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Marko Huck defended his WBO cruiser weight title successfully. The fight against the Russians Denis Lebedev of the Bielefeld won the narrowest of margins in a 2:1 vote.

Boxing World Champion Marco Huck defended his cruiser weight title after a hard fight successfully. The Bielefeld defeated in Berlin’s Max-Schmeling-Halle mandatory challenger Denis Lebedev from Russia just for points in a 2:1 vote and may continue to adorn themselves with the championship belt of the World Federation WBO.

After the battle, Huck said that he had suffered in the fourth round of a rib fracture. “Nevertheless, I showed my fighting spirit, ” he said, “God has helped me.”

The 26-year-old Huck, who is after the defeat of the British super middleweight Arthur Abraham against Carl Froch as a new driving force on the Sauerland stable, defended his title successfully for the fifth time. Also celebrated “Captain” Huck the 32nd His 31st professional fight Victory.

For the 31-year-old Lebedev was in the 22nd Fight the first defeat of his career at all.

A request by Vitali Klitschko has caused a scandal to the WBC convention in Cancun. Union boss Jose Sulaiman was threatened after a dispute with promoter Don King to resign.

Disruption when the Boxers: WBC president Jose Sulaiman has the Congress of the World Boxing Council (WBC) in Cancun, Mexico after a dispute with promoter Don King threatened his resignation and left the meeting angry. Cause of the affair was a request by heavyweight World Champion Vitali Klitschko to be allowed to contest before his mandatory defense in June, a fight in March.

Sulaiman endorsed this request, Don King and promoter Ahmet Öner, however vetoed. On 17 December Events Öner and King in Miami the championship elimination bout between Cuban Odlanier Solis and the American Ray Austin. The winner was to be originally in June Klitschko’s next World Cup opponents.

Öner, King and Klitschko’s promoter Tom Loeffler ultimately agreed that the heavyweight world champion within 100 days after 17 December at Solis Austin climb into the ring. Öner and King were satisfied with this agreement. “We got what we wanted, Witalis application was rejected,” said Öner: “That he did not want to box against Solis, but only shows that he is afraid. He knows that Solis is one of the only boxer in the world that it can be really dangerous.”

The World Association of Amateur Boxing AIBA has excluded the South Korean Boxing Federation KABF provisional. The reason for this was a collective wrongdoing boss Jay Yoo-Joo.

The World Association of Amateur Boxing AIBA has decided to temporarily exclude the South Korean Boxing Federation KABF. This is the AIBA confirmed on its website. The reason for this was a collective wrongdoing boss Jay Yoo-Joo. The president is alleged to have manipulated his election by bribery, voting members. Moreover, Yoo is the AIBA have added with solid reputation and avoid new elections within his association.

The 47-year-old Evander Holyfield against Francois Botha has won the WBF heavyweight title. Now the 47-year-old dreams of a world title fight against one of the Klitschko brothers.

No sooner had Evander Holyfield the “White Buffalo” sent to the ground, as the seemingly indestructible box Methuselah was already dreaming of old-world record. After his KO victory over Francois Botha in the battle for the minor sports WBF title of the 47-year-old American now wants to replace compatriot George Foreman as the oldest heavyweight champion in history.

Holyfield could realize his dream with the help of the Klitschko brothers. Vitali Klitschko and Wladimir hold together three of the four major championship belt, and would accordingly be the logical opponent for the robust box-grandfather.

“I know I can do even better”
“I have long pauses, and I know I can get even better. I will rise quickly in the ring”, Holyfield was quoted by the Internet portal boxingnews24.com.

Botha defeated Holyfield in Las Vegas with a technical knockout in the eighth round. “Botha is strong on defense. His right hand has a lot of power,” said Holyfield. For the Americans it was their first appearance in the boxing ring since the controversial defeat on 20 December 2008 in Zurich against the former WBA champion Nikolai Valuev, from Russia.

“Holyfield still has the boxing skills of the past. And the bite he has not already lost. For me it is really no shame to have so lost against a great champion,” said Botha. The South Africans had won in Stuttgart in 1995 against Axel Schulz, the IBF title. The title had been stripped of him but because of a positive doping sample.

Botha is in the eighth round on the boards
Before 3000 spectators Holyfield dominated the fight. Only the first two rounds, he had to plug in some hits. In the eighth round he met Botha with his right hand on chin, then went to the ground. Botha came back on its feet, but when Holyfield again put some hits, referee Russell Mora stopped the fight.

For Holyfield, it was the 55th overall Professional fight the 43rd Victory, he won 28 times by this all-in. Because of the smaller sporting significance of the WBF title shall nevertheless continue to Foreman as the oldest heavyweight champion. The American was in November 1994 a further 45 years and ten months of champions, when he made his U.S. compatriot Michael Moorer in the tenth round ko proposed to be valued higher and the athletic track for WBA and IBF versions conquered.

As then 46-year-old Holyfield in 2008 it had missed by his clear defeat Valuev to replace Foreman. In addition, he would be the first boxer won the world championship five times.

The doping rules of the new Amateurbox series “World Series of Boxing” were approved by the WADA. WSB-President Wu Ching-Kuo describes the series as “highly professional”.

The new competition series “World Series of Boxing” in the international amateur boxing is taking shape. According to the governing body AIBA, the World Anti-Doping Agency WADA has recognized the doping policies of the series now. As the AIBA said, could have no similar box-Doping Organisation rules, which were coordinated with the WADA.

“The new series will be highly professional in all areas. Confirmation of the WADA is proof,” said WSB-president Wu Ching-Kuo. The start of the series is scheduled for late 2010. Twelve teams, each with up to 20 boxers to identify a year in five weight classes over several months an individual and a team champion. Fighting is under professional conditions, however the athletes start at the Olympics even more.

Was really fast, “Fast Eddie” Chambers only on the way to medical care. In the ring he had against Wladimir Klitschko not stand a chance.

His swollen eyes hidden behind large sunglasses Eddie Chambers. A bit of his frustration. “Fast Eddie” would be crashing after the knockout in the twelfth round of probably no longer prefer early-morning appearance at a press conference on Sunday in Düsseldorf Spirit Arena. The American left hanging his head and shoulders, breathed heavily and tried to pull away to the hospital. Purely prophylactic course. The heavy Klitschko’s left to the head of Chambers obviously had to have been effective.

Klitschko peeled from the egg
The old and new world champion entered the room a little later – without a stylish pair of glasses. Why should they? Wladimir Klitschko had not gotten a scratch against Chambers, he looked as if he had just made with his girlfriend Hayden Panettiere a walk through the spring sunshine. His battle plan was up: keep Chambers from his body with his left jab and then with “one of the best knock outs, which I have seen in my life” (Klitschko’s coach Emmanuel Stewart) – the unspectacular so far, because quit monotonous Fight.

Urine sample takes
Problems had “Wlad” just after the duel with the doping control. “After twelve rounds of the fight lasts the stop a little bit,” said the 33-year-old with a mischievous smile. “I’m glad I did it.” Generally, he was also pleased about the outcome of the fight, which he self-classified as “boring”. He had long been too cautious, “admitted the Ukrainians. Although he had noticed that Chambers had given up mentally from the sixth round, had “pulled the like chewing gum.” So it has come in a ring break even to dispute with Stewart.

In the preliminaries of the championship fights against WBC champion Vitali Klitschko challenger Kevin Johnson verbally aims below the belt: “He’s a big, ugly zombie.”

Professional boxer Kevin Johnson has insulted just before the championship fight for the heavyweight belt on Saturday in Bern, the WBC champion Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine) and thus the mood before the fight further fueled. “He’s a joke, he is a dream opponent,” said the 30-year-old Americans at RTL, which broadcasts the fight live from 22.10 clock, “he is a big, ugly zombie.”

Johnson runs his verbal failures, a similar PR-track as the Briton David Haye, who before his successful world title fight on 7 November against Nikolai Valuev the “Russian Giant”, and had reviled against the Klitschko brothers. “Klitschko is not the half of what I can – either physically or mentally,” says Johnson, “fuck that man, I’ll leave it behind me. This fight is easy. ”

The Fighter from Atlanta, Georgia is still undefeated in 23 fights and once punched a draw. However, he won only nine of his early struggles, which is a co-rate of just 39.13 percent. Contrast, 92.5 percent are the Klitschko at 37 victories exhibits. Only Timo Hoffmann in 2000 managed to hold out twelve rounds against the Ukrainians.

Mini-break after fighting Arreola
“Dr. Iron fist “climbs to Bern just three months after his title defense against Chris Arreola back into the ring to fulfill a commitment to RTL. Brother Wladimir, who was actually planned for the day, is not yet fit after his shoulder surgery. “I had to plug in a blow against Arreola,” Klitschko justified the short break. Arreolas corner gave up the fight after the tenth round, after he had been beaten insensible by the champion, but did not fall. “I’ll make it better against Johnson,” said Klitschko and announces a “classical” co at.

Of Johnson’s “role model” Haye holds the Doctor of sports scientists Klitschko after the two previous short burst fights and verbal provocations nothing. “The way he presents himself is embarrassing,” said Klitschko, “if I had the opportunity to fight him, I show him in the ring, what I think of him. This is for Haye have a bad end. “