WORLD BOXING COUNCIL Jose Sulaimán WBC HONORARY POSTHUMOUS LIFETIME PRESIDENT (+) Mauricio Sulaimán WBC PRESIDENT WBC STATS WBC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT BARCLAYS CENTER / BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, USA NOVEMBER 4, 2017 THIS WILL BE THE WBC’S 1, 986 CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE FIGHT IN ITS 54 YEARS OF HISTORY LOU DiBELLA & DiBELLA ENTERTAINMENT, PRESENTS: DEONTAY WILDER (US) BERMANE STIVERNE (HAITI/CAN) WBC CHAMPION WBC Official Challenger (No. 1) Nationality: USA Nationality: Canada Date of Birth: October 22, 1985 Date of Birth: November 1, 1978 Birthplace: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Birthplace: La Plaine, Haiti Alias: The Bronze Bomber Alias: B Ware Resides in: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Resides in: Las Vegas, Nevada Record: 38-0-0, 37 KO’s Record: 25-2-1, 21 KO’s Age: 32 Age: 39 Guard: Orthodox Guard: Orthodox Total rounds: 112 Total rounds: 107 WBC Title fights: 6 (6-0-0) World Title fights: 2 (1-1-0) Manager: Jay Deas Manager: James Prince Promoter: Al Haymon / Lou Dibella Promoter: Don King Productions WBC´S HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS NAME PERIODO CHAMPION 1. SONNY LISTON (US) (+) 1963 - 1964 2. MUHAMMAD ALI (US) 1964 – 1967 3. JOE FRAZIER (US) (+) 1968 - 1973 4. GEORGE FOREMAN (US) 1973 - 1974 5. MUHAMMAD ALI (US) * 1974-1978 6. LEON SPINKS (US) 1978 7. KEN NORTON (US) 1977 - 1978 8. LARRY HOLMES (US) 1978 - 1983 9. TIM WITHERSPOON (US) 1984 10. PINKLON THOMAS (US) 1984 - 1985 11. TREVOR BERBICK (CAN) 1986 12. MIKE TYSON (US) 1986 - 1990 13. JAMES DOUGLAS (US) 1990 14. EVANDER HOLYFIELD (US) 1990 - 1992 15. RIDDICK BOWE (US) 1992 16. LENNOX LEWIS (GB) 1993 - 1994 17. OLIVER MCCALL (US) 1994 - 1995 18. FRANK BRUNO (GB) 1995 - 1996 19. MIKE TYSON (US) * 1996 20. LENNOX LEWIS (GB) * 1997 - 2001 21. HASIM RAHMAN (US) 2001 22. LENNOX LEWIS (GB) * 2001 - 2003 23. VITALY KLITSCHKO (UKRAINE) 2004 24. HASIM RAHMAN (US) * 2005 - 2006 25. OLEG MASKAEV (KAZAKHSTAN) 2006 - 2008 26. SAMUEL PETER (NIGERIA) 2007 (INTERIM) - 2008 27. VITALY KLITSCHKO (UKRAINE) * 2008 - 2013 28. BERMANE STIVERNE (CANADA/HAITI) 2014 - 2015 29. DEONTAY WILDER (US) 2015 – * REGAINED TOP TEN: 1) MUHAMMAD ALI (US) / 2) LENNOX LEWIS (GB) / 3) EVANDER HOLYFIELD (US) / 4) LARRY HOLMES (US) / 5) MIKE TYSON (US) / 6) GEORGE FOREMAN (US) / 7) JOE FRAZIER (US) / 8) VITALY KLITSCHKO (UKRAINE) / 9) SONNY LISTON (US) / 10) KEN NORTON (US) GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION IN THE ENTIRE WBC HISTORY 23 WORLD CHAMPIONS RECOGNIZED BY THE WBC OF WHICH ONLY 5 HAVE REGAINED THEIR TITLE: MUHAMMAD ALI (US) / MIKE TYSON (US) / LENNOX LEWIS (GB) / HASIM RAHMAN (US) VITALY KLITSCHKO (UKRAINE) 141 HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE BOUTS BY COUNTRY IN WBC HISTORY USA 100 GERMANY 11 ENGLAND 6 RUSSIA 4 JAPAN 3 PUERTO RICO 2 MEXICO 2 ZAIRE 1 WALES 1 VENEZUELA 1 TURKEY 1 SWITZERLAND 1 SOUTH AFRICA 1 POLAND 1 PHILIPPINES 1 NORTH IRELAND 1 MALASYA 1 JAMAICA 1 FRANCE 1 CANADA 1 TOTAL 141 WBC TITLE FIGHTS IN NEW YORK STATE IN THE WBC HISTORY 86 WORLD TITLE FIGHTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN NEW YORK STATE IN THE WBC HISTORY THIS WILL BE THE 17th FIGHT IN THE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION IN NEW YORK STATE IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC FIGHTS BY DIVISION IN NEW YORK STATE IN THE WBC HISTORY HEAVY 16 MIDDLE 13 WELTER 12 LT. HEAVY 8 SUPERLIGHT 8 SUPERBANTAM 6 LIGHT 5 SUPERWELTER 4 SUPERMIDDLE 3 SUPERFEATHER 3 FEATHER 2 CRUISER 2 BANTAM 1 SUPERFLY 1 FLY 1 MINIMUM 1 TOTAL FIGHTS 86 WBC TITLE BOUTS HELD IN HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION BY CITIES LAS VEGAS 39 DUSSELDORF 1 NEW YORK, 16 FRANKFURT 1 ATLANTIC CITY 9 HOLLYWOOD 1 LONDON 6 KINGSTON 1 LOS ANGELES 5 KINSHASA 1 HOUSTON 4 KUALA LUMPUR 1 MOSCOW 4 LAKE TAHOE 1 BIRMINGHAM 4 LEVALLOIS-PERRET 1 HAMBURG 3 LEWISTON 1 TOKYO 3 MANILA 1 CANCUN 2 MEMPHIS 1 DETROIT 2 NEW ORLEANS 1 LANDOVER 2 NORDHEIN-WESTFALEN 1 MIAMI 2 OMAHA 1 MUNICH 2 ONTARIO 1 ANKARA 1 PHILADELPHIA 1 BAYAMON 1 PITTSBURGH. 1 BELFAST 1 SACRAMENTO 1 BERLIN 1 SAINT CHARLES 1 BERNE 1 SAN JUAN 1 BLOOMINGTON 1 SCRANTON 1 BRAKPAN 1 ST. LOUIS 1 CARACAS 1 STUTTGART 1 CARDIFF 1 TORONTO 1 CHICAGO 1 UNCASVILLE 1 CLEVELAND 1 WROCLAW 1 COLOGNE 1 TOTAL 141 WBC HEAVYWEIGHT MEMORABLES FIGHTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC 21/05/1966 MUHAMMAD ALI - HENRY COOPER TKO 6 LONDON 10/12/1968 JOE FRAZIER - OSCAR BONAVENA DEC 15 PHILADELPHIA. 08/03/1971 JOE FRAZIER - MUHAMMAD ALI DEC 15 NEW YORK 30/10/1974 MUHAMMAD ALI - GEORGE FOREMAN KO 8 KINSHASA 01/10/1975 MUHAMMAD ALI - JOE FRAZIER TKO 15 MANILA 09/06/1978 LARRY HOLMES - KEN NORTON DEC 15 LAS VEGAS 28/09/1979 LARRY HOMES - EARNIE SHAVERS TKO 11 LAS VEGAS 02/10/1980 LARRY HOLMES - MUHAMMAD ALI TKO 11 LAS VEGAS 11/04/1981 LARRY HOLMES - TREVOR BERBICK DEC 15 LAS VEGAS 22/03/1986 TREVOR BERBICK - PINKLON THOMAS DEC 12 LAS VEGAS 11/02/1990 JAMES DOUGLAS - MIKE TYSON KO 10 TOKYO 18/03/1991 MIKE TYSON - DONOVAN RUDDOCK (ELIM.) TKO 7 LAS VEGAS 08/05/1993 LENNOX LEWIS - TONY TUCKER DEC 12 LAS VEGAS 02/09/1995 FRANK BRUNO - OLIVER MCCALL DEC 12 LONDON 19/03/1999 LENNOX LEWIS - EVANDER HOLYFIELD DRAW 12 NEW YORK 22/04/2001 HASIM RAHMAN - LENNOX LEWIS KO 5 BRAKPAN 17/11/2001 LENNOX LEWIS - HASIM RAHMAN KO 4 LAS VEGAS 08/06/2002 LENNOX LEWIS - MIKE TYSON KO 8 MEMPHIS 21/06/2003 LENNOX LEWIS - VITALI KLITSCHKO TKO 6 LOS ANGELES 24/04/2004 VITALI KLITSCHKO - CORRIE SANDERS KO 8 LOS ANGELES 18/03/2006 HASIM RAHMAN - JAMES TONEY DREW 12 ATLANTIC CITY 08/03/2008 SAMUEL PETER – OLEG MASKAEV TKO 6 CANCUN 11/10/2008 VITALI KLITSCHKO – SAMUEL PETER TKO 9 BERLIN .