Today we join the celebration of an another birthday of the multiple Panamanian world champion, Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran, universal boxing pride. The Family of the World Boxing Association wishes him a happy birthday.

This coming Saturday at Wembley Arena in London, England, Charlie Fitch will be the referee of the second 168 lb unification bout between Carl Froch and George Groves. Judges at ringside are Michael Pernick (U.S.), Alfredo Polanco (MEX) and Leszek Jakoviak (POL). In the same program, Britain’s Jamie McDonnell and …

Colombian referee Uriel Aguilera will be the third man in the ring on Saturday May 24, 2014, in Mexico, for the World Boxing Association 115 pounds interim title fight between David “Tornado” Sanchez and Breilor Terán. The other officials will Nicaraguan Gustavo Jarquín, Lynn Carter and Gloria Martinez, both from …

The World Boxing Association Championships Committee has summoned Purse Bids for the fight between the Panamanian Anselmo “Chemito” Moreno, 118-pound super world champion, and Juan Carlos Payano, mandatory challenger of the division. The event will take place on May 23 at 11:00 am at the Headquarters of the World Boxing …

Gennady Golovkin, World Boxing Association middleweight world champion, was ordered to begin negotiation for his next mandatory fight with Jarrod Fletcher. Fletcher, rated number two in the WBA rankings is the leading available contender to challenge Golovkin, so he was ordered to begin negotiations according to the WBA regulations.

Light heavyweight Unified champion, the history-making Bernard Hopkins, was chosen as the Fighter of the Month for the World Boxing Association. Hopkins defeated WBA champion Beibut Shumenov on the scorecards, on April 19 in Washington DC.

Boxing star figures who will participate in the boxing show that will take place at the Vargas Sports Center in La Guaira, Venezuela next Saturday, attended the crowded press conference held at the Marriot Hotel in Caracas. Johan Pérez (Ven), Fernando Monte De Oca (Dom), Ogleidis Suárez (Ven), Calista Silgado …

The Panamanian Guillermo “Felino” Jones‘ team made ​​the formal request to open sample B of the anti doping test sample taken in Russia. Also there will be the necessary protocol for Jones and his team, should they want to be present at the time of opening.

Interim featherweight champion of the World Boxing Association Jesus Cuellar, from Argentina, is set to defend his championship for the first time. The fight will be against the former champion Rico Ramos tonight at the Hard Rock Café Hotel in Las Vegas.

During Friday and Saturday, Las Vegas will see in action seven boxers who have been world champions or currently own the World Boxing Association black and gold championship. The first to get into the ring, will the featherweight Interim champion Jesus Cuellar from Argentina, who will fight Rico Ramos, who …

Vic Drakulich will be the referee of the international welterweight title fight and World Boxing Association eliminator on Saturday in Las Vegas, between Amir Khan and Luis Collazo. The Nevada Athletic Commission also appointed U.S. judges Adalaide Byrd, Jerry Roth and Cathy Leonard to keep the scores. Collazo, former world …

Panamanian boxer Guillermo “Felino” Jones reportedly tested positive in the antidoping test made on Wednesday in Moscow, in preparation to the scheduled rematch with the World Boxing Association cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev from Russia. The sample was taken before the weigh-in, and the results were announced before the fight. the …