Editorial Yunnan Impression Show Index Future fights Linares will continue in the Lightweight division Andrzej Fonfara defeats Nathan Cleverly in a pummel war "Chocolatito" melts Brian Golovkin TKO´s Lemieux Viktor Postol, New Superlight World Champion WBC Cares in Kunming, China Kunming World Convention Knowing a Champion: Leo Santa Cruz The magic of a Convention Is Callum Smith The One? 1990 Chávez vs Taylor The Clowning Glory The WBC unites with Mexico City to combat breastcancer Muhammad Ali honored at fortieth Anniversary of Directorio: the Thrilla in Manila “WBC Boxing World” is the official Dodge that! "Great balls of fire" hurled by Cotto magazine of the World Boxing Council. "Macho" Camacho, a candidate for International Executive Director Boxing Hall of Fame Mauricio Sulaimán. Great Year for women´s boxing Subdirector Víctor Silva. World Champions Marketing Manager José Antonio Arreola Sulaimán Managing Editor Francisco Posada Toledo Traducción Paul Landeros / James Blears Design Director Alaín M. Flores Photos Naoki Fukuda Sumio Yamada Alma Montiel José Rodríguez Contributing Editors Víctor Cota (WBC Historian) José Antonio Arreola Sulaiman Juan Pereira James Blears Jamie Parry and Robbie Oliver Santa Cruz Paulina Brindis Our newest diamond Champion Dear Friends. The most important event of the WBC has taken place. Our annual Convetion in Kunming China, was a great and memorable success. Regarding ring activity, Jorge Linares, Roman Gonzalez and Gennady Golovkin defended their respective crowns with style, and also a new name is included in the WBC chárter of champions...Viktor Postol . In this edition of the magazine you will learn more of these hard hitting developments. I hope you will enjoy a great read. Mauricio Sulaiman Future Fights World and Silver Championship BOUT WEIGHT DATE PLACE WBC SUP. JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE REFEREE Miguel Cotto (Puerto Rico) (Voluntary) Middle 21/11/2015 Nevada, Duane Ford John McKaie Dave Moretti Burt Clements Robert Byrd Prom. Miguel Cotto/Golden Boy Prom. Saul Alvarez (Mexico) USA NY, USA OK NV, USA NV, USA NV, USA Gabriel Peñagaricano/Oscar De La Hoya Takashi Miura (Japan) (Mandatory) Superfeather 21/11/2015 Nevada, Alberto Leon Patricia Morse-Jarman Adalaide Byrd Glenn Feldman Tony Weeks Golden Boy Promotions Francisco Vargas (Mexico) USA OK NV, USA NV, USA CT, USA NV, USA Oscar De La Hoya Jayson V elez (Puerto Rico) (Silver) Feather 21/11/2015 Nevada, Juan Sanchez TBA TBA TBA TBA Golden Boy Promotions Ronny Rios (USA) USA Oscar De La Hoya Wanheng Mena y othin ( Thailand) (Vol.) Minimum 24/11/2015 Chonburi, Juan Ramon Guanzon OK Yoshikazu Furuta Carrick Belton Frank Hadley Frank Garza Diamond Boxing Promotion Young Gil Bae (South Korea) Thailand Edward Thangarajah Japan New Zealand OK Australia MI, USA OK Virat Vachirarattanawongse Pedro Guev ar a (Mexico) (Voluntary) Lt. Fly 28/11/2015 Miyagi, Major Lee Jun Bae Lim Barry Lindenman Noppharat Sricharoen Ian John-Lewis Teiken Promotions Yu Kimura (Japan) Japan OK South Korea OK NC, USA OK Thailand OK United Kingdom OK Akihiko Honda Carlos Cuadras (Mexico) (Voluntary) Superfly 28/11/2015 Miyagi, Major Lee Jun Bae Lim Barry Lindenman Noppharat Sricharoen Hector Afu Teiken Promotions Koki Eto (Japan) Japan OK South Korea OK NC, USA OK Thailand OK Panama OK Promotions Eleider Alvarez (Colombia) (Silver+ Lt. Heavy 28/11/2015 Quebec City, Mike George Richard DeCarufel Nathan Palmer Peter Hary Mike Griffin Groupe Ivon Michel Isaac Chilemba (Malawi) Final Elimination) Canada OK Canada IN, USA OK CT, USA OK Canada Yvon Michel Deontay Wilder (USA) (Voluntary) Heavy 16/01/2016 New York, TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA DiBella Entertainment TBA USA Lou DiBella Denver Cuello (Philippines) (Final Minimum TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Saul Juarez (Mexico) Elimination) * ALL BOUTS LISTED ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND NOT FULLY LICENSED, THEREFORE THIS INFORMATION IS ONLY PRELIMINARY Future Fights Female and Affiliated BOUT WEIGHT DATE PLACE WBC SUP. JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE REFEREE Diego Eligio (Mexico)(Youth Intercont.) Light 18/11/2015 Quintana Roo, Juan Carlos Pelayo Rodolfo Ramirez Euberto Diaz Jesus Gonzalez Florentino Lopez Promociones Caiman Christian Gomez (Mexico) Mexico Mexico Mexico Mexico Mexico Edson Gamez Eduardo Martinez (Mexico) (NABF) Minimum 18/11/2015 Quintana Roo, Eliseo Gonzalez Rodolfo Ramirez Euberto Diaz Jesus Gonzalez Celestino Castro Promociones Caiman Moises Calleros (Mexico) Mexico Mexico Mexico Mexico Mexico Edson Gamez Gilberto Ramirez (Mexico) (NABF) Supermiddle 20/11/2015 Nevada, TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Top Rank Inc. Gevorg Khatchikian (Netherlands) USA Todd Duboef Diego De La Hoya (Mexico) (Youth) Superbantam 20/11/2015 Nevada, TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Golden Boy Promotions Giovanni Delgado (Mexico) USA Oscar De La Hoya Shannon O´Connell (Australia) (Female Feather 21/11/2015 Victoria, Andrew Campbell TBA Samantha Bulner Rey Danseco TBA Hosking Promotions Dayana Cordero (Colombia) Silver) Australia OK Australia Philippines OK Lynden Hosking Chris Traietti (USA) (USNBC)Cruiser 25/11/2015 Massachusetts, TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Adam Collins (USA) USA Vincent Traietti Antonio Nieves (USA) (USNBC) Bantam 25/11/2015 Pennsylvania, TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Split-T Management Tony Valdez (USA) USA David McWater Emmanuel Rodriguez (Puerto Rico)(Latino) Bantam 25/11/2015 Florida, Bismarck Morales TBA TBA TBA TBA Cotto Promotions Eliecer Aquino (Dominican Rep.) USA Seymour Zivick Gabriel Peñagaricano Mikaela Lauren (Sweden) (Female) Superwelter 28/11/2015 Vastmanland, Malte Muller TBA Esa Lehtosaari Andreas Stenberg Freddy Rafn Rapid Promotions Jennifer Retzke (Germany) Sweden Finland Sweden Denmark Billy Lazcano Arthur Villanueva (Philippines)(Internat.) Superfly 28/11/2015 Cebu, Nasser Cruz Samson Libres Benigno Peñafiel Humberto Olivares Bruce McTavish ALA Sports Promotions Internat. Victor Mendez (Mexico) Philippines Philippines Philippines Mexico OK New Zealand Antonio Aldeguer Jerry Tomogdan (Philippines) (Internat.) Lt. Fly 02/12/2015 Manila, Juan Ramon Guanzon Fernando Batistil Jerrold Tomeldan Oliver Garcia Benigno Peñafiel United Boxing Promotions Richard Claveras (Philippines) Phlippines Philippines Philippines Philippines Philippines Ryuta Kato Carlette Ewell (USA) (Female Heavy 05/12/2015 North Carolina, TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Sonja Fox (USA) Silver) USA Walter Johnson III Yazmin Rivas (Mexico) (Female) Bantam 12/12/2015 Baja California Norte, TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Promociones Zanfer Catherine Phiri (Zambia) Mexico Fernando Beltran Anthony Joshua (United Kingdom) (Internat.) Heavy 12/12/2015 London, Mauro Betti TBA TBA TBA TBA Matchroom Sport Dillian Whyte (Jamaica) United Kingdom Eddie Hearn Luke Campbell (United Kingdom) (Internat.) Light 12/12/2015 London, TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Matchroom Sport TBA United Kingdom Eddie Hearn Sheldon Moore (Belgium)(Internat. Silver Superwelter 12/12/2015 Hainaut, TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Bufi Family Boxing Club Islam Teffahi (Tunisia) + Francophone) Belgium Maurice Bufi Timur Nikarkhoev (Russia) (Youth) Supermiddle 12/12/2015 Hainaut, TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Bufi Family Boxing Club Ramazi Gogichashvili (Georgia) Belgium Maurice Bufi Giemel Magramo (Philippines)(Internat.) Fly 12/12/2015 Manila, Nasser Cruz German Tayag Benigno Peñafiel Jerrold Tomeldan Bruce McTavish Elorde Promotions TBA Phlippines Phlippines Philippines Philippines New Zealand Johnny Elorde Jerobe Santana (Spain) (Youth) Light 18/12/2015 Gran Canaria, TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Gallego Prado Promociones Winston Campos (Nicaragua) Spain TBA Ryad Merhy (Belgium) (Internat. Silver Cruiser 19/12/2015 Hainaut, TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Louis Sylvera (Canada) Belgium Alain Vanacker Yuko Kuroki (Japan) (Female) Minimum 20/12/2015 Fukuoka, TBA Jerrold Tomeldan Yoshikazu Furuta TBA Raymond Chang TBA Nancy Franco (Mexico) Japan Philippines Japan Hong Kong Tomoko Koga Avni Yildirim (Turkey) (Internat. Silver) Lt. Heavy 20/12/2015 Cologne, TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Arena Box Dariusz Sek (Poland) Germany Ahmet Oener Zulina Muñoz (Mexico) (Female) Superfly December Mexico City, TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 2015 Mexico Cecilia Braekhus (Norway) (Female) Welter TBA North Rhine-Westphalia, Jill Diamond TBA TBA TBA TBA K2 Promotions Ornella Domini (Switzerland) Germany Thomas Loeffler Martha Salazar (USA) (Female) Heavy TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Blanca Gutierrez Melissa McMorrow (USA) (Female Fly TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Tyrieshia Douglas (USA) Internat.) Blanca Gutierrez Roldan Aldea (Philippines) (Youth) Light TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Golden Gloves TBA South Africa Rodney Berman * ALL BOUTS LISTED ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND NOT FULLY LICENSED, THEREFORE THIS INFORMATION IS ONLY PRELIMINARY LINARES WILL CONTINUE IN THE LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION Venezuelan sensation Jorge Linares, who's just very successfully defended his World Boxing Council lightweight championship at the Caracas Polyhedron after defeating Mexican Ivan Cano, by KO in the 4th round, insists he has no plans to beef up for a chunkier division. Linares, who was busy and effective from the a great fight against Brit Kevin Mitchell, a fight word go, landed clusters of sinking blows to that concluded by KO. the abdomen of his opponent, who started tp “For now I am not thinking of climbing to super buckle in the face of the sustained offensive. lightweight as I feel real great in this division , “The Golden Boy” highlighted that the where I keep winning without difficulty. I want spectacular win was due to the tremendous to face the best and keep being the best training he's undergone. "I was well prepared lightweight of the world”.