INVINCIBLES
Saturday April 19, 2008
Bucharest, Romania
DonKingTV.com
Dear Friends,
The WBC is extremely proud to be present in this historic event in Romania for the WBC interim light heavyweight championship of the world. This fight between two undefeated fighters with a combine record of 45 wins, zero loses and 32 ko’s.
The WBC is very proud of both, Adrian Diaconu, the hero of Romania and Chris Henry from the USA.
The winner of this fight will become the WBC interim champion and will fight next the winner of Chad Dawson vs Glenn Johnson to determine the undisputed WBC lightheavy weight champion.
I am very much looking forward for this event and I am sure that all the fans will be very happy after this explosive and very interesting match.
On behalf of all the members of the WBC representing 164 countries around the world I kindly ask you to please accept my very best regards.
Jose Sulaimán
WBC President
RED CORNER
BLUE CORNER
WBC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (INTERIM TITLE)
12 Rounds
ADRIAN "The Shark" DIACONU
Undefeated WBC International Champion
Ploesti-Pranova, Romania (Canada)
24-0-0 (15 KOs)
CHRIS "Hard-Hittin' " HENRY
Undefeated NABF & NABA Champion
Houston, Tex.
21-0-0 (17 KOs)
WBC MEDITERRANEAN SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
10 Rounds
VIOREL "Bambardierul" SIMION
Undefeated Prospect
Romania
7-0-0 (3 KOs)
RUDY "El Lobo Negro" ENCARNACION
Young Veteran
Madrid, Spain (Dominican Republic)
18-11-2 (8 KOs)
SPECIAL ADDED HEAVYWEIGHT ATTRACTION
4 Rounds
BOGDAN DINU
2003 Junior World Champion
Romania
Pro Debut
STEPHANE TESSIER
Game Competitor
Quebec, Canada
3-15-0 (1 KO)
NABA SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
10 Rounds
ION IONUT "Jo Jo" DAN
Undefeated NABA Champion
Giurgiu, Romania (Canada)
20-0-0 (11 KOs)
RAUL "Pepe"BALBI
Former WBA Champion
Casernos, Buenos Aires, Argentina
55-8-1 (38 KOs)
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT ATTRACTION
8 Rounds
SILVIO "Il Barbaro" BRANCO
Former WBA Champion
Civitavecchia, Lazio,
Italy
56-9-2 (34 KOs)
ABDELKADER BENZINIA
Savvy Frenchman
Dombasie, France
10-8 (4 KOs)
WELTERWEIGHT ATTRACTION
4 Rounds
CHRISTIAN "Taifun" HODOROGEA
Former Romanian Champion
London, England (Romania)
11-12 (5 KOs)
CHRISTIAN KAMARA
Undefeated Prospect
Tenerife, Spain
4-0-1 (3 KOs)
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
6 Rounds
CARL "Kojak" HANDY
New Orleans, La.
22-7-2 (15 KOs)
VASILY ANDRYANOV
Severodvinsk, Russia
7-15 (1 KO)
ALL BOUTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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