Report/Photographs by Boxing Bob Newman
Champions and celebrities alike acquired the purple carpet remedy as they arrived on the Grand Elyseé Lodge for opening banquet of the 62nd annual WBC Conference in Hamburg, Germany tonight.
Along with a cavalcade of world champions and choose German boxers, there have been additionally excessive profile figures akin to Turki Alalshikh and German rocker Klaus Meine, lead singer of heavy metallic band Scorpions.
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Wladimir Klitschko and Klaus Meine spoke about each boxing and the world political scenario, particularly in Ukraine, Klitschko’s ethnic homeland. Meine and Scorpions have lately revamped the lyrics to their hit music, “Winds of Change” to mirror the scenario inside Ukraine, omitting the phrases “Gorky Park” in favor of “Ukraina.” The WBC bestowed commemorative belts with the mural painted on the final conference in Uzbekistan, to each Klitschko and Meine, offered by Terence Crawford and Lennox Lewis.
Riyadh Season founder Turki Alalshikh, the latest mega-promoter on the block, was honored as WBC man of the Yr for his efforts to convey boxing followers the fights they need to see. Alalshikh has proposed a world cup event referred to as the WBC Grand Prix for 2025 in 4 attainable weight lessons: feather, tremendous mild, center and heavy. Prelim fights will likely be eight rounds beginning with 32 fighters from around the globe, and the finals will likely be 10 rounds.
Legendary German coach Uli Wegner was honored with the WBC coach’s belt surrounded by a lot of his prices Akin to Arthur Abraham, Axel Shulz, Artur Gregorian and lots of others.
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