“If you open my bald head, you will find a big golden glove of boxing. That’s all I am. I live it.” (Marvin Hagler). “You have to know you can win. You must believe you can win. You have to feel you can win.” (Ray Charles “Sugar” Leonard). 36 years ago, …
Read More »Wood and his team want changes for his rematch with Lara – World Boxing Association
This week was announced the second fight between Mauricio Lara and Leigh Wood, which will take place in Manchester on May 27 for the World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight belt. The Mexican champion granted Wood a rematch and will once again travel to England, where he knocked him out on …
Read More »Morrell defends against Agbeko on April 22nd – World Boxing Association
World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight champion David Morrell will step into the ring on April 22 to defend his championship against Ghana’s Sena Agbeko at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Morrell and Agbeko will be on the undercard of the card that will feature WBA lightweight champion …
Read More »Hoang Truong WBA Asia Boxer of the Month – World Boxing Association
Vietnam’s Dinh-Hoang Truong was named the WBA Boxer of the Month thanks to his good performance during March, in which he remained the regional champion of the pioneer body. Hoang Truong defended his super middleweight belt on March 25, when he defeated Korean Dae Hyun Baek by unanimous decision in …
Read More »Cuello defeated Silva in Montevideo – World Boxing Association
Argentine Mirco Cuello defeated Flecher Silva this weekend in South American title fight held at the Radisson Victoria Plaza in Montevideo, Uruguay. The featherweight prospect scored a sixth round technical knockout in a fight in which he was superior and showed his power from the start to finish it in …
Read More »Ford exposes his WBA Continental belt against Magdaleno – World Boxing Association
World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Americas featherweight champion Raymond Ford will make another defense of his regional crown against veteran Jessie Magdaleno at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio. Ford, 24, is a technically gifted fighter who has held the championship since 2021. The American has been …
Read More »Kenshiro Teraji defends against Olascuaga in Japan – World Boxing Association
A new presentation of the World Boxing Association (WBA) light flyweight champion, Kenshiro Teraji, will mark the main fight of the night this Saturday at the Ariake Arena, in Koto Ku, Japan. The unified champion of the division will face young Anthony Olascuaga in an interesting fight. Kenshiro is coming …
Read More »Inoue-Solis for vacant WBA bantamweight belt – World Boxing Association
Takuma Inoue and Liborio Solis will step into the ring at the Ariake Arena in Koto Ku, Japan, to contest the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight belt this Saturday. The black and gold belt is currently unowned because Naoya Inoue decided to move up in class and drop all …
Read More »Akhmadaliev defends against Tapales this Saturday in San Antonio – World Boxing Association
Murodjon Akhmadaliev will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Bantamweight Super Championship for the fourth time next Saturday against Marlon Tapales at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas. The Uzbek, who is one of the most outstanding fighters of the division and is also IBF …
Read More »Illinois Court Dismisses Indictment Against WBA – World Boxing Association
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Eastern Division) granted the World Boxing Association’s (WBA) legal team’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit against the body made by Fres Oquendo in January 2021. Judge Andrea Wood determined, in applying the relevant WBA rules, that federal court was not …
Read More »WBA Championships Committee ordered Usyk-Dubois – World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee ordered negotiations for the world title fight between Super Heavyweight Champion Oleksaandr Usyk and Champion Daniel Dubois. The official communication was sent to the parties on Monday. The teams of both fighters will have 30 days to negotiate, which will start this April …
Read More »Yoohanngoh made the seventh defense of his WBA Asia crown – World Boxing Association
Thailand’s Phoobadin Yoohanngoh retained his WBA Asia super lightweight crown by defeating Filipino Jose Rosa Jr. by 10th round technical knockout. A new performance by the 19-year-old fighter at Bangkok’s SpacePlus Arena marked another step in his career and a victory that keeps him as the youngest WBA Asia champion. …
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