The WBC may or may not make it as a major world sports event.
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This time, the Dominicans didn't let the Netherlands interfere with their road to the WBC championship.
Whether Wright's presence in the WBC exacerbated the injury, nobody will ever know with complete certainty.
Stanton and Cishek played for the U.S., eliminated from the WBC on Friday night.
But he watched the WBC with a close eye on the Dominican Republic for a few reasons.
Teixeira, known for offensive struggles in April, is hopeful that playing in the WBC will be beneficial.
The Minnesota Twins had 13 players compete in the WBC, tied with Milwaukee for most in the majors.
Cano is also leaving to play in the WBC for the Dominican Republic.
Wladimir's older brother Vitali, the WBC champion, is also on Haye's radar as he targets holding all four belts.
Froch moved closer to a domestic super-fight with Joe Calzaghe when he was installed as the WBC's third-ranked super middleweight.
Tuesday's winner will earn the distinction of world champion for the first time in the three-event history of the WBC.
The Danish-based boxer was previously rated in the WBC's top-10 middleweights and is the current IBF international super middleweight champion.
In 2009, the WBC averaged close to 2 million viewers per game, a little better than the inaugural run in 2006.
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He was with Detroit four years ago, and teammates Miguel Cabrera, Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Guillen also competed in the WBC.
Hopkins hasn't fought since he dropped the WBC light heavyweight title in a majority decision to Chad Dawson in April 2012.
However Khan, ranked number two with the WBO and five by the WBC, said the 25-year-old would provide a real test.
On the undercard, champion Jorge Arce retained the WBC light flyweight title with a third-round technical knockout of Mexican compatriot Augustin Luna.
Haye holds the WBA version of the heavyweight crown, while the Klitschko brothers between them hold the WBC, IBF and WBO belts.
Mayweather is preparing for his latest return to the ring when he challenges Ortiz for the WBC welterweight title on 17 September.
"I feel good physically, " said Wright, who was on a hitting tear for Team USA when he got hurt at the WBC.
And tough Korean Injin Chi, the WBC title holder, is being tailed by Scotland's Scott Harrison, a proposition not for the faint-hearted.
The 48-year-old Hopkins broke the record he set by beating Jean Pascal for the WBC light heavyweight title on May 21, 2011.
Teixeira, Hanley Ramirez and David Wright each were injured during the WBC.
The games at the WBC may not count, but they certainly matter.
The WBC winner will be named world champion for the first time.
Southpaw Moore, ranked ninth by the WBC before the fight, had waited three years for his shot because of injury and boxing politics.
Cano, a four-time All-Star who returned to camp Thursday, was MVP of the WBC after hitting .469 with two homers and six RBIs.
Cano was picked as the MVP of the WBC after hitting .469 with two homers and six RBIs for the champion Dominican Republic.
He played in the WBC anyway, putting up huge numbers and earning the nickname "Captain America" for his late-inning heroics during the tournament.
Santana spent time Wednesday morning with his countrymen on the Venezuelan team, which originally he had hoped to play for in the WBC.
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