The WBA-WBO unified super bantamweight 122 lb champion Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux is celebrating a new birthday and we send him our best wishes and congratulations. Rigondeaux was born 34 years ago Santiago de Cuba. He was a role model boxer of the national team, he won two Olympic golds, …

On October 18, 2014 in Carson, California, the World Boxing Association featherweight champion Nicholas Walters will face the undisputed champion Nonito Donaire. The fight was officially announced by the promoter of the WBA middleweight title fight between the super champion Gennady Golovkin and Marcos “Veneno” Rubio, which will be the …

Today is the 41st birthday of former heavyweight world champion Nikolai Valuev, and the World Boxing Association family sends its best wishes to the “Russian Giant” on his birthday. Valuev was born on August 21, 1973 in Saint Petersburg, and at age 20 started in boxing, after practicing disk launching …

Today, promoter Don King celebrates a new year of life. He has been a great ally and part of the World Boxing Association family, and we send our warmest greeting. He was born 83 years ago in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. He began to build his name among the great …

Raul Caiz Sr. from the USA will be the referee of the 108 interim WBA title fight between the Panamanian Walter Tello and the Filippino Randy Petalcorin on August 23 in China. The fight venue will be the Mercedes Benz Arena of Shanghai, Caíz Sr will be accompanied by judges …

The stars of this Saturday’s World Boxing Association middleweight title fight, Jarrod Fletcher and Daniel Jacobs, met at the weigh-in carried out on Friday afternoon in New York. Fletcher, ranked second on the WBA 160 lb ladder, weighed 159.25 lb while Jacobs, ranked third, weighed 159.5 lb, pledged to leave …

At least five Intercontinental WBA title fights are scheduled for the second half of 2014, according to the regional coordinator Mariana Borissova. The fights are defenses of the super bantamweight, lightweight, welterweight, super welterweight, and light heavy titles. In addition, at least three regional fights at super middleweight, cruiser and …

The World Boxing Association middleweight 160 lb Super world champion, the Kazakh Gennady Golovkin, won the July “Boxer of the Month” recognition after his recent title defense on Saturday, July 26 against Daniel Geale, at Madison Square Garden in New York. The honorable mention of July was given to the …

New York State Athletic Commission announced the officials for the super middleweight 160 pounds championship title fight of the World Boxing Association, Genady Golovkin and the number three rated contender Daniel Geale that will take place on Saturday at the Madison Square Garden. Michael Ortega will referee the actions and …

Today, the Mexican boxer Saul “Canelo” Alvarez celebrates a birthday and the World Boxing Association family wishes him the best on this special day. Alvarez, who celebrates his 24th birthday, was born México. He has been linked to boxing since a very young age; he made his professional debut in …

The North American Mark Nelson will be the referee of the WBA title fight between Guillermo Rigondeaux and Sod Kokietgym this coming Saturday at the Venetian Cotai Arena Hotel, in Macao, China.

Former world champion “Neon Leon” Spinks celebrates his 61 birthday today, and the World Boxing Association family joins the festivity. Spinks was born in 1953 in San Louis, Missouri. He began boxing while very young, he was member of the National Team and stood out in the mid 70’s.