BBU Press Release
Vaasa, Finland
27 April 2008

The BBU, which was founded in Finland at the beginning of January 2008 for Baltic area´s championship union for professional boxing, has now made a co-operation contract with the worldwide working WBF.

By this co-operation contract the importance of Baltic Boxing Union as the independent championship union for professional boxers at Baltic area will get a significant increase because in future for the boxer the winning of BBU title will mean automatically the ranking position as a TOP15 challenger for WBF World Champion. For example at the latest rating list (on April) of WBF, the WBF heavyweight champion Polish Albert Sosnowski´s top contenders are among others Wladimir Klitschko (IBF-, WBO- and IBO-world champion), Ruslan Chagaev (WBA) and Samuel Peter (WBC). In addition to a position of TOP15 challenger for WBF World Champion the BBU-champion will also be noticed as the mandatory challenger for WBF International-title.
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Billy Reese
Evansville, IN
23 April 2008

The stage is set to explode at the Metro Sports Arena in Evansville IN when Childers’ Promotions, Billy Reese and Midwest Boxing present FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS on 16 May. Keon Johnson of Indianapolis and Brandon Baue of St. Louis will face each other for the WBF All-Americas as the main event of an action packed undercard including seven other professional bouts. Also featured will be Jimmy “The British Assassin” Campbell and Daniel “The Sandman” Maldonado.

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Bongani Magasela
The Sowetan
South Africa
17 April 2008

Godfrey Nzimande will feel the wrath of the bones of a snake in his bid to unseat Zolani Marali from the WBF junior lightweight throne at Emperors Palace on April 29.

Marali from Mdantsane, who is trained by accomplished mentor Nick Durandt in Gauteng, is known back home in East London as “Ithambo Lenyoka” (Snake’s Bones).

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Albania
11 April 2007

Today morning Prime Minister Sali Berisha met with boxer Kreshnik Qato, WBF world championship winner.

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Warka, Poland
12 April 2008

Last weekend also involved another hard fought WBF title fight with Dariusz Snarski retaining his Intercontinental Lightweight title in Warka, Poland with a unanimous decision against Istvan Nagy of Hungary.

Pictured:
* Dariusz Snarski (front) and Istvan Nagy (back) during championship fight
* (L-R) Dariusz Snarski, promoter Tomasz Babilonski, Krzysztof Diablo Wlodarczyk IBF World Criuserweight Champ
* Istvan Nagy and his team during anthem ceremony
* The WBF Intercontinental Lightweight Champion Dariusz Snarski
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Tirana, Albania
12 April 2008

Last weekend’s much anticipated World Middleweight title between Kreshnik Qato and Vitor Sa lived up to the expectations with both fighters battling it out for all twelve rounds leaving the winner to be determined by the scorecards. The hard punching Vitor Sa’s walk up aggressive style kept Qato on his toes for the duration of the bout but ultimately he could not match the local fighters boxing ability. Judge Pawel Kardyni scored the bout 111-117, Artur Ellensohn 110-119 and Zvonko Rukavina 111-120 all in favor of the Albanian. The bout was refereed by Robert Verwijs and supervised by Olaf Schroeder. Promoter Ylli Ndroqi of KOMPANIA YLDON is also to be commended for a world class promotion and bringing world championship boxing to Albania.

Pictured:
* Promoter Ylli Ndroqi with WBF President Mick Croucher
* Challenger Vitor Sa during bandaging
* Challenger Kreshnick Qato during bandaging
* (L-R) Referee Robert Verwijs, challenger Vitor Sa, supervisor Olaf Schroeder
* (L-R) Referee Robert Verwijs, challenger Kreshnick Qato, supervisor Olaf Schroder
* Kreshnick Qato ring entrance

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