Russia’s Arslanbek Makhmudov defended his North American National Association (NABA) World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title with a knockout over Germany’s Michael Wallisch this weekend in Shawinigan, Canada. Makhmudov needed just one round to settle the fight in his favor after Wallisch’s punishment forced the referee to stop actions within …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) mourns the passing of legendary referee Steve Smoger on Monday, December 19 at the age of 72.  The sports world learned of the unfortunate passing of Smoger through social media, one of the best in his profession and remembered by thousands of fans. Smoger was …

Former fighter and now boxing analyst, Paulie Malignaggi, gave a short speech during the Centennial Convention of the World Boxing Association (WBA), in which he made a plea for the participation of Russian fighters in the sport and gave his point of view on the situation.  In that same scenario, …

This Saturday Michel Rivera and Frank Martin will step into the ring in a World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight eliminator fight, which will take place at the Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas. The bout is very special for boxing because it pits two young, talented and undefeated fighters, who are both looking …

Mythical boxing gym The Kronk, sent congratulations to the World Boxing Association (WBA) on the celebration of its Centennial Convention this week.  Legendary representatives such as Sugar Hill Steward and Hilmer Kenty of the Detroit gym sent their best wishes to the pioneer organization during the celebration that took place …

Four days of activities, hundreds of guests and a century of history completed the World Boxing Association (WBA) Centennial Convention, which was held from December 11 to 14 in Orlando, Florida.  It was a great celebration at the Caribe Royale Hotel, which served to talk about different WBA current issues, …

The Judges and Referees Committee of the World Boxing Association (WBA) fulfilled the first part of their seminar on Tuesday at the Centennial Convention of the World Boxing Association (WBA) at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida.  The WBA team, led by Luis Pabon, with top officials like Raul …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) Medical Seminar at the Centennial Convention was one of the most significant in recent years because it addressed the present and urgent issue of mental health.  Specialists Nina Radcliff, Shivana Inalsigh, Adriana Valbuena and Joseph Estwanik, were accompanied by the testimony of the great Bernard …

The World Boxing Association (WBA), through its Championships Committee and Ratings Committee, issued a statement in which it decided to reinstate Russian and Belarusian boxers to their place in the rankings. The athletes from this country are not soldiers or part of the government, so they have nothing to do …

The World Boxing Association (WBA), through its Championships Committee, ordered the mandatory heavyweight bout between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dibois during the Centennial Convention in Orlando, this Monday. The Championships Committee had its customary meeting, in which it made several important decisions, and one of them was just this showdown …

Petchyindee Boxing Promotions won the bidding for the fight between World Boxing Association (WBA) Minimum Weight Super Champion Thammanoon Niyomtrong and champion Erick Rosa.  The team representing Niyomtrong put on the table a bid of US$ 140,000, which exceeded the US$ 122,000 of Shuan Boxing, Rosa’s promotion company, and now …

This Monday took place the bidding for the mandatory welterweight bout between the World Boxing Association (WBA) champion, Lithuanian Eimantas Stanionis, and his mandatory challenger, American Vergil Ortiz Jr.   The bid took place during  the WBA Centennial Convention being held from December 11-14 at the Caribe Royale Hotel in …