WBC Great Activity in February 2025

February 27

Canadian Kim Clavel won by unanimous decision over Mexican Anabel Ortiz in a fight held at the Montreal Casino in Canada, winning the World Boxing Council International strawweight title.

February 26

The Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) granted provisional recognition to World Boxing as an International Federation (IF) within the Olympic Movement that governs the sport of boxing worldwide.

UFC star, Australian Tyson Pedro, won the World Boxing Council International bridger title, by defeating previously undefeated Pakistani Taimoor Khan at the Panthers Rugby League Club in Penrith, Australia.

February 25

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum presented the National Strategy “Live Healthy, Live Happy” which, among other things, seeks to prohibit the sale of high-calorie foods in public and private schools, to replace them with healthy foods. Supporting this great initiative were world champions Pipino Cuevas, Humberto “Chiquita” González, Daniel Zaragoza, Mariana “Barby” Juárez, Lulú Juárez, Rafael “Bazooka” Limón, Francisco “Bandido” Vargas and Irma “Torbellino” García.

February 24

The World Boxing Council bantamweight champion, Junto Nakatani, confirmed his enormous favoritism by knocking out Mexican challenger David “El General” Cuéllar in the third round, in the main event of a card presented by Teiken Promotions and Top Rank at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.

February 23

The WBC and the Wynn Resorts in Las Vegas celebrated the winner of Superbowl LIX, the Philadelphia Eagles, with a traditional and unforgettable party, where the WBC awarded two special belts to the winners.

In honor of Black History Month and the WBC’s many years of commitment to the Eagle Academy Foundation, WBC Cares President Jill Diamond attended the Eagle Academy Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Gala, “Taking Flight.”

February 22

Dmitrii Bivol became the new Undisputed World Light Heavyweight Champion, defeating Artur Beterbiev by majority decision in a great fight that took place this Saturday on the “The Last Crescendo” card, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The World Boxing Council Lightweight Champion, American Shakur Stevenson, retained his belt by knocking out the last-minute replacement….Englishman Josh Padley, in the ninth round.

WBC Middleweight Champion Carlos “Caballo Bronco” Adames of the Dominican Republic did a great job in the ring against the tall English challenger Hamzah Sheeraz, to defend his crown with a draw.

American Vergil Ortiz Jr. successfully defended his interim WBC Super Welterweight title, by defeating the former Uzbek world champion, Israil Madrimov, by unanimous decision.

German heavyweight Agit Kabayel won the interim WBC Heavyweight title, by impressively knocking out Chinese giant Zhilei “Big Bang” Zhang in the sixth round.

Chilean Daniela Asenjo successfully defended her WBC Silver Bantamweight title after defeating Mexican Tania Garcia in Valdivia, Chile.

February 20

WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman together with heavyweight legend Lennox Lewis, presented the “Jose Sulaiman Trophy”, also known as the Flame of Hope, which will be awarded to the champions of the Riyadh Season WBC Boxing Grand Prix. This iconic trophy symbolizes the spirit of competition and the pursuit of excellence in boxing.

Bebruary 19

Mauricio Sulaimán presented the famous trainer Joe Gallagher with a green and gold WBC trainer belt, in recognition of his career and the courageous fight he is fighting against cancer.

February 17

WBC Grand Champions registered on BoxMed: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, Oleksndr Usyk, Skye Nicolson, Jaime Munguia and Andrii Novytskyi. BoxMed is the innovative health and sports management system.

February 14

The World Boxing Council was born in 1963 on this very day, as an initiative of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo Lopez Mateos, to create an organization that would unify all the commissions in the world and thus guide the expansion of boxing.

Celebration of the 62nd Anniversary of the WBC at the central offices in Mexico City.

February 13

With the support of WBC President Mauricio Sulaimán, the opening bell rang for the WBC Muay Thai Amateur Pan American Championship, an unprecedented event that promises to ignite the passion of the fans in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.

February 12

Dr. Lorenzo Soberanes Maya, a prominent member of the WBC, was appointed as the new President of the Professional Boxing Commission in Ciudad Juárez.

February 11

Mauricio Sulaimán presented the commemorative “Guerrero Azteca” belt, which celebrates important fights between Mexican boxers, to Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz, who gave a great display of power by defeating his compatriot Ángel “Tashiro” Fierro by unanimous decision.

It was 11 years since Mauricio Sulaimán Saldivar was elected President of the World Boxing Council, after the death of our beloved Don José Sulaimán, who led the WBC for thirty-eight years with tenacity, pride, and love.

February 9

The first amateur tournament of the World Boxing Council was held with great success World Boxing Council and African Boxing Union presented by Yucateco Boxing in Lagos, Nigeria.

February 8

The WBC presented the new official champion jersey together with Ready to Fight, an innovative online boxing platform co-founded by world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.

February 7

The return of the WBC Baltic Championship, which existed from 2008 to 2015, was announced. This championship is a WBC affiliated title, founded by Edmund Lipinski, at that time Vice President of the WBC.

February 5

The Ministry of Sport in Venezuela celebrated former champion Jesús Rafael “Pantoño” Orono for his feat achieved 45 years ago when he took over the World Boxing Council super flyweight world title.

February 4

The second Promoters Meeting was held in Las Vegas.

A supportive group of former boxers and boxing people competed head to head in the second annual Alan Santana Bowling Tournament at the Fountain Bowl in Fountain Valley, California. This was a special fundraising event in honor of Mexican warrior and world champion Israel “Magnífico” Vazquez.

February 3

WBC heavyweight champion Claressa Shields defeated Danielle Perkins by unanimous decision at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan.

February 2

WBC interim light heavyweight champion David “El Monstruo” Benavidez of the United States successfully defended his title by defeating David Morrell at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Stephen Fulton captured the WBC featherweight title by defeating former world champion Brandon Figueroa by unanimous decision.

Former Mexican world champion Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz put on a great display of power and striking, defeating his compatriot Ángel “Tashiro” Fierro by unanimous decision, winning the first “Guerrero Azteca” belt of the World Boxing Council, in honor of Israel “Magnífico” Vázquez, who recently passed away from cancer.