Date: Monday, July 11, 2016
WBO/WBA/IBF LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE BOUT
Location: DIVS, Ekateringburg, Russia
Promoter: Main Events (Kathy Duva) / German Titov Box Promotions (German Titov)
Supervisor: Istvan Kovacs
Referee: Michael Griffin
Judges: Chris Flores (116-111), Zoltan Enyedi (117-110), Gustavo Jarquin (118-109)
Results: The WBO/WBA/IBF World Champion Sergey Kovalev retained the Jr. Heavyweight Title against Isaac Chilemba by Unanimous Decision.
TV: Russia Match TV / HBO USA
Date: Saturday, January 30, 2016
WBO/WBA/IBF LT. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE BOUT
Location: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Promoter: Main Events-Kathy Duva / Interbox – Jean Bedard
Supervisor: John Duggan, Esq.
Referee: Michael Griffin
Judges: Pasquale Procopio, Nelson Vazquez, Steve Weisfeld
Results: WBO Light Heavyweight Champion Sergey Kovalev dominated and stopped Jean Pascal after seven rounds, retaining his WBO, IBF, and WBA titles
TV: USA HBO, Canada Indigo
WBO president Francisco “Paco” Valcarcel, announced today the referees and judges who will work this Saturday, November 30, in the world title defenses of champions Sergey Kovalev, Merlito Sabillo and Donnie Nietes, to be held in Canada and Philippines, respectively.
At the Colisee de Quebec in Quebec City, Canada, the WBO Light Heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (22-0-1, 20 KOs) will defend his belt for the first time when he faces de #15 ranked Ismayl Sillakh (21-1, 17 KOs), from Ukraine. For this bout the referee will be Michael Griffin, from Canada. The judges for the Kovalev-Sillakh bout will be the Canadians Pasquale Procopio, Jean Gauthier and Benoit Roussel. The WBO supervisor for this fight will be John Duggan.
While, the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Manila, Philippines will host two world title fights. First, the WBO minimumweight champion Merlito Sabillo (23-0, 12 KOs) will defend his 105 pounds belt against the #1 ranked Carlos “Chocorroncito” Buitrago (27-0, 16 KOs), from Nicaragua. The referee for this bout will be Jack Reiss, from United States. The judges for the Sabillo-Buitrago bout are Takeshi Shimakawa, from Japan, Levi Martínez, from United States, and Joerg Milke, From Germany. The WBO supervisor for this bout will be Leon Panoncillo.
Also in this card, the WBO junior flyweight titlist Donnie Nietes (31-1, 17 KOs) will make his third defense against the #14 ranked Sammy Gutierrez (33-9-2, 23 KOs). For this bout the referee will be Celestino Ruiz, from United States. The judges for the fight between Nietes and Gutierrez will be Danrex Tapdasan, from Philipinnes, and Jack Reiss and Levi Martínez, both from United States. The WBO supervisor for this bout will be Leon Panoncillo.
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