Former world champions Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran and Felix Sturm are among the special guests at the World Boxing Association directory meeting to be held in Bulgaria from Wednesday, June 10 to Saturday, June 12, 2015. Along with Duran and Sturm will be champions Juergen Braehmer, Fedor Chudinov, interim …

Colombian challenger Miguel Marriaga is already in New York, waiting for the World Boxing Association featherweight super champion, Jamaica’s Nicholas Walters. They are both undefeated and fighting on Saturday, June 13 at the Madison Square Garden. Marriaga (22-0, 19 KO) talked to the Colombian press before leaving for the US …

Jamaica’s Nicholas Walters received his World Boxing Association featherweight super championship belt that he will defend at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States. Walters, accompanied by his representative Patrick Buteau, received the belt from the hands of the WBA representatives Gustavo Padilla and Julio Thyme during …

On Wednesday, WBA featherweight champion Jesus Cuellar of Argentina held a public workout in California, in preparation of his next defense against former two-weight world champion Vic Darchinyan on Saturday at the StubHub Center of Carson. Cuellar (26-1, 20 KO) did some physical workout to show the media present, and …

There will be WBA Fedelatin and Fedebol title activity during the month of June in different boxing shows in the region. This Friday, June 5, 2015 features the first WBA Fedelatin title fight of the month. The Dominican Republic will be hosting its local fighter Andy Pérez (19-2, 18 KO) …

After evaluating the request made by the former champion Juan Carlos Reveco and his team, the WBA championships committee ordered the rematch of the fight with Japan’s Kazuto Ioka. The pair originally clashed on April 22 in Japan. The bout ended favorable to the Asian 114-114, 113-116, 113-115 on the …

The World Boxing Association Championships Committee made official several announcements related to the 168-pound division, regarding its super champion Andre Ward, its regular champion, Carl Foch and the interim champion of the division Fedor Chudinov, Ward (27-0, 14 KO) received the approval of special permit for a non-title fight with …

WBA 130 lb super champion Japanese Takashi Uchiyama, retained his title with an impressive KO 2 to Thai Jomthong Chuwatana, in Tokyo, Japan. Uchiyama (23-0-1, 19 KO) defended for the tenth time the title he won in 2010 when he defeated Carlos Salgado by KO. The champion was always superior …

On Monday 4, 2015, former WBA welterweight champion Andrew “Six Head” Lewis died in a tragic accident. Lewis was the first world champion from Guyana, winning the title on 17 February 2001, against James Page. He then made his first defense against Ricardo Mayorga, the bout ending after a head-butt …

With a majority decision. Japan’s Kazuto Ioka won his third championship, defeating Argentina’s Juan Carlos Reveco, who defended for the ninth time his World Boxing Association flyweight title on Wednesday. Both fighters engaged in an interesting exchange all through the fight, with the alternated control of the actions at all …

Both contenders for the World Boxing Association vacant Lightweight interim title, Britian’s Derry Mathews and Canada’s Tony Luis, passed the weigh-in ceremony without problems in Liverpool, England. Mathews, the fourth rated contender, and and Luis, number nine, weighed 134 lb. They are only waiting for the opening bell of the …

Dennis Lebedev and Youris Kalenga were face to face at Monday’s press conference in Moscow, for their WBA mandatory fight to determine the cruiserweight champion. Both fighters, Lebedev (26-2, 20 KO’s) and Kalenga (21-1, 14 KO’s), made clear they are ready for their Friday, April 10 battle in Luzhnik Stadium, …