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Year 1 No. 2
July MMXV
TRIBUTE TO Mauricio Sulaiman
MEMORY OF ALEXIS RECEIVE THE KEYS
ARGUELLO CITY OF MIAMI
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Index
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03 Editorial WBC President:
Mauricio Sulaimán
04 On the ring:
Miguel Cotto vs Daniel Geale
Deontay Wilder vs Eric Molina
06 Vintage Hook to the liver by Jose Sulaiman
07 The Great Alexis Arguello Remembered
08 Adrian Broner vs Shawn Porter
09 Andre Ward vs Paul Smith
10 Cristian Mijares vs Vergel Nebran
11 Gilberto Ramírez vs Derek Edwards
12 Mikaela Lauren vs Victoria Cisneros
14 World Championship Fights 2015
15 Next Fights WBC
16 Historical Fights Alexis Arguello
19 Knowing a champion Jackie Nava
22 News President Daniel Ortega: a Great
Magazine Board
Supporter of Nicaraguan Boxing.
World Boxing Council official
magazine. 24 Rule. Knowing the Ropes!
General Director:
Mr. Mauricio Sulaiman. 26 Final of the Ring Central Tournament
Assistant Director- General:
Mr. Victor Silva. 28 The first WBC Cares Golf Tournament
Marketing Manager:
31 Event Mauricio Sulaiman is presented with the Keys to
Mr. Jose Antonio Arreola Sulaiman.
the city of Miami
Editorial Manager:
Francisco Posada Toledo. 32 News Wbc President
Contributors: Mauricio Sulaiman Pitches In
Mr. Víctor Cota (WBC Historian)
Mr. Jose Antonio Arreola Sulaiman 33 WBC Cares
Paulina Brindis
Translations: 34 Sergio Martinez Announces his Retirement
James Blears
36 The WBC signs historic agreement with Chiapas
Paul Landeros
Photo:
37 Histori fight; De la Hoya vs. Quartey
Naoki Fukuda
Sumio Yamada 38 WBC champions
Alma Montiel
Jose Rodriguez 41 Ratings
Editorial Design:
Lic. Gabriel Gómez Macías 42 Questions to the WBC

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Editorial
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The official
magazine of the
World Boxing
Council
Mauricio Sulaimán It’s a cause of great celebration to finally have our very own
Presidente del WBC boxing magazine. For quite some time we addressed this issue,
planned it and now we can finally announce that it’s a dream
come true. My Dad carefully examined several different ways
of creating this media source, so this step means continuing to
build on the foundation stone of a working plan mosaic that
he designed.
This magazine is the result of seeking and finding a viable way
to bring our great sport ever closer to the fans. Personally, I am
feeling very excited as we
can use this platform to keep you fully informed of what our
organization does day by day, sharing information and impor-
tant images, highlighting our
role in history, but also our input into the future of Boxing.
We will try to get close to our readers. There will be some sec-
tions where we will be able to interact, greatly valuing the view-
points of our readers according to their thoughts and feelings.
Boxing is a great activity, producing a wide array of emotions,
and many countries consider Mexico, as Its Patrimony. The
World Boxing Council welcomes you. We hope you like this
project.
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COTTO CRUSHES GEALE
IN FOUR ROUNDS ®
On the ring:
W
orld Boxing Council middleweight
Champion Miguel Cotto
(40-4, 33 KO´s) demolished Daniel
Geale with a massive left hook, followed
b y In
an irresistible the fourth the two
follow up barrage, when the interchanged punches and Geale walked into
shellshocked Aussie, some- a massive left hook, which toppled him like a redwood. Knocked
how got up, only to put back through the ropes, he somehow managed to struggle up on
down. unsteady legs to be sys-
tematically punished by
This all too brief bout was Cotto being sent to the
at at the Barclays Center in canvass again, with a
Brooklyn, New York. short right cross which
grazed his temple. The
A noticeably smaller but Referee, Harvey Dock,
marvelously
conditioned
super con-
fident Cot-
to landed wisely decided
crunching to stop the fight
body shots at minute 1:28
and blood- at that round.
ied Geale’s
nose with
cracking left
jabs.
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DEONTAY WILDER
DEFEATED ERIC MOLINA
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On the ring:
WBC heavyweight cham- he won from Haitian-born, Canada- nitely surprised. It does my heart so
pion Deontay Wilder (34- resident Bermane Stiverne. good even standing in front of him
0, 33 KOs) signed off his “This is what it’s all about,” he said. right now to say that this guy has
first defense with a one punch “This is the first of many ti- heart. All the critics doubted him, all
blockbuster victory, on home turf tle fights in Alabama.” the naysayers said he wouldn’t last...
at the Bartow Arena, Birmingham Of Texas-born Moli- but I’m so proud of him. What I
Alabama, to blast out brave, dura- na, he added: “To be needed was a tough guy, I need-
ble, and sometimes dangerous Eric honest, I was defi- ed a guy that had heart. I need-
Molina (23-3, 17 KOs). ed a guy that was
While Wilder was chiseled and going to get
lean, with well defined muscle dropped but
tone, Molina in comparison, ap- kept coming
peared tubby and more slow mov- back and
ing. He however showed quickness was still
of reaction to catch and surprise fight-
Wilder with a hard and well-placed ing.”
right uppercut, moments before
the bell to end the first round.
Wilder dominated the action
keeping Molina at bay with a drill-
ing left jab, but then started tenta-
tively pawing, and got caught with
a big right hook and then a bigger
left hook to the head close to the
bell ending the third.
It was a pertinent wake up call
for the “Bronze Bomber” who
felled Molina with a massive and
well-timed left hook in the next
round. Then in the fifth Molina
was dropped hard twice. The first
was a massive right hand, and
then a hurtful flurry to add to the
shellshock, had him down again.
He showed great courage to sur-
vive that sustained onslaught.

Referee Jack Reiss went to the cor-
ner to warn Molina about turning
away, showing his back, when bar-
rages of blows came his way.
It was then a question of how long
Molina could dodge or absorb in-
creasing incoming flak to survive.
The end came at one minute three
seconds of round nine. Wilder
shifted his feet, and gave himself
room to graze Molina with a glanc-
ing left, but the right hit home on
the side of his face with full force,
and down he went.
It was a massive crumpling punch,
which stretched out Molina and
this time reprieve via resistance
and recovery was utterly impos-
sible. Referee Jack Reiss was in no
doubt whatever. He immediately
stopped the fight, and thankfully,
Molina quickly recovered his sens-
es and faculties following on from
the absolute stunner.
Wilder, 29, was defending the belt
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Vintage Hook to the
liver by Jose Sulaiman
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Published in El Universal on June 22nd 2008
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mmortal Panamanian boxer, Rob- ally special. It was a feeling I rarely ex- Judges announced a Unanimous deci-
erto “Hands of Stone” Duran, cel- perienced again, as both of them were sion victory in favor of Duran, with him
ebrated last June 20, twenty eight close friends of mine. winning the WBC green and gold belt.
years since conquering the WBC But also, added to all these aspects
welterweight title, defeating the That night I learned the power of intim- which made this duel a so very interest-
then Champion Sugar Ray Leonard, an- idation among boxers- a method that ing, as WBC President I suffered terrible
other iconic boxer, in what was one of Muhammad Ali began to use when he pressure from all sides. For instance,
the most incredible fights I saw in my yelled at his rivals, and when he made the popular and feared journalist, Dick
life. poems announcing the round of his Young, demanded I name only Ameri-
victory. Also when he stared directly at can Judges, threatening to use his pow-
Roberto Duran is along with Carlos them, forcing them to set their sight in er to ruin my life eternally for choosing
Monzon, Julio Cesar Chaves, Wilfredo another direction. Judges that would favor Roberto Duran.
Gomez and Kid Gavilan among my five
favorite Latin American boxers. Duran conquered the Canadian fans On the other side, I was visited by some
during his training sessions with his Panamanian Generals accompanied by
This great fight was preceded by several “ Macho” personality, being extrovert, my good friend, Don Carlos Eleta who
anecdotes, ignored by the boxing fans. but also kind to them. Duran also con- was Duran´s and Don King's represent-
Of those anecdotes I have described to quered Ray Leonard´s mind after insult- ative. With the greatest kindness, Gral.
you on several occasions, those special ing him in every possible way. The or- Torrijos suggested to me, to change
stories that form a unique history be- ganizers of the event had to create two my decision for Canadian Judges. He
hind this great bout between two his- separate cubicles to avoid having these should have thought about the empa-
toric fighters. fighters at the official press conference thy Canada had with Duran.
in a poplar mall.
Sugar Ray Leonard, WBC Champion,
didn’t want to fight with Duran as he So there I was and my decision already
wanted to fight against Mexican Pipino The WBC was forced to hold Duran´s taken, to have European Judges and me
Cuevas, even though Duran was the weigh in, half an hour before Leonard´s. requesting both sides to have plenty of
official challenger designated by the But that wasn’t all. Great Manager An- confidence in their impartial decisions.
WBC. For this reason I took the liberty gelo Dundee, determined to avoid any They were loyal WBC judges commit-
of calling to Panama reaching Gral. Tor- embarrassing situation, asked me not ted to their task. Harry Gibbs, from Eng-
rijos, who was a little angry, as the WBC to have the classic rules reading before land; Angelo Poletti, From Italy, both of
had already approved the desired fight the clash, so as not to have both fighters whom saw Duran as the winner by one
by Sugar Ray Leonard. The WBC ratified together. A notion that I dismissed. point and Raymond Baldeyrou, from
and the fight against Duran, was signed France who saw Duran as the winner by
on the unusual basis of co promotion A huge ovation welled up, after the bell 2 points.
between Don King and Bob Arum. rang. It was clear that Leonard was in-
timidated by the pre fight strategy of Justice was done. The one who won
The fight took place in Montreal, Cana- Duran, who had the domain of half the inside the ring won on the score cards,
da on June 20th, 1980 in a completely bout until Leonard woke up to offer a and Roberto Duran, got crowned 28
crowded Montreal Dome loaded with great fight, reducing margins on the years ago as WBC welterweight king.
an energetic expectancy which was re- Judges' scorecards. Despite that , the EndFragment

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THE GREAT ALEXIS ARGÜELO
REMEMBERED IN NICARAGUA
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n Managua was three times world Cham-
City Hall, for- pion. He was Ring King at
mer and cur- featherweight, super feather-
rent world weight and lightweight.
C h a m p i o n s His impressive style, accura-
United to offer a cy, grace and efficiency in the
heartfelt homage ring, made him a superstar.
to Alexis Argüello, And he developed most of his
six years after his career in the US.
death. Alexis Argüello is the most
Former world important sportsman in Nic-
Champions from
Mexico Humberto
‘Chiquita’ Gon-
zalez, Carlos Zarate, Alfonso
Zamora and current WBC
super flyweight champion,
Carlos Cuadras, attended ac-
companied by WBC President
Mauricio Sulaiman.
We remember, cherish and
honor an all time Great. Alexis
aragua’s history, and an
icon in Latin America. He
built a record of 82 victo-
ries, 65 KO´s and 8 loses.
In 1978 he conquered the
WBC super featherweight
championship defeating
Alfredo Escalera, in Bay-
amon, Puerto Rico, in the
thirteenth round.
You were a true legend
dear Alexis, and we will
always remember you,
recognizing your great-
ness both as a man and
as a boxer.
Alexis Argüello ( April 19,
1952- July 1, 2009)
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ANDRE WARD´s
PORTER HANDS BRONER
SUCCESFUL RETURN
ANOTHER LOSS ®
On the ring:
Shawn Porter outworked
Adrien Broner, at the MGM
Grand, Las Vegas in the” Battle
of Ohio,” dominating the fight to
win a deserved unanimous deci-
sion.
Porter (26-1-1, 16 KO) was able
to use his jab and some no-
table body work to land
shots on Broner (30-2,
22 KO), who fought in
sporadic spurts, minus
a sense of purpose,
focus or energy,
let alone urgency.
Porter’s strategy
of nagging, har-
rying and con-
stant aggression,
wasn’t particularly
attractive, but it was practically ef-
fective. Porter was constantly and
successfully cutting down the dis-
tance and backing up Broner, who
more often elected to clinch, spa-
ghetti style rather than countering a point.
- a much more effective strategy Then in the twelfth round ofPorter
when he occasionally chose to use lunged, over extended himself and
it. was caught with a picture perfect
Broner’s corner were a lot more left hook, which stumbled him and
concerned than he was. Just prior then overturned him like an apple
to the seventh, they were urging cart.
him: “Come on...let’s go!” Finally the dormant sense of energy
The clinches were becoming within Broner sparked into life. An-
rougher and more bad tempered. other crisp left hook on the cusp vis-
In that seventh, Broner exited a ibly hurt Porter, followed by a short
clinch with two petulant back flip right. But the crisis which was real,
cuffs, and was lucky not to receive passed, with Porter scrappily fight-
more than a “Back handed,” ad- ing back, and recovering enough to
monishment, from Referee Tont swop hell for leather during a brief
Weeks. But when he applied an slugfest in the dying seconds.
armlock on Porter and pushed Broner generously nodded and ap-
down on his back in the eleventh, plauded the: 117-112, 115-111, 118-
Tony Week’s fraying patience then 108 unanimous result.
snapped. Adrien was duly docked
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ANDRE WARD´s
PORTER HANDS BRONER
SUCCESFUL RETURN
ANOTHER LOSS ®
On the ring:
round
9, with the
Cali- corner of the British fight-
fornia. er throwing in the towel.
Despite being inactive With this significant and
since November 16th timely victory, Ward im-
Former su-
2013, when he defeated proves his undefeated
per mid-
Edwin Rodriguez, Ward record to 28 victories
dleweight
once again proved his with 15 KO´s.
Champion,
superlative skills which
Andre Ward, had a very
helped him to win the 168 Ward’s special guest at
successful return to the
lib WBC title . Ward com- the event was great bas-
ring, defeating Britain’s
pletely dominated his ri- ketball player Stephen
Paul Smith by TKO, at the
val. The end came during Curry.
Oracle Arena in Oakland,
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CRISTIAN MIJARES DEFEATS TOUGH AS
NAILS FILIPINO VERGEL NEBRAN
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On the ring:
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n a fascinat-
ing battle, tal-
ented former
World Cham-
pion, Cristian
Mijares, had
to draw upon
all his experi-
ence to defeat
Filipino, Vergel
Nebran, in a ten
rounder at Ciu-
dad del Carmen,
Campeche, Mé-
xico.
The Filipino
surprised everyone when he
took the offensive. He landed
powerful punches on Mijares
who was knocked down in
round two. Mijares showed
his greatness, magnificent
courage and determination,
getting up from the canvass,
to fight on with both deter-
mination and guile.
Both fighters left absolutely
all that they had in the ring
after fierce, uncompromis-
ing and powerful punches
interchanges. Mijares rallied,
taking advantage of his rival´s
with scorecards
ebbing energy and visibly
of 97-91, 98-99
approaching fatigue. Nebran
and 98-90. It was
was on the point of being
a tough fight and
knocked out several times
an exacting test,
during those last thrilling
in which Cristian
rounds. But he too, showed
Mijares dug deep,
determination and iron will-
showing true grit
power to make it to the final
class. His record
bell.
is now 52 victo-
Mijares was declared win-
ries, 8 losses and 2
ner by unanimous decision
draws.
Photos By Alma Montiel
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