Posts Tagged George Chuvalo
Posted by Durell Wambolt on April 9, 2010 at 09:55 am
(Source – TheNextGreatHeavyweight.com)
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Julien Collette of Bouctouche and Warren Porter of Miramichi have a senior hockey background, but now they’re making their name in a different sport.
They will clash for the heavyweight championship in the main event of a professional boxing card on Saturday in the CEPS Building at l’Université de Moncton. Action begins at 7 p.m.
Collette (6-foot-3 and 225 pounds) and Porter (six foot and 235 pounds) both have a 3-0 record. One of them will earn $5,000 and take home the championship belt in The Next Great Heavyweight series.
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Posted by Durell Wambolt on March 9, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Live Professional Boxing at the River Rock Casino Resort with Special Guest: Canadian Heavyweight Legend George Chuvalo.
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March 10, 2010
Richmond, BC: Rumble at the Rock VII is set to rock the River Rock Casino Resort on Saturday April 3, 2010. Once again, West Coast Promotions has teamed up with the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation to present another amazing boxing event at the four Diamond River Rock Casino and Resort. The event will feature a meet and greet with Canadian legend, World and Canadian Boxing Hall Of Fame Inductee and former Heavyweight fighter George Chuvalo. In 1972, Chuvalo fought against Muhammad Ali in a legendary bout at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver. Read More
Posted by Durell Wambolt on February 1, 2010 at 09:50 am
The Boxing Writers Association of America will honour the former Heavyweight King of Canada George Chuvalo at their 85th annual banquet on June 11, 2010 in New York City.
George Chuvalo held the Canadian Heavyweight Title for an unprecedented 21 years from 1958 until 1979. For much of his career he was rated among the top 10 heavyweights in the world and finished his professional career with a record of (73-18-2 64KO’s) having faced some of the best fighters of the century including Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Jerry Quarry and Ernie Terrell. Read More
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