American but based in the Philippines, Staheli has worked in almost all capacities in the business, and as a trainer he took current pound-for-pound King Manny Pacquiao to his first world title in 1998 (WBC Flyweight).

The UBO is looking forward to establishing great relationships with promoters and boxers in Asia through the professional and hard work of Mr. Staheli.  
 

• Another new addition, so to speak, to the UBO is the Boxing Law blog of New York based attorney Paul Haberman, which is brought to you by www.8countnews.com and can be found regularly on the UBO website.

Haberman, Chairman of the Sports Law Committee of the New York County Lawyers Association, writes interesting observations and opinions on the legal aspects of the boxing business.

• The Universal Boxing Organization™ wants to thank former Inter-Continental Lightweight Champion Humberto Toledo (39-6-2, 24 KOs) for his time as a UBO champion. Toledo won the title in September 2010 with a stoppage of Luis Ernesto Jose from the Dominican Republic.

Unfortunately Toledo was not able to defend the championship within the time frame stipulated in the UBO rules and regulations, and since there were no immediate plans of a defense in the near future the title was declared vacant so that others could contest it. American Karl Dargan won the vacant title August 13 by stopping Juan Suazo in six rounds in Atlantic City.

• Tanzanian Francis Cheka (22-6-1, 13 KOs) has decided to vacate the UBO Inter-Continental Middleweight title due to difficulties making the 160 Lbs. weight limit. He will reportedly only campaign at 168 Lbs. in the future.

Cheka won the title in March 2008 by defeating countryman Hassan Matumla. He since made three successful defenses in sold out arenas, and remains one of the biggest draws in Tanzanian boxing.
 

• UBO Female World Super Bantamweight Champion Renata Szebeledi scored yet another non-title victory on August 19, and remains very busy.

Six days earlier, on August 13, she won a fight in Hungary (TKO 1), and on the 19^th Szebeledi stopped Gabriella Vicze in two rounds of a scheduled ten on a show in Slovakia. She is now riding an eight-fight winning streak.

Losing her first FIVE pro bouts, Szebeledi has since gone 14-3 and won two world titles. Besides the UBO crown, she also holds the World Boxing Federation Bantamweight title. Two of the tree defeats were in World title fights.

Another UBO Champion improved his record on August 24, as All-Africa Light Heavyweight Champion Hany Atiyo won the Egyptian national title with a twelve round unanimous decision over Mahmoud Suleiman.

Atiyo won the UBO title in March of this year, and is now 10-0 (7).

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