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Sebastian Zbik Vs. Julio César Chávez Jr.
Sebastian Zbik vs. Julio César Chávez Jr., billed as "La Hora De la Verdad", was a professional boxing match contested on June 4, 2011, for the WBC Middleweight championship. It has been the first time that the son of legendary boxing Champion Julio César Chávez, fought for a world title. The bout was on June 4, 2011, at Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California and was broadcast on HBO. Background Lineal and ''The Ring'' middleweight champion Sergio Martínez was stripped by the WBC after HBO declined to broadcast a bout between him and "Interim" champion Sebastian Zbik, following his victory over Paul Williams. Zbik would be upgraded to full champion and would agree to face their top ranked contender Julio César Chávez Jr. The fight Zbik was ahead early against Chávez, who was the quicker fighter and landed more punches. However Chávez kept coming forward, countering with hard body shots that seemed to slow the champion down. After 12 rounds had been completed, j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Zbik Vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr
Sebastian may refer to: People and fictional characters * Sebastian (name), including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Saint Sebastian, a Christian saint martyred in the 3rd century * Sebastian of Portugal (1554–1578), the sixteenth king of Portugal and the Algarve * Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain (1811–1875), Infante of Portugal (1811) and Infante of Spain (1824) * Sebastián (sculptor) (born 1947), artist based in Mexico * Sebastian (French musician), stage name of French musician, composer, producer, mixer, engineer, vocalist and DJ Sébastien Akchoté-Bozović (born 1981) * Sebastian (singer), stage name of Danish musician Knud Torben Christensen (born 1949) * Sebastian (rapper), stage name of American rapper Garland Mosley Jr., brother of Timbaland * Sin With Sebastian (also known as Sebastian), German musician Sebastian Roth (born 1971) * Mr. Sebastian, professional name of body pierce artist Alan Oversby (1933–1996) * Sebastian Erl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Martínez (boxer)
Sergio Gabriel Martínez (born 21 February 1975) is an Argentine professional boxer. He has held world championships in two weight classes, including the WBC super welterweight title from 2009 to 2010; and the unified WBC, WBO, ''Ring'' magazine and lineal middleweight titles between 2010 and 2014. With six successful defenses of ''The Ring'' and lineal middleweight titles, Martínez's 50-month reign as champion ranks as one of the longest in the history of that weight class. In 2010 he was granted the Konex Award Merit Diploma as one of the five best boxers of the last decade in Argentina. In 2011, Martínez reached a career high ranking as the world's third best active boxer, pound for pound, behind Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, as voted by most sporting news and boxing publications, including ''Sports Illustrated'', ESPN, Yahoo! Sports, and ''The Ring''. In 2010 he received Fighter of the Year awards by both '' The Ring'' and the Boxing Writers Association of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Sebastian Heiland
Jorge Sebastian Heiland (born 5 February 1987) is an Argentine professional boxer and the current WBC International middleweight champion. Professional boxing He made his debut in 2007, defeating Ceferino Juan Jose Coronel by UD decision. In 2009, Heiland won vacant WBC Latino middleweight title, defeating Gaston Alejandro Vega. On November 29, 2013, he won the vacant WBC International middleweight title, defeating Billi Facundo Godoy. He reached the number one spot in the WBC rankings, but was defeated by Jermall Charlo Jermall Charlo (; born May 19, 1990) is an American professional boxer. He has held world championships in two weight classes, including the International Boxing Federation (IBF) light middleweight title from 2015 to 2017 and the World Boxing Co ... in a title eliminator on 29 July 2017. Professional record References {{DEFAULTSORT:Heiland, Jorge Sebastian Heiland 1987 births Living people Middleweight boxers Argentine male boxers Southpaw boxe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BoxRec
BoxRec or boxrec.com is a website dedicated to holding updated records of professional and amateur boxers, both male and female. It also maintains a MediaWiki-based encyclopedia of boxing. The objective of the site is to document every professional boxer and boxing match from the instigation of the Queensberry Rules up to the present times. BoxRec publishes ratings for all active boxers and all-time ratings. Since 2012 the site has hosted Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing. Foundation The site was founded by John Sheppard, an Englishman. Sheppard had never attended a boxing bout until 1995 when he attended a "Prince" Naseem Hamed fight with Hamed's older brothers Riath and Nabeel. Sheppard had considered boxing to be a "barbaric and degrading" spectacle, stating "I sat there watching people punch each other in the head, wondering why they were doing it... I was sprayed with blood, getting more and more miserable." However, Sheppard later explained, " ring N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christy Martin (boxer)
Christine Renea Salters (previously Martin; born June 12, 1968), nicknamed "The Coal Miner's Daughter", is an American former professional boxer, boxing analyst and motivational speaker. Competing from 1989 to 2012, she held the WBC female super welterweight title in 2009. Martin was the first female boxer elected to the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame in 2016, and was also elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2020, which was the first year that women were on the ballot. Biography Early life Martin was born Christy Renea Salters on June 12, 1968, in Mullens, West Virginia.Outstanding Women Athletes: Who they are and how they influenced sports, Janet Woolu/ref> and attended Mullens High School. She played various sports as a child including Little League baseball and all-state basketball. According to Martin, she was aware she was a lesbian from "5th or 6th grade." She was in a relationship with her basketball teammate Sherry Lusk throughout high school, of which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saúl Román
Saúl Román Martínez Castañeda (born 3 July 1980) is a Mexican professional boxer and the former Mexican National Light Middleweight Champion. Pro career Román defeated Michael Medina in Mexico. On 27 April 2007, he lost by knockout to Argentine future world champion Sergio Martínez in a WBC Light Middleweight title eliminator bout. He also fought Yuri Foreman and lost by unanimous decision in 2008. WBC Silver Championship On 4 June 2011 Saúl lost to undefeated Vanes Martirosyan for the WBC Silver Light Middleweight title. This bout was on HBO's televised portion of the Sebastian Zbik vs. Julio César Chávez Jr. undercard. Professional record , - style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;" , align="center" colspan=8, 37 Wins (31 knockouts), 11 Losses , - style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;" , align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Res. , align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanes Martirosyan
Vanes Norikovich Martirosyan ( ; born May 1, 1986) is an Armenian-American former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2018. He challenged twice for a light middleweight world title in 2013 and 2016, and once for unified middleweight world titles in 2018. Early life Vanes was born on May 1, 1986, in Abovyan, Armenia. Vanes' father, Norik Martirosyan, was an amateur boxer in Armenia who worked for an industrial company and was also in the army. Vanes has two brothers, one older and one younger, and a sister. His family moved to Glendale, California when he was four years old. He started boxing when he was seven after his father found out there was a gym in Glendale. Martirosyan was taken out of junior high school by his father and became home-schooled once it had become clear that he needed to keep his son's fighting confined to the ring. Amateur career Martirosyan was an eight-time National Champion and a Golden Gloves Champion. In 2004, after winning a match against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafaël Guzmán
Rafael may refer to: * Rafael (given name) or Raphael, a name of Hebrew origin * Rafael, California Fiction * ''Rafael'' (TV series), a Mexican telenovela * ''Rafaël'' (film), a 2018 Dutch film People * Rafael (footballer, born 1978) (Rafael Pires Vieira), Brazilian football striker * Rafael (footballer, born 1979) (Rafael da Silva Santos), Brazilian football defender * Rafael (footballer, born 1980) (Rafael Pereira da Silva), Brazilian football right-back * Rafael (footballer, born March 1982) (Rafael de Andrade Bittencourt Pinheiro), Brazilian football goalkeeper * Rafael (footballer, born August 1982) (Rafael dos Santos Silva), Brazilian football striker * Rafael (footballer, born 1984) (Alberto Rafael da Silva), Brazilian football goalkeeper * Rafael (footballer, born 1986) (Rafael Diego de Souza), Brazilian football centre-back * Rafael (footballer, born 1987) (Rafael da Silva Gomes), Brazilian footballer * Rafael (footballer, born 1989) (Rafael Pires Monteiro), B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Angel Garcia
Miguel Angel Garcia Cortez (born December 15, 1987), best known as Mikey Garcia, is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2021. He held multiple world championships in four weight classes from featherweight to light welterweight, and challenged once for the IBF welterweight title. Early life and education Born to Mexican parents, Miguel Angel's father, Eduardo, was an amateur boxer and trainer of world champion boxer Fernando Vargas at La Colonia Youth Boxing Club. His older brother, Roberto was a professional boxer and a former IBF Super Featherweight Champion who lost his belt to the late Diego Corrales. His oldest brother, Daniel, was a boxer and trainer. He has been featured on ABC's show American Latino TV and he talked about balancing studies with the demands of boxing. Garcia has said he grew up in a "gang-related neighborhood" in Oxnard, California. Garcia said that his parents were both strawberry pickers. Amateur career Garcia starte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Current World Boxing Champions
This is a list of current male world boxing champions. Since at least John L. Sullivan, in the late 19th century, there have been world champions in professional boxing. The first of the current organizations to award a world title was the World Boxing Association (WBA), then known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), when it sanctioned its first title fight in 1921 between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier for the world heavyweight championship. There are now four major sanctioning bodies in professional boxing. The official rules and regulations of the WBA, World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF), and World Boxing Organization (WBO) all recognize each other in their rankings and title unification rules. Each of these organizations sanction and regulate championship bouts and award world titles. American boxing magazine '' The Ring'' began awarding world titles in 1922. There are 18 weight divisions. To compete in a division, a boxer's we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guty Espadas, Jr
Guty may refer to the following villages: *Guty (Třinec) (Polish language, Polish: ) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was a separate municipality but it became a part of the town of Třinec in 1980. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Siles ... in the Czech Republic * Guty, Legionowo County in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) * Guty, Podlaskie Voivodeship (north-east Poland) * Guty, Sokołów County in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) * Guty, Giżycko County in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (north Poland) * Guty, Olecko County in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (north Poland) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guty Espadas
Guty Espadas (born December 20, 1954) is a Mexican former professional boxer who won the WBA flyweight title. He is also the father of former World Champion Guty Espadas Jr. Early life He was born to Hernan Espadas Cruz and Isabel Cruz Espadas. Professional career He became a professional boxer in 1971. WBA Flyweight Championship He won the WBA Flyweight Championship on October 2, 1976, when he knocked out Alfonso Lopez in thirteen rounds. He defended the title four times before losing it to Betulio González on August 12, 1978, via a fifteen-round majority decision. He challenged twice more for world titles, although he was unsuccessful in both tries. After his final try, a tenth-round knockout loss to Payao Poontarat in 1984, he retired. Personal life His son, Guty Espadas Jr., was a boxing champion in the Featherweight division. Professional boxing record See also *List of flyweight boxing champions *List of WBA world champions *List of Mexican boxing world cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
