List Of WBU World Champions

	List Of WBU World Champions The following is a list of WBU world champions, a table showing the world champions certificated by the World Boxing Union (WBU). r – Champion relinquished title. s – Champion stripped of title. List of WBU Champions Heavyweight WBU heavyweight champions have included: Cruiserweight Light-Heavyweight Super-Middleweight Middleweight Light-Middleweight Welterweight See also List of IBF world champions List of WBA world champions List of WBC world champions List of WBO world champions References {{World boxing champions WBU World Boxing Union The World Boxing Union (WBU) was a boxing sanctioning body. The original WBU was founded in January 1995 by IBF European representative, boxing journalist, actor and former holder of the title of Britain's heaviest man Jon W. Robinson. It san ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Georgi Kandelaki Georgi Kandelaki ( ka, გიორგი კანდელაკი; born April 10, 1974 in Variani, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union) is a retired Georgian boxer of Caucasus Greek descent, and current boxing administrator. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships he became the first Georgian to win a World Championship, and from 2002 to 2003 held the World Boxing Union heavyweight title. Early life Kandelaki was born in the village of Variani and was introduced to boxing by his father, Tarash Kandelaki. In 1991, he completed Variani secondary school, and went on to study at the Gori State University Economics Department. Amateur career In 1992 Kandelaki won the Junior World Championships in the heavyweight class, and in 1993 he won the European Championships and reached the final of the World Championships, where he lost by default to Félix Savón. In the 1995 World Championships, he reached the quarter-fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	World Boxing Union The World Boxing Union (WBU) was a boxing sanctioning body. The original WBU was founded in January 1995 by IBF European representative, boxing journalist, actor and former holder of the title of Britain's heaviest man Jon W. Robinson. It sanctioned boxing with various promoters worldwide. Following Robinson's death in 2004, the organization became dormant and was eventually dissolved. An organization serving the same purpose and with the same name, but with no connections to the original, was formed in Germany in 2010 under the leadership of Torsten Knille. List of WBU heavyweight champions Other WBU champions (selected) Other past WBU champions include Sirimongkol Singwancha, Sornpichai Kratingdaenggym, Pongsaklek Wonjongkam, Ricky Hatton, Eamonn Magee, Tony Oakey, Corrie Sanders, Enzo Maccarinelli, Lee McAllister, Angel Manfredy, George Scott, Hasim Rahman, Willie Limond, Craig Docherty, Michael Gomez, Kevin Lear, Anthony Farnell, Jimmy Lange, Derry Mathews, Choi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vincenzo Cantatore Vincenzo is an Italian male given name, derived from the Latin name Vincentius (the verb ''vincere'' means to win or to conquer). Notable people with the name include: Art Vincenzo Amato (born 1966), Italian actor and sculptor Vincenzo Bellavere (c.1540-1541 – 1587), Italian composer Vincenzo Bellini (1801–1835), Italian composer Vincenzo Camuccini (1771–1844), Italian academic painter Vincenzo Catena (c. 1470 – 1531), Italian painter Vincenzo Cerami (1940–2013), Italian screenwriter Vincenzo Consolo (1933–2012), Italian writer Vincenzo Coronelli (1650–1718), Franciscan friar, cosmographer, cartographer, publisher, and encyclopedist Vincenzo Crocitti (1949–2010), Italian cinema and television actor Vincenzo Dimech (1768–1831), Maltese sculptor Vincenzo Galilei (1520–1591), composer, lutenist, and music theorist, father of Galileo Vincenzo Marra (born 1972), Italian filmmaker Vincenzo Migliaro (1858–1938), Italian painter Vincenzo Natali (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nordin Ben Salah Nordin may refer to * Nordin, New Brunswick, a small community in Canada Nordin (surname) Nordin (given name) Nordin is a masculine given name that may refer to the following people: * Nordin Amrabat (born 1987), Dutch-born Moroccan Rifian footballer * Nordin Bakker (born 1997), Dutch football player Nordin ben Salah (1972–2004), Dutch boxer and kickbox ... {{disambiguation, surname, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Norbert Nieroba Norbert Nieroba (born 29 April 1964) is a German boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References 1964 births Living people Light-middleweight boxers German male boxers Olympic boxers for West Germany Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Gelsenkirchen {{Germany-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vinny Pazienza Vinny Paz (born Vincenzo Edward Pazienza, December 16, 1962), formerly Vinny Pazienza, is an American former professional boxer who held world titles at lightweight and light middleweight. The 2016 film ''Bleed for This'' is based on his comeback from a spinal injury. Professional career In the 1980s, Pazienza built a reputation along the East Coast, defeating such opponents as Melvin Paul (Knockout, KO 2), Joe Frazier Jr. (Technical knockout, TKO 7), Harry Arroyo (Unanimous decision, UD 10), Nelson Bolanos (TKO 6), and Roberto Elizondo (KO in 10). His first world title fight came on June 7, 1987, in Providence, Rhode Island, where he outpointed Greg Haugen over 15 rounds to become the International Boxing Federation, IBF world lightweight champion. The pair would meet two more times: Haugen recovering the title in an immediate rematch, and Pazienza prevailing in a 10-round decision in their rubber match in 1990. Pazienza failed in title tries in the junior welterweight division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Thomas Tate (boxer) Thomas Tate (born 19 December 1965 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American former boxer. In his professional career he twice fought for world titles at middleweight, losing to Julian Jackson and Roy Jones Jr. respectively. He later twice challenged Sven Ottke unsuccessfully for the super middleweight title. While training to fight Joe Calzaghe Joseph William Calzaghe ( ; born 23 March 1972) is a Welsh former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2008. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the unified WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, WBO, ''Ring'' magazine ..., Tate suffered a back injury and retired from the sport with a record of 41–7 (28 KOs). External links * 1965 births Living people American male boxers Boxers from Detroit Middleweight boxers {{US-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Matthew Barney Matthew Barney (born March 25, 1967) is an American contemporary artist and film director who works in the fields of sculpture, film, photography and drawing. His works explore connections among geography, biology, geology and mythology as well as themes of conflict and failure. His early pieces were sculptural installations combined with performance and video. Between 1994 and 2002, he created ''The Cremaster Cycle'', a series of five films described by Jonathan Jones in ''The Guardian'' as "one of the most imaginative and brilliant achievements in the history of avant-garde cinema." He is also known for his projects ''Drawing Restraint 9'' (2005), '' River of Fundament'' (2014) and ''Redoubt'' (2018). Life and career Matthew Barney was born March 25, 1967, as the younger of two children in San Francisco, California, where he lived until he was 7.Kristine McKenna (November 20, 1994)This Boise Life, or Hut Hut Houdini''Los Angeles Times''. He lived in Boise, Idaho from 1973 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tony Oakey Tony Oakey (born 2 January 1976) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2010. He held the Commonwealth light heavyweight title in 2001 and the British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ... light heavyweight title from 2007 to 2008. On Friday 20 February 2009 Tony won the Prizefighter Contest winning £25,000 after scoring wins over Billy Boyle, Courtney Fry and Darren Stubbs. Professional boxing record References {{DEFAULTSORT:Oakey, Tony 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Portsmouth English male boxers Prizefighter contestants Light-heavyweight boxers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dario Walter Matteoni Dario is a masculine given name, etymologically related to Darius. Given name Dario Allevi (born 1965), Italian politician Dario Argento (born 1940), Italian film director Dario Badinelli (born 1946), Italian triple jumper Dario Bellezza (1944–1996), Italian poet Dario Benuzzi (born 1946), Italian test driver Darío Botero (1938–2010), Colombian writer and philosopher Dario Campeotto (born 1939), Danish singer, actor, entertainer Dario Cologna (born 1986), Swiss cross-country skier Dario Dainelli (born 1979), Italian footballer, former captain of Fiorentina Dario Fo (1926–2016), Italian Nobel prize winner Dario Franchitti (born 1973), Scottish Indianapolis 500 winner and IndyCar Series champion Dario García (born 1968), Argentine judoka Dario Hübner (born 1967), Italian footballer Dario Lari (born 1979), Italian rower * Darío Lecman (born 1971), Argentine weightlifter Dario Kordić (born 1960), Bosnian Croat politician, military commander and convicted war c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Frank Tate (boxer) Frank Tate (born August 27, 1964, in Detroit, Michigan) is a former American professional boxer. Amateur career Tate was the 1983 National Golden Gloves light middleweight champion. Tate was training at the Kronk Gym. He also won the light middleweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics even though he had standing eight-counts administered to him twice in the second round of the gold medal bout against Canadian fighter Shawn O'Sullivan. Olympic results 1st round bye Defeated Lotfi Ayed (Sweden) 5–0 Defeated Romolo Casamonica (Italy) 5–0 Defeated Christopher Kapopo (Zambia) RSC 1 Defeated Manfred Zielonka (West Germany) by walkover Defeated Shawn O'Sullivan (Canada) 5–0 Professional career Middleweight Tate began his professional career in December 1984. At 20–0, Tate won the vacant IBF middleweight title by beating Michael Olajide over fifteen rounds at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas in October 1987. Tate successfully defended his title against Tony Sibson wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Montell Griffin Montell Julian Griffin (born June 6, 1970) is an American former professional boxer. He held the WBC light heavyweight title in 1997, and challenged twice for a world title. Early life Montell Griffin was born June 6, 1970 in Chicago. By age 22, Griffin was living in Midway City, California and defeated Frank Vassar of Spokane, Washington in the 1992 U.S. Amateur Boxing Championships. He defeated future heavyweight contender Jeremy Williams at the box-offs, to make the 1992 Olympic team. Amateur career Griffin compiled an amateur record of 36-5. He won the 1992 United States Amateur Light Heavyweight title. At the 1992 Olympic Trials in Worcester, Massachusetts, Griffin was outpointed in the final by Jeremy Williams. However, at the Olympic Box-offs he outpointed Williams twice, to earn an Olympic bid at light-heavyweight. His Olympic results were: France Mabiletsa (Botswana) won on points Yo-Da Ko (South Korea) won on points Torsten May (Germany) lost through controversi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]