This Saturday, February 21, the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas sets the stage for a tactical shootout for the WBA super lightweight world championship. American titleholder Gary Antuanne Russell makes the first defense of his crown against undefeated mandatory challenger Andy Hiraoka in a clash that promises violent precision wrapped …

Power met precision — and power prevailed. Armenia’s Vartan Arutyunyan delivered a statement performance Saturday night at the Traktor Ice Arena in Chelyabinsk, Russia, stopping hometown titleholder Georgiy Yunovidov in the sixth round to capture the WBA Interim Bridgerweight World Championship. Yunovidov opened the bout boxing behind technique and range, …

Under the bright lights of the Traktor Ice Arena in Chelyabinsk, Russia, hometown fighter Elnur Samedov turned pressure into gold. Samedov claimed the WBA Interim super featherweight World Title with an 11th-round TKO over Colombia’s John Lenon Gutierrez in a grueling battle defined by pace, persistence, and punishment. From the …

Few rivalries in boxing history have burned as fiercely—or as personally—as the six-fight war between “Sugar” Ray Robinson and Jake LaMotta. The sport has always thrived on antagonism. From the moment prizefighting went professional, grudges have fueled rematches, trilogies, and legacies. Joe Jeannette and Sam Langford clashed 15 times in …

Chile will take center stage in Latin American boxing when it hosts the upcoming WBA Fedelatin Convention from April 23–26, the World Boxing Association officially confirmed. The gathering will bring together leading officials, promoters, judges and continental representatives to map out the strategic direction of professional boxing in Latin America …

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The WBA Bridgerweight division takes center stage this weekend in Russia, as Georgiy Yunovidov and Vartan Arutyunyan collide in the main event for the interim WBA world title at 224 pounds. The high-stakes showdown is set for Chelyabinsk, a city near the Kazakh border, in what promises to be a …

The WBA super featherweight division will gain a new key player this weekend as Azerbaijan’s Elnur Samedov squares off against Colombia’s John Lenon Gutiérrez for the interim WBA world title at 130 pounds. The bout, set for the Traktor Sport Palace in Chelyabinsk, Russia, figures to play a significant role …

Undefeated British prospect Jack Turner added another milestone to his fast-rising career by claiming the vacant WBA International super flyweight title. The conclusion came at Liverpool’s Echo Arena, where the corner of Mexico’s Juan Carlos Martínez elected to withdraw their fighter before the start of the fourth round, awarding Turner …

In a finish that will be etched into boxing memory, American standout Brandon Figueroa crowned himself the new WBA World Featherweight Champion after stopping hometown favorite Nick Ball in the final round. What had been a tightly contested tactical battle at Liverpool’s Echo Arena ended in dramatic fashion when the …

The super welterweight division will add a high-intensity chapter this weekend when Venezuela’s Jocksan Blanco squares off against American Daijohn González for the vacant WBA Continental Americas title. The matchup has drawn the attention of insiders due to the clear contrast in styles. Blanco enters the bout with an unblemished …

This Saturday, February 7, the Echo Arena in Liverpool will host a showdown between two tireless warriors. Undefeated hometown favorite Nick Ball makes the fourth defense of his WBA featherweight world title against former two-division world champion Brandon Figueroa. With both fighters known for their relentless punch output, these are …