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 fight taking place on Saturday…
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, Moscow. They say they expect…
The WBA Family recently lost one of its most emblematic figures of the directorate. The Venezuelan engineer Alberto Sarmiento, who was the Treasurer, supervisor of fights and great friend of those who met him. The boxing world expressed its pain by Sarmiento’s passing, but his relatives and travel companions have hundreds of stories that summarize…
The President of the World Boxing Association, Gilberto Mendoza, paid a cordial visit to his counterpart of the World Boxing Council, Mauricio Sulaiman, in his offices located in Mexico City. A few hours to share and talked about the work done in the recent KO Drugs, held in Tapachula, where Mexican Joselin Arroyo won the…
The Denis Lebedev and Youri Kalenga teams reached an agreement, thus avoiding the Purse Bid summoned for March 17, 2015 in the World Boxing Association Headquarters in Panama. Both parties negotiated and the fight will take place on April 10 in Moscow, Russia, according to the information given. Lebedev, (26-2, 20 KO), is the WBA…
The World Boxing Association family regrets the death of Gonzalo Lopez Silvero, and sends its words of sympathy to his family and relatives and friends. Always loyal friend and ally of the WBA, Lopez Silvero was an example of communication, and sports narrator not only in his native Cuba, but he was also a reference…
Kenny Bayless will be the referee of the Saturday, March 7 bout, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, for the WBA welterweight championship bout between titlist Keith Thurman and challenger Robert Guerrero. Nevada State Athletic Commission appointed Americans Adelaide Bird, Dave Moretti and Jerry Roth as judges. The WBA supervisor will be Gilberto Jesús…
The World Boxing Association Championships Committee has ordered the opening of the negotiation for the mandatory fight between its super middleweight champions, “super” world champion Andre Ward and Carl Froch, the “regular”world champion. Both parties have been duly notified and have 30 days to reach an agreement to fight in a period no longer than…
Japanese boxer Takashi Uchiyama made public his gratefulness for being elevated to Super Champion of the world of the super featherweight division by the World Championship Committee of the World Boxing Association. The Japanese fighter said he was very happy for the honor he received, and promised to keep on defending his championship belt as…
The court of First Instance N° 05 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, dismissed the lawsuit of the EBA against the World Boxing Association. Last year, the Sports Cultural Association EBA filed a complaint in a court in Spain against the WBA, claiming working relationship issues.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. WBA super welterweight champion and WBA/WBC welterweight champion celebrates a new birthdate. The WBA family sends its most affectionate greetings and wishes the best for this new year of life.
The London Ex-Boxers Association have honored WBA super bantamweight champion Scott Quigg. The boxer himself made the announcement, and publicly thanked the organization for the award “I feel very proud and honored to receive the award as the British fighter of the year by the London Ex-Boxers Association.” Quigg, 30-0-2, 22 KO’s, is professional since…