Kostya Tszyu Unifies WBC and WBA Super Welterweight Titles.Sports Editors/Boxing Writers LAS VEGAS--(BW SportsWire)--Feb. 3, 2001 Andy Tabanas and Falan Sakkririn Fight to a Draw On a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Showtime Championship Boxing is a television boxing program airing on Showtime. Debuting in March of 1986, it is broadcast live on the first Saturday of every month. Doubleheader From the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas World Boxing Council The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of (WBC WBC white blood cell; see leukocyte. WBC abbr. white blood cell WBC, n stands for white blood cell. ) titleholder Kostya Tszyu stopped World Boxing Association World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association, it is one of three major organizations recognized by IBHOF (WBA) counterpart, Sharmba Mitchell, at the end of the 7th round Saturday on SHOWTIME. In the co-feature, World Boxing Organization The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. Its offices are located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (WBO) No. 1 contender Andy Tabanas and No. 3 contender Falan Sakkririn fought to a draw. The bouts aired on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING at 9 PM ET/PT from the Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas. The card was promoted by Don King Productions, in association with Millennium Events. Tszyu (26-1-1, 22 KOs), of Sydney, Australia, by way of Serov, Russia, earned the right to face undefeated International Boxing Federation “IBF” redirects here. For other uses, see IBF (disambiguation). The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of three major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC. (IBF IBF See: International Banking Facility ) 140-pound champion Zab Judah later this year. Tszyu, making his first start since scoring a sixth-round TKO over six-time world champion Julio Cesar Chavez on July 29, 2000, on SHOWTIME, traded blows with Mitchell (47-3, 29 KOs) for seven rounds. Mitchell, who was limping after injuring his left knee, tried to come out for the eighth round, but his corner stopped the fight. The hard-hitting Tszyu, 31, captured his third 140-pound title in eight years as a pro. He earned the WBC crown by knocking out Miguel Angel Gonzalez in the 10th round on Aug. 21, 1999, in Miami, Fla. He also is a former International Boxing Federation (IBF) 140-pound titlist ti·tlist n. The holder of a competitive title; a champion: a chess titlist. titlist a champion or one who holds a title. See also: Athletics and considered by many to be the hardest-hitting boxer in the division. Tszyu has won seven consecutive bouts, all by knockout, including an eighth-round TKO over Ahmed Santos in his first WBC defense on Feb. 12, 2000, on SHOWTIME. Tabanas (40-4-2, 24 KOs), of Cebu City, Philippines, and Sakkreerin (42-2-2, 16 KOs) of Mahasarakam, Thailand fought to a draw. Judge Patricia Jarman-Manning scored the bout 116-112 for Tabanas, John Stewart scored it 115-113 for Sakkreerin and Bill Graham called it even, 114-114. Tabanas kept his record even, 1-1-1 in world title fights, while snapping Sakkreerin's winning streak, who had won 20 consecutive bouts, dating to December 1992. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING's Steve Albert and former world champion Bobby Czyz called the action from ringside while Jim Gray and Tim Smith served as roving reporters. The executive producer of the SHOWTIME telecast was Jay Larkin, Richard Gaughan produced and Bob Dunphy directed. |
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