World Boxing Association International welterweight champion, Luis Collazo, is ready to defend his belt before Víctor Ortíz on January 30, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Collazo and Ortiz passed the weigh-in held on Wednesday, when they both marked 146,6 pounds to be ready and wait for the …

The WBA congratulates its champions Takashi Uchiyama, Kazuto Ioka and the female champion Naoko Fujioka, who were all awarded among the best of the year in Japan. Uchiyama received the Technique Award in the ceremony that took place last Friday at the Tokyo Dome Hotel in Tokyo. The WBA Super-Featherweight …

Cruiserweight regular champion Dennis Lebedev and the champion in recess, the Panamanian Guillermo “Felino” Jones’ teams reached a definitive agreement for the promoting of the rematch fight between both fighters. The bout will take place in April in Russia in a venue and date to be announced.

The World Boxing Association sanctioned a total of 31 female fights during the year 2013, and already has scheduled two to start on the right foot this 2014. As for the fights sanctioned last year, 26 of them were title defenses, two of them were mandatory fights, one was international …

Nobody can doubt that Muhammad Ali is the greatest boxer of all time, due to his personality, his performance within the ring and his daily struggle. Today, World Boxing Association family celebrates his 72 birthday. Talking about Ali is to talk about a man who is considered the best Boxer …

The World Boxing Association family joins the mourning of the family and relatives of World Boxing Council President, Mr. Jose Sulaiman, who passed away today in California, United States. Jose Sulaiman resided at UCLA Hospital in the United States since last October, where he died from complications this evening, according …

The World Boxing Association Championships Committee received the request to postpone the purse bid between Russian Denis Lebedev, Cruiserweight absolute champion and the Panamanian Guillermo “Felino” Jones, champion in recess.

The Championships Committee of the World Boxing Association has ruled that Gennady Golovkin keeps his champion status. The request made by the middleweight champion was denied for the moment due to the fact he was already granted a special permission for a fight prior to his mandatory commitment. However, even …

The super flyweight elimination bout between Denkaosen Kaovichit and Kohei Kono will take place March 26, 2014. Both parties reached an agreement and signed the contracts for the vacant title of the 115 pounds and the fight is scheduled to be staged in Tokyo. The Committee of Championships of the …

The World Boxing Association sends its affectionate words of greeting to the new welterweight champion, the Argentinean Marcos René Maidana, who won the title and was awarded as the Athlete of the Year in his country. “Chino” Maidana defeated Adrien Broner by unanimous decision in Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, …

The Championships Committee of the World Boxing Association, after considering the claim made by the promoter Don King, returned the boxer Guillermo “Felin” Jones as a champion in recess. This was stipulated in the resolution issued on Thursday that ratifies the Russian Dennis Lebedev as cruiserweight champion, according to the …

The Championships Committee of the World Boxing Association announced the official cancellation of the Purse Bid summoned to grant the promotional rights for the fight between Bbntamweight super champion Anselmo “Chemito” Moreno and champion Koki Kameda, on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at the WBA offices of Panama.