Young Carlos Utria got a convincing victory in the stellar fight of the Future of Colombian Boxing program, which took place this Saturday at the Cuadrilátero Elite Gym, in Barranquilla, Colombia. The 20-year-old fighter defeated Venezuelan Santiago Ochoa in a duel of undefeated fighters with a knockout in the first round thanks to a body…
This Saturday a new edition of the Future of Colombian Boxing will take place with many of the young talent of the country in action and the event will be held at the Cuadrilátero Elite Gym in Barranquilla. As usual, a significant number of amateur fights will be combined with professional fights to provide opportunities…
Jessica McCaskill and Sandy Ryan fulfilled the press conference before their welterweight unification bout this Saturday at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. The American, champion of the World Boxing Association, the IBF and the WBC, will face the British, who holds the WBO belt in one of the most important fights of the…
Canadian Kareem Hackett, won the WBA Intercontinental light heavyweight belt, after unanimously defeating Clay Waterman with ease and power, in Plant, Florida, United States. An underdog from the moments leading up to the fight, Hackett put to work the enormous experience gathered after camps with middleweight greats like Peter Quillin, Sergio Mora and Matthew Macklin,…
Kazakhstan boxer Batyrzhan Jukembayev defeated Argentina’s Hugo Roldan on Wednesday night in Plant, Florida, United States, and won the WBA 140 lbs. intercontinental belt. The judges’ decision was split with cards: 92-97/96-93/95-94. Jukembayev had difficulties to unleash his body-to-body and power boxing, but in the whole fight the firmness of his punches and a permanent…
The International Boxing Association (IBA) announced that it will hold an International Cup in honor of Nelson Mandela, called the Mandela Cup, from October 9 to 14 in Durban, South Africa. The event will have the participation of 13 categories in the men’s division and 12 in the women’s division, which predicts that it will…
An event of more than eight professional bouts marked the return of boxing to Caracas with Josber Perez as the protagonist on Saturday night. The native of Ocumare del Tuy won the super flyweight national belt (vacant), after defeating José Farfán by knockout in the fourth round. The event was attended by the National Commissioner…
Austin Williams, the World Boxing Association (WBA) International middleweight champion will put his belt on the line against Canadian Steve Rolls next Saturday at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. The bout will be a new test for Williams, a 27-year-old undefeated regional champion who seeks to face the best in a division as…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) mourns the passing of former Nicaraguan world champion Eddy Gazo on Tuesday, September 19 at the age of 73. Gazo was one of the greatest glories of Nicaragua, a very important country for boxing, and was only the second native to become a world champion after Alexis Argüello. On March…
The International Boxing Association (IBA) Night of Champions, an event that will be held in conjunction with the World Boxing Association (WBA) this Saturday in Monaco, will be a historic evening that will feature great talent in the ring. The event will feature both amateur and professional boxing, something that will be unprecedented at this…
The tough Venezuelan Leonardo Padilla will face his second fight in the United States, next Friday, September 29, where he will be facing the Mexican José Antonio Meza. The 8 round featherweight bout is part of the preliminary card of the fight between Winston Guerrero and Charlie Clemente-Andino at Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida,…
With the inclusion of the Venezuelan, Javier Tineo, facing Alan Anaya, the boxing card is ready to be held this Saturday 23rd at 2:00 pm (local time) at the auditorium of the Universidad Autónoma del Caribe, in Barranquilla, Colombia, where the highlights will be in action, Jhan Carlos Ubarnes of Welterweight and the super lightweight…