPBF light welterweight title between local star WBA Pan African light welterweight titleholder Albert Mensah ( 21-3-1 , 10 KOs) of Ghana will test his skills against Russian tough Karen Tevosyan (15-2-3,9 KOs) for a vacant WPBF light welterweight title. Mensah is on a 13-fight winning streak in a span of 5 years. This is Tevosyan's first fight outside Russia.
Triple Championship fights are evenly-matched and will surely create fireworks at the Ohene Djan Sports Stadium in downtown Accra,the capital of Ghana. The venue is a multi-use,45,000 all-seater stadium,mostly used for association football matches. Originally known as the Accra Sports Stadium, the stadium was renamed after Ohene Djan, the country's first Director of Sports, in 2004. Nonetheless, the stadium is considered by many to be the National Stadium of Ghana. The huge boxing show will be promoted by Goldenmike Boxing Promotions headed by its President, Mike L.A. Tetteh. Supervising the 3 championship fights will be Filipino Dante S. Almario, a respected personality in Philippine boxing. He is currently the WPBF Vice President for Asia-Pacific.
Namus to make first defence of her WPBF world title in Uruguay
By WPBF & USBC, July 1, 2010.
The Uruguayan boxing star Chris Namus will make the first defence of her WPBF women's world super lightweight title against a Brazil-based Serbian Duda Yankovich on August 7,2010 at the Hotel Conrad Punta del Este Resort & Casino,Maldonado,Uruguay.
Chris Namus was born on October 3, 1987 in Montevideo,Uruguay. Just 22 years old but already dubbed "Bombon Asesino" by the combination of her beauty and her manner of fighting. On February 13,2010,Chris Namus (13-1,5KOs) won the vacant WPBF women's world super lightweight title with an impressible seventh-round TKO victory over Adriana Salles ( 11-5-1 ,5 KOs) of Brazil,she made history by becoming Uruguay's first world boxing champion. Her boxing career has strong support from the President of Uruguay.
Duda "The Cameleon" Yankovich was born on September 27, 1976 in the small city of Jagodina,Yugoslavia (now Serbia and Montenegro). In
March of 2005, Yankovich represented Brazil in the First Pan-American female boxing amateur championship in Buenos Aires,Argentina. Yankovich took third place and a bronze medal in the 138-lb division, losing in the semi-final by 24-11 to Canadian champion,and also world champion,Katie "Silence" Dunn. On November 25,2006 at Companhia Athletica Brooklin in San Paulo, Brazil,Yankovich won a 10-round unanimous decision over Colombian Darys Pardo,become the Brazil's first world boxing champion.
Penalosa Returns in July
By Rene Bonsubre,Jr., www.PhilBoxing.com , April 29,2010
Former two division world champion Gerry Penalosa plans to continue fighting and is mulling a ring return this July. Penalosa told this writer over dinner Wednesday evening that he has no scheduled opponent yet but he may go after a World Professional Boxing Federation (WPBF) title.
Penalosa (54-8-2, 36 KOs) will turn 38 this August. Last February 13, 2010, he was bloodied enroute to losing a split decision in a WBO eliminator against another former world champion Eric Morel. A lot of boxing pundits thought Gerry deserved to win that fight. Penalosa has no regrets and has taken his latest setback in stride.
He has devoted his time to business ventures and training his protege, WPBF featherweight titlist Michael Farenas, who will fight next month in the undercard of Antonio Margarito vs. Roberto Garcia.
Pe?alosa turned pro in 1989. He has given so much to this country and the sport of boxing. He deserves a victorious send off from the appreciative fans that followed his career through the years.
Anita Christensen vs Kaliesha West declared as DRAW
By WPBF & USBC, March 27,2010.
Former women's bantamweight world champion Anita Christensen (24-1) fought Kaliesha West(11-1-1) for the vacant WPBF women's bantamweight title in Arena Midt, Kjellerup, Denmark on March 26th with a hard fought 10-rounds fight that was declared a majority draw decision.
After ten rounds were complete,judge Hans Larsen scored it 96-94 for Christensen,but judges Berit Andreasen and Torben Seemann Hansen had the bout even at 95-95 for a majority draw. As a result of the majority draw the WPBF women's bantamweight title remains vacant.
Official News: Camacho against Vester Fight Canceled
By WPBF & USBC, March 26,2010.
Former world title challenger Allan Vester (28-6-1, 5 KOs) scheduled bout against former world champion Hector Camacho Sr.(79-5-3, 38 KOs) for the vacant World Professional Boxing Federation (WPBF) Middleweight Title in Kjellerup, Denmark March 26th has been canceled, due to a back injury,he had suffered in sparring session with Isam Khalil in Sweden. The promoter Anders Vester and dad of Allan, hopes the fight will be rescheduled later this year, when his son is fit to fight again.
Chris Nam¨²s, En primer lugar uruguayo campe¨®n mundial de boxeo
www.puntaweb.com, 18 de Febrero,2010. Foto: Puntaweb
La boxeadora uruguaya Chris Nam¨²s logr¨® el t¨ªtulo mundial en su categor¨ªa al imponerse por knock out a su rival brasilera en la velada box¨ªstica realizada en el hotel Conrad Punta del Este Resort & Casino. De esta forma se convierte en el primer pugilista de uruguaya en conseguir un t¨ªtulo mundial.
En la madrugada del domingo 14 de febrero en el Conrad Punta del Este Resort & Casino, la boxeadora uruguaya Chris Nam¨²s se convirti¨® en Campeona del Mundo de peso superligero de la Federaci¨®n Mundial de Boxeo Profesional (WPBF), tras vencer a la brasilera Adriana Salles por knock out en el s¨¦ptimo asalto.
Casi doblada en edad por su rival, la uruguaya fue amplia dominadora de la pelea ante la norte?a, que s¨®lo pudo doblegar a la anfitriona en el primero de los asaltos. Durante el combate el ¨¢rbitro An¨ªbal Andrade ya hab¨ªa realizado dos cuentas de protecci¨®n a la visitante, que se mostraba claramente deteriorada por los golpes de Nam¨²s. Finalmente a los 1'23" del s¨¦ptimo round, el juez tuvo que detener nuevamente la pelea tras una serie de golpes de Nam¨²s sobre Salles, decidiendo en ese momento dar por cerrada la velada con el triunfo de la uruguaya.
Hector Camacho Vs. Allan Vester For Vacant WPBF World Title
By WPBF & USBC, February 14,2010.
The Anders Vester Promotions in Denmark is extremely pleased to announce that its coming promotions event is called as the "Macho-Time" to be take place at the Arena Midt, Kjellerup, Denmark on March 26, 2010.
The Main Event will feature the 47-year-old former world champions Hector "Macho" Camacho (79-5-3) from Puerto Rico to fight against Danish fighter Allan Vester (28-6-1) for the vacant World Professional Boxing Federation (WPBF) Middleweight Title, the bout has been approved by the World Professional Boxing Federation (WPBF).
Camacho has defeated many of great boxers like Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran,Greg Haugen, Vinny Pazienza and Ray Mancini while he lost on points to the boxers as Oscar dela Hoya,Felix Trinidad,Julio C¨¦sar Ch¨¢vez,Greg Haugen and Chris Walsh. Camacho has ended the career of Sugar Ray Leonard in 1997 and also ended the career of Roberto Duran in 2001. "H¨¦ctor Camacho is a fantastic boxer,one of the greatest in history and the biggest boxing names who have visited Denmark since Mike Tyson in 2001". says promoter Anders Vester.
On the same night,co-main event will feature hometown hero former WBA/WBC/WIBA/WIBF women's bantamweight champion Anita Christensen (24-1) will against American fighter Kaliesha West(11-1-1) for the vacant WPBF women's world bantamweight title.
Uruguayan Chris Namus,New WPBF Women's World Champion!
By WPBF & USBC, February 14,2010. Photo: www.boxinguruguay.com
22-year-old Uruguayan boxing star Chris Namus (11-1,4 KOs) won the vacant WPBF women's world super lightweight title with an impressible seventh-round TKO victory over Adriana Salles (11-5-1,5 KOs) of Brazil on Saturday night,February 13,2010 at Hotel Conrad Punta del Este Resort & Casino, Maldonado, Uruguay.
In a scheduled ten-rounder,the aggressive Uruguayan Namus steadily broke down Salles, finally dropping Salles two times in round four and round six and the referee Anibal Andrade finally stopped the fight at the 1:23 mark of the seventh round. Winner by TKO Chris Namus. Namus becomes the new WPBF women's world super lightweight champion.
Official WPBF News: New WPBF & USBC Gold Diamond Championship Belts
The World Professional Boxing Federation (WPBF) has officially announced the adoption of new WPBF & USBC Gold Diamond Belts. The new Gold Diamond Belts to be awarded for all kinds of WPBF & USBC championship since January 1 ST , 2010. The new WPBF & USBC Gold Diamond Belt is made with the superb quality leather and extra fur on the back for tremendous comfort. Custom molded plates on the belt are shiny Eagle shapes gold-plated and every flag is hand painted with a string of luxurious quality diamonds.
This new innovation has been approved by a unanimous vote of the WPBF&USBC Executive Committee, and this new WPBF & USBC Gold Diamond Belts is getting a positive response with great interest among the boxers, promoters,managers and everybody involved in the sport of boxing. The WPBF & USBC is using its best endeavours to become one of the most active and prestigious sanctioning bodies ,the WPBF & USBC believes that this new Gold Diamond Belt will play a very important role that accelerate the rapid growth of the organization. Furthermore ,the WPBF & USBC will continue to further enhance optimal quality of championship and to recognize the best boxer as the champion in all kinds of WPBF & USBC competitions.
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Pr¨®ximo 13 de Febrero 2010
Chris Namus ( Uruguay )
Vs
Adriana Salles (Brasil)
La carism¨¢tica Chris Nam¨²s, una de las figuras m¨¢s promocionadas y populares del deporte uruguayo desde su debut como profesional en 2007, volver¨¢ a presentarse en una gran velada internacional de boxeo el pr¨®ximo 13 de Febrero, tras sus resonantes triunfos de los ¨²ltimos meses bajo las ¨®rdenes del renombrado entrenador ingl¨¦s Mark Wilks.
Para acompa?ar el que ser¨¢ uno de los principales eventos deportivos del verano, Revetria Promotions ya se encuentra trabajando para montar un gran espect¨¢culo y para que el mismo tenga su complemento ideal, espera llevarlo al mejor escenario, al gran ¨ªcono de la temporada estival uruguaya, el Hotel Conrad Punta del Este Resort & Casino.
En este caso en la pelea de fondo estar¨¢ en juego el t¨ªtulo mundial de la WPBF (World Professional Boxing Federation), a 10 rounds, ante una gran rival brasilera, como Adriana Salles, con un record de 11 peleas ganadas 5 de las mismas por KO, y con tan solo 5 derrotas y un empate.
WPBF Women's World Title Fight Set For February 13 In Uruguay
Uruguay 's Sebastian Revetria Promotions is pleased to announce that it will present a highly anticipated women's world championship in Uruguay . The promoter Revetria said the show set to take place on Friday,February 13 at the Conrad Hotel,Punta del Este, Maldonado , Uruguay .
The main event will feature former world title challenger,Uruguayan Chris Namus (11-1,1 KO's) against a former world title challenger,Brazilian Adriana Salles ( 11-5-1 ,0 KO's) in a scheduled 10-round fight for the World Professional Boxing Federation Women's World Super Lightweight Championship.
Farenas Ko's Foe,New WPBF World Champion!
By Gerry Pe?alosa, PhilBoxing.com, October 04 2009
Michael Farenas has proven to everybody that he has got a heart of a champion and has beaten Korean Jae Bong Jang in a race to get the World Professional Boxing Federation Featherweight belt. The match was a classic because of the exchange of fist power between the two boxers. During the first few seconds of the second round, a mean punch from Farenas sent his Korean foe down the canvas but Jae Bong Jang was able get up ¡ made a counterattack minutes later and gave Farenas a vicious blow which also sent him down the canvas.
What happened after the second round was a test of both fighters' strength and determination to win. Both are determined and both have amazing fist powers. The deciding round was on the tenth by a knock out and this time the Korean pugilist was hit by combination of punches. For always, it's the stronger boxer who emerged as the winner¡the one with the most heart, the one who is more determined and the one with more firepower.
Australian super bantamweight champion Mark Quon won the WPBF World Bantamweight Title with a TKO over Thailand's Mongkoichai Singmanasak (24-14-1, 9 KOs) in five rounds in the main event at Port Melbourne,Victoria, Australia on September 25.
