(SEPT 5) The World Boxing Council
confirms the mandatory title defense of WBC light heavyweight champion
of the world Jean Pascal, of Montreal, against official challenger
Silvio Branco of Italy, to be held in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, on
September 25. Pascal is becoming one of the most outstanding champions
of today, a boxing hero in Canada and a pride of the WBC. He has a
record of 23 wins, 15 by knockout, and only one loss which was by a
close decision in a very competitive fight against Carl Froch in a fight
for the WBC super middleweight world title, held in Nottingham, England,
which projected him to fight and win the WBC light heavyweight world
title from the undefeated champion, Adrian Diaconu of Romania.
Pascal is defending the title against the highly experienced and
official challenger Silvio Branco of Italy, with a record of 70 fights,
of which he has won 59, 36 by knockout, in a highly expected title bout
in Canada.
If he successfully defends his title against Branco, Pascal will be
nominated as a candidate for “Fighter of the Year” by the WBC , to be
voted during the coming 47th annual world convention to be held in Jeju,
Korea, from November 1 to November 8.
