SHOWTIME Championship Boxing Presents Super Middleweight Doubleheader; WBO Super Middleweight Champion Joe Calzaghe vs. WBO No. 1 Super Middleweight Contender Mario Veit.Sports Editors/Boxing Writers & Columnists NEW YORK--(BW SportsWire)--March 12, 2001 Former World Champion/WBO No. 7 Super Middleweight Contender Richie Woodhall vs. World-Ranked Super Middleweight Contender Toks Owoh; Saturday, April 28, 2001, at 10 p.m. ET/PT From The Cardiff International Arena The Cardiff International Arena is one of the UK's most modern venues, located right in the city centre of Cardiff. , Cardiff, Wales Undefeated 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) Super Middleweight Champion Joe Calzaghe will make his eighth title defense when he faces unbeaten No. 1 contender, Mario Veit, Saturday, April 28, on 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. from The Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff, Wales. In the 12-round co-feature former 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. ) 168-pound titleholder and current WBO No. 7 super middleweight contender Richie Woodhall meets Toks Owoh in a 12-round bout for the vacant World Boxing Union “WBU” redirects here. For the CW Plus television station, see WBU (The CW Plus). The World Boxing Union (WBU) is a lightly regarded boxing sanctioning body whose "world champions" often lack widespread recognition. (WBU) 168-pound title. The fight card, co-promoted by Frank Warren's Sports Network Europe and Banner Promotions, will be shown on SHOWTIME via same-day tape delay at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Calzaghe (30-0, 25 KOs), of Newbridge, Wales, captured the WBO title on a 12-round decision over Chris Eubank in October 1997. In his nearly three-year reign as champion, Calzaghe has stopped four opponents in seven successful title defenses. Calzaghe, who won his first 22 starts by knockout, is coming off of a 10th-round TKO over Woodhall on SHOWTIME on Dec. 16, 2000, in England. Veit (30-0, 18 KOs), of Cottbus, Germany, is the WBO International Super Middleweight Champion. Veit, who at 6-feet-4 is very tall for the division, won all four of his 2000 starts by knockout. He defeated Marcus Beyer in the finals to win the 1994 German national amateur title at 156 pounds. Beyer went on to capture a world super middleweight world title as a pro. Woodhall (26-2, 16 KOs), of Telford, England, won the WBC super middleweight title on a 12-round decision over Tulane Malinga on March 27, 1998. He made two defenses before getting dethroned by Beyer on a 12-round decision on Oct. 23, 1999. Woodhall will be making his first start since losing to Calzaghe in a good fight in December. Owoh (15-2, 11 KOs), of Forest Gate, England, will be making his first start since losing by sixth-round TKO to Glencoffe Johnson in a bout for the vacant 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 ) Intercontinental title in September 2000. The defeat snapped a seven-fight winning streak. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING'S Steve Albert and former world champion Bobby Czyz will call the action from ringside. The executive producer of the SHOWTIME telecast is Jay Larkin with Bob Dunphy directing. |
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