Jose Sulaiman

BoxingScene.com reached out to boxing adviser/promoter Sampson Lewkowicz, and spoke directly to middleweight king Sergio Martinez (49-2-2, 28KOs), who confirmed that he officially signed, at 7PM PST, an agreement to face the winner of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Andy Lee - on the tentative date of September 15th. Lewkowicz, along with his wife, held a meeting with Martinez at the Bel Air Hotel in Beverly Hills, California read more ...

"I would like to clarify my feelings about some recent comments of mine, and apologize for not finding the right words in English — there are many times when I cannot find the right words to express what I really mean. The comments attributed to me are a complete misrepresentation of my true feelings read more ...

World Boxing Council president Don Jose Sulaiman believes that the WBC should not strip Floyd Mayweather Jr. of his welterweight title because of his being sentenced to 90 days in prison. Sulaiman told BoxingScene.com/Manila Standard that while the «WBC officially has not decided anything yet» — he also noted that "beating a lady is highly critical, [but] it is not a major sin or crime read more ...

The middleweight champion of the World Boxing Council (WBC), Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., is being pushed to defend his title against the mandatory challenger Sergio Martinez - or in the alternative he must vacate the belt. A few months ago, WBC president Jose Sulaiman gave Chavez permission to make a voluntary defense against Peter Manfredo Jr read more ...

WBC President José Sulaimán: "I feel tremendously impacted by the declarations of our former champion of the world, Oscar de la Hoya, and I understand the terrible depression through which he recently lived. But at the same time, we are very pleased to see that Oscar is turning into an example for the youth of the world by expressing the terribly damaging effects of alcohol and the cancer of our contemporary society read more ...

WBC President Jose Sulaiman stated Sunday that while a rematch between WBC light-heavyweight champion Jean Pascal and Bernard Hopkins would be good for boxing, he personally was not going to order it. “It’s not up to me to order a rematch,” said the President Sunday from Quebec City. “That would be up to the WBC council.” Sulaiman seemed dismayed that remarks made privately were turned around so quickly to make a case for Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer to say he would read more ...

WBC President Jose Sulaiman, upon hearing that the bout between Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley will not be for Mosley’s WBA welterweight title, has announced that the WBC will offer the WBC Diamond Belt to the Mayweather-Mosley winner and be recognized as WBC Diamond world champion, being certain that if Mayweather wins he’ll proudly accept the belt. “In history, there has been only one world champion who has won the WBC Diamond Belt, the idol of the Philippines and the world Manny Pacquiao read more ...

World ranked and unbeaten contender Justin Savi (24-0, 16 KOs) of Benin (located in West Africa) stopped former world title challenger Frenchman Cyril Thomas (36-4-4, 10 KOs) in round seven of their featherweight main event. The bout took place at the Palais des Sports, in Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France. Savi dominated the fight including scoring a second round knockdown read more ...

World Boxing Council President Jose Sulaiman wants heavyweight Vitali Klitschko to be one of the stars of Mexico’s bi-centenary celebrations. Don Jose says it’s his dream for Vitali to defend his WBC Heavyweight Title at the pre-hispanic Pyramids at Teotihuacan. The site which includes the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, is twenty five miles to the North East of Mexico City read more ...

Jose Sulaiman, President of the WBC, has announced the institution of a new WBC green and gold belt to be called the WBC Diamond Championship, a honorary championship exclusively for fights between elite boxers. This new implementation was voted for unanimously by the WBC Board of Governors. The WBC believes that this belt will play a very important role in fights between elite boxers called “catch weight” fights read more ...