Tag: WSB
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Mexico 2-3 Kazakhstan, Defiant last stand
Lausanne, Feb 8, 2014: The Mexico Guerreros put in a heroic last effort against the defending champions Astana Arlans Kazakhstan as they battled in Week 8 to keep their hopes of a Playoffs place alive. The Arlans were clinical though and eventually managed to outscore the Season III semi-finalists. The result means that the Mexico…
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Cuba 5-0 Poland, Domadores Dynamite!
Lausanne, Feb 1, 2014: In a magnificent display of class, the Cuba Domadores again underlined why they are title favourites for many pundits this year. The resurgence in the Hussar’s form in the last few weeks counted for little when they found themselves up against the stand-out team in the World Series of Boxing (WSB)…
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Week 7, Group A: Battle of the Americas
Lausanne, Jan 31, 2014: With the match between the table topping Ukraine Otamans and third placed Team Germany postponed to Friday 14th, the Dolce & Gabbana Italia Thunder have the chance to close the gap on the group leaders. Meanwhile, both the USA Knockouts and the Argentina Condors will be meeting in a crunch match…
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Ice-cold Russia freeze out the Fires
Lausanne, Dec 14, 2013: The Russian boxing team were in ruthless form today, as they firmly shut the door on World Series of Boxing (WSB) rivals the Azerbaijan Baku Fires and narrowed the gap on defending Champions the Astana Arlans Kazakhstan in the Group B table. The Russians showed that a top two finish is…
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Fernando Martinez: Will be more tactical for APB
Lausanne, Sept 27, 2013: The AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) “Boxer of the Week” social media campaign went back to a country with a significant pro boxing legacy: Argentina. After having presented Heavyweight (91kg) Yamil Peralta in August, the focus is now on one of the best local Bantamweights (56kg): Fernando Martinez. Bronze medallist at the…
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Boxing: Cuba Edges Mexico 3:2 on Day 1
Lausanne, Aug 30, 2013: On a thrilling first night of action in the World Series of Boxing (WSB) the Cuban Domadores show the kind of class on their pro-style debut that has made them one of the leading boxing nations at the Olympic Games. As has now been widely reported, last night’s highly anticipated WSB…
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Medzhidov “It is all about training hard”
Lausanne, August 9, 2013: The AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) “Boxer of the Week” campaign today turned its attention to Azeri boxing icon Magomedrasul Medzhidov. As ever our fans on the APB facebook and Twitter pages provided the questions for an interview with the great boxer, in a unique fan-generated article. The London 2012 Olympic bronze…
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Fred Evans Main goal to succeed in APB
Lausanne, August 2, 2013: This week AIBA Pro Boxing’s (APB) Boxer of the Week social media campaign returned to Wales to talk to Barry based boxing wizard Fred Evans. The 2011 European Champion and London 2012 Olympic silver medallist answered questions that were put to him by fans on the APB facebook page and APB…
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Team line-ups announced for historic match
Mexico City – Mexico, Aug 01, 2013:- The World Series of Boxing (WSB) today held a press conference ahead of the highly anticipated exhibition match between the Mexico Guerreros and the visiting Cuba Domadores. The bout is particularly significant because it represents the first time in over 50 years that Cuban authorities will allow their…