Selcuk Aydin Boxing News

Unbeaten Turkish welterweight star Selcuk Aydin is on collision course with World Boxing Council champion Andre Berto. But does ARENA’s “Mini-Tyson“ feel he is ready for the big shot yet and what does he say about his performance in his last fight against “Jo-Jo“ Dan back in June? Let’s ask him… Selcuk, how did you [...]

By Chris Kelly: Boxing fans and critics alike seem to be making out that World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre Berto is ducking his mandatory challenger Seluck Aydin when really we all know the only reason Aydin has even reached the position of WBC Number 1 contender is boxing politics : He’s a huge name [...]

The WBC has officially ordered Lou DiBella and ARENA-CEO Ahmet Öner to start free negotiations for the welterweight world championship between Andre Berto and Selcuk Aydin. Berto won the title in June 2008 by knocking out Miguel Angel Rodriguez; Selcuk Aydin has captured the WBC Silver Championship by outscoring Ionut „Jo-Jo Dan“ Ion in Istanbul. [...]

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan received WBC welterweight champion Selcuk Aydin at a special press conference in Ankara. On June 5th Aydin had won the first ever professional boxing world title fight on Turkish soil by outpointing Canada based Romanian “Jo-Jo Dan” Ion in front of 10,000 fans in Istanbul. “The Prime Minister congratulated [...]

After twelve very close and dramatic rounds Selcuk Aydin beat Ionut “Jo-Jo Dan” Ion by split decision Saturday night in front of 10,000 frenetıc fans at Abdi İpekci Spor Salonu to win the vacant WBC Silver Championship.

By Jim Dower: Undefeated welterweight contender Selcuk Aydin (20-0, 15 KO’s) defeated Ionut Dan Ion (26-1, 14 KO’s) by a controversial 12 round split decision on Saturday night to capture the obscure WBC Silver welterweight title at the Abdi Ipekci Spor Salonu, in Istanbul, Turkey. It was hard to score a lot of the rounds, [...]

By Jim Dower: Undefeated welterweight contender Selcuk Aydin (19-4, 15 KO’s) faces unbeaten Romanian prospect Ionut Dan Ion (26-0, 14 JO’s) on Saturday night at the Abdi Ipekci Spor Salonu, Istanbul, Turkey. Aydin, 26, is currently ranked #2 WBC and #3 IBF and really needs a win over Jo-Jo Dan to get a shot against [...]

WBC Welterweight Championship between Selcuk Aydin and Ionut Dan Ion to be streamed live on wbcboxing.tv tomorrow (Sat. June 5) Tomorrow (Saturday, June 5) rising welterweight star Selcuk Aydin has the chance to become the second world champion for ARENA Sports-Promotion after Cuban featherweight phenomenon Yuriorkis Gamboa. Aydin faces unbeaten Romanian Ionut “Jo-Jo Dan” Ion [...]

In only five days ARENA will present the first-ever boxing world championship on Turkish soil in Istanbul when rising welterweight star Selcuk Aydin takes on Canada based Romanian Ionut Dan Ion for the WBC Silver title. Both contenders are unbeaten in their professional career. Aydin – ranked on no. 2 in the WBC 147 ratings [...]

Last week Nirmal Lorick, manager and trainer of World Boxing Council #2 rated welterweight Luis Collazo has publicly pulled out of the scheduled June 5th WBC Silver Championship against hard-hitting Selcuk Aydin. Lorick said that his fighter was not able to make the weight after a long lay-off and in addition to that had no [...]

By Eric Thomas: According to Fight News, the manager for former World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight champion Luis Collazo (30-4, 15 KO’s) has pulled Collazo out of his June 5th bout against fellow welterweight contender Selcuk Adyin (19-0, 15 KO’s), because Collazo can no longer make the welterweight limit. Collazo, 29, has been inactive since [...]

WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS March 5, 2010 – Mexico City. From the office of WBC President José Sulaiman: WBC President José Sulaiman said today, “On behalf of all of the members of the WBC and myself, I would like to express our sincere sympathy and condolences to our dear friend and distinguished promoter, Gary Shaw, [...]

By Dave Lahr: Undefeated World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre Berto (25-0, 19 KO’s) could be facing number #2 WBC contender Selcuk Aydin (19-0, 15 KO’s) next, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. Berto, 25, is looking for an opponent for his next fight. Currently, WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley is in the running for [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated welterweight contender Selcuk Aydin (19-0, 15 KO’s) added another easy knockout to his growing collection with a 9th round stoppage against Jackson Bonsu (30-3, 23 KO’s) tonight to capture the vacant EBU (European) welterweight title in Istanbul, Turkey.

By Dave Lahr: Powerful but limited welterweight contender Selcuk Aydin (18-0, 14 KO’s) will be fighting Jackson Osei Bonsu (30-2, 23 KO’s) in a 12 round World Boxing Council welterweight Elimination bout in Istanbul, Turkey. Aydin, 25, will be fighting in front of a home crowd in Turkey, and will be facing a tough test [...]

By Jason Kim: Undefeated IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (24-0, 19 KO’s) will be reportedly defending his International Boxing Federation title against number #1 ranked challenger Librado Andrade (28-2, 21 KO’s) according to Hot News.ro. The fight won’t be taking place in Bute’s adopted country of Canada, and that Golden Boy apparently has the [...]

By Jason Kim: Heavyweight contender Eddie Chambers (34-1, 18 KO’s) has a huge mountain to climb tomorrow night when he faces the huge 6’7″ unbeaten Ukrainian heavyweight Alexander Dimitrenko (29-0, 19 KO’s) in the World Boxing Organization title Eliminator bout at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany. At today’s weigh-in, Chambers, 27, weighed in [...]

By Sam Gregory: In the co-main event undefeated Selcuk Aydin 17-0 with 14 KO’s of Turkey will be making his U.S. debut against southpaw Said Ouali 25-2 with 17 KO’s of Morocco now making his home in Las Vegas in a scheduled 12 round WBC welterweight eliminator bout.

By Erik Schmidt: Making the second defense of his WBC International welterweight title, Turkish born Selcuk Aydin (17-0, 14 KOs) destroyed Ecuadorian Luis Hernandez (22-4, 15 KOs) in the 1st round tonight at the Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, in Niedersachsen, Germany. Aydin, 25, known as “mini-Tyson for his incredible punching power, dropped the 35 year-old Hernandez with [...]

Graciano Rocchigiani’s first show as trainer for ARENA Box-Promotion was a complete success. “Mini-Tyson” Selcuk Aydin and “Dancing Destroyer” Herbie Hide scored wins in front of a sold-out crowd in Cuxhaven (Germany) Friday night. WBC international welterweight champion Selcuk Aydin defended his title by an impressive first round annihilation of experienced contender Luis Hernandez from [...]

TAMPA, FL: Left Hook Promotions, the company founded by former IBF/IBO Super Middleweight Champion and St. Pete native Jeff Lacy is proud to present “Homecoming”, The Return of Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy at the USF Sun Dome on Friday April 10, 2009. Lacy (24-2, 17 KO’s), returns to fight in the bay area for the [...]

Bad news for Herbie Hide: The WBC Final Eliminator in the cruiserweight division between the “Dancing Destroyer” and Matt Godfrey that was originally scheduled to take place on March 6th in Cuxhaven, Germany, has to be postponed for at least eight weeks because Godfrey suffered a hand injury while preparing for the fight. Nonetheless Hide [...]

ARENA-CEO Ahmet Öner adds former IBF super middleweight and WBC light heavyweight champion Graciano Rocchigiani to his trainer staff. 45-year-old “Rocky” is now responsible for the development of rising Turkish welterweight star Selcuk Aydin. “I am glad to have the chance to work with a rough diamond like Selcuk”, states Rocchigiani. “If he stays focused [...]