By Allan Fox: WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman will be ordering a fight between #1 WBC contender Danny Garcia and #2 Shawn Porter for the interim WBC welterweight title due to champion Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman being out with a hand injury and unable to fight on his previously scheduled May 19th date. Thurman wasn’t planning on fighting either of those guys anyway. He was going to take a tune-up bout before facing Porter or Garcia later this year.
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Sulaiman: Canelo cannot be found guilty of doping
By Dan Ambrose: WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has weighed the facts in the case of Saul Canelo Alvarez’s 2 positive tests for clenbuterol, and he’s determined that he can’t be found guilty of doping.
Sulaiman says he’s not protecting Canelo Alvarez
By Chris Williams: Saul Canelo Alvarez’s positive test result for the banned drug clenbuterol could be due to him eating a taco or an appetizer at one of his commitments, says WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman in coming up with a possible rationale for tested positive twice last February in VADA’s drug tests.
WBC president says “Ramirez vs. Prograis is next”
By Chris Williams: WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman and Top Rank promoter Bob Arum seem to be in disagreement about when WBC light welterweight champion Jose Carlos Ramirez should defend against interim WBC champion Regis Prograis.
WBC president says Canelo’s positive test likely came from contaminated food
By Jim Dower: Saul Canelo Alvarez is a victim of having eaten contaminated food tainted with clenbuterol, says WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman. He says clenbuterol is a big problem in Mexico, and it caused problems during 2011 for soccer team in the country with 109 players testing positive.
Sulaiman wants Canelo-GGG rematch in Mexico City
By Tim Royner: WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman likes the idea of the Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez vs. Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin rematch taking place in Mexico City, Mexico. According to ES News Reporting, Sulaiman views Mexico City being the ‘perfect spot for Canelo-Golovkin rematch.’
WBC president: Adonis Stevenson not facing mandatory is “unacceptable”
By Jim Dower: World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman appears to be on the verge of putting his foot down to address WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis ‘Superman’ Stevenson (29-1, 24 KOs) not facing his mandatory challenger for the last 4 years of his career. Sulaiman says he’ll be making a ruling soon.
Sulaiman says Deontay Wilder reminds him of Holmes, Ali and Tyson
By Eric Thomas: WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman says heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder’s performance last Saturday night against Bermane Stiverne reminded him at times of great heavyweights of the past in Larry Holmes, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson.
Sulaiman: Everything is set for Wilder-Joshua
By Jeff Aranow: World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman was on hand last Saturday night to watch the destruction of the WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) leveled on former world champion Bermane “B-Ware” Stiverne (25-3-1, 21 KOs) in halting him in the 1st round at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Mauricio Sulaiman updates on Luis Ortiz’s positive test
By Jim Dower: WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman says the World Boxing Council is analyzing heavyweight Luis “King Kong” Ortiz’s positive drug test findings, and they’ll be making a resolution on his case in the next 2 days.