Kazakhstan’s Yelshat Nikhemttolla will face Indonesia’s Flasidus Nuno on February 1 for the vacant WBA Asia bantamweight title in Bangkok, Thailand.  WBA Asia announced the bout on Friday with great expectation as the fight will pit two top level fighters who are looking to move up in world boxing and …

The year 2024 was very important for boxing and was full of great moments. Going into 2025, another calendar that is promising, it is worth remembering 12 of the transcendental events for the sport and for the World Boxing Association (WBA).  Undisputed Usyk: on March 18, Oleksandr Usyk stepped into …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) mourns the passing of Puerto Rican native Paul Bamba this week, information confirmed by Ne-Yo. Bamba, who was 35 years old and raised in New York, had fought for the WBA cruiserweight gold title last December 21 and was crowned after defeating Mexican Rogelio Medina …

The Ukrainian southpaw fighter Oleksandr Usyk, heavyweight undisputed  champion  ratified his superiority over the British Tyson Fury with a second victory over him, now with a  score of 116-112- understandably questioned by the loser and his representatives- last Saturday 21 at the luxurious Arena Kingdom of Riyadh (or Ryadh), capital …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight title fight between Fernando Martinez and Kazuto Ioka, which was to take place on December 31, has been cancelled due to health problems of the Argentinean champion, according to his team at a press conference on Monday in Tokyo, Japan.  His manager Rodrigo …

Argentina’s Fernando Martinez will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight crown on Tuesday, December 31 against Kazuto Ioka in a rematch that will close 2024 at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.  The WBA champion will return to the Asian country for a rematch against the …

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Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk’s victory over Tyson Fury last weekend in the main event of the Riyadh Season, ratifieds him as the best fighter of today and one of the best heavyweights of the last decades.  The unanimous decision that the Ukrainian won against the Briton with 116-112 scorecards by the …

On December 13, 108 years had passed since the birth and, coincidentally, 26 years since the death of the legendary Archie Moore, a boxer who truly deserves to be called exceptional, incomparable, and legendary. Those two events of his life serve as the basis for these brief lines by which …

Paul Bamba will face Rogelio Medina for the World Boxing Association (WBA) cruiserweight gold belt this Saturday at the Carteret Performing Arts Center in New Jersey, United States.  Bamba, who is coming off a career-high win streak, will face the Mexican veteran in the night’s main event fight this weekend.  …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) Convention 2024 closed in style this week at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Three intense days full of activity set the tone for another great event of the pioneer organization that left great moments for the boxing world.  The final day was highlighted …

The second fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will be the perfect finale to close a great year. As expected, the Riyadh Season prepares the intimate big event in Saudi Arabia with the rematch between the best heavyweights for the World Boxing Association (WBA) title and the WBC and …